UNIBLUE POWERSUITE User manual

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Interface overview
1. PowerSuite merges RegistryBooster, SpeedUpMyPC and DriverScanner under a single scan interface.
Figure 1 shows the RegistryBooster panel boxed in green.
2. Use the Navigation Panel (figure1, boxed in red) to shift through the different pages of the application.
3. Figure 2 shows the PowerSuite Settings screen.The menu on the left hand side offers different screens
within the chosen tab.
Scanning and fixing
PowerSuite offers three scans that target different areas tied to your PC’s performance and stability:
• Theregistryscanscansyourregistryforerrors.
• Thespeedscanscanssystemandresourceallocationsettingsforissuesslowing
down your computer.
• Thedriverscanscansyoursystemforoutdateddrivers.
PowerSuite Quick Start Guide
PowerSuite is the complete performance solution for your PC. Merging
RegistryBooster, DriverScanner and SpeedUpMyPC under a single scan
interface, PowerSuite boosts and protects vulnerable but critical system
elements tied to speed and stability.
Downloading and installing PowerSuite
It usually takes less than a minute to download and install PowerSuite.
• ShortlyafterpurchasingPowerSuite,youwillreceiveanemailwithyourorderdetails,alinktodownload
your product and a serial number for activation.
• TodownloadPowerSuite,clickonthedownloadlinkand,ifprompted,selectSave and then choose a
download location where to save your file.The next step is to locate the .exe file and double click on its
icon to start the installation wizard.
• FollowtheWizardtofinalizetheinstallationprocess.Youwillbepromptedtoenteryourserialnumberto
activate your product.This can be found in the order details email that was sent to you shortly after pur-
chasing the product.This number should start with the letters PS and be in the following format, where X
represents a character: PS-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.
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Upon launching for the first time, PowerSuite will conduct all three scans and display as results the num
ber of registry errors, slow-down issues and outdated drivers affecting the performance of your PC.To view
more detailed scan results, you will need to summon the standalone application by clicking on the relevant
Launch Application button.
The next section deals with the functionality of the standalone applications.
RegistryBooster
RegistryBooster repairs or removes harmful registry entries to optimize your PC for better performance. It
also includes a registry defragmentation function to improve your computer’s efficiency in executing
instructions.
Fixing registry errors
After scanning through PowerSuite, click on the Launch application button associated with RegistryBoost-
er and the application will launch directly on the Latest Scan results from within the Registry Scan tab.
Click on the Fix errors button to start the registry cleaning process. Before cleaning, RegistryBooster will
automatically backup your registry as a precaution.
Defragmenting your registry
Registry defragmentation can improve system performance by reordering instructions scattered in different
locations.To defragment your registry, click on the Registry Scan tab. From the left hand side menu, select
Registry defrag and then click on the Defrag registry button at the bottom right of your screen.
Note that the defragmentation may take a few minutes. Do not quit RegistryBooster during defragmenta-
tion as this may harm your system.
Restoring the registry
To restore a backup copy of your registry, access the Restore tab from the navigation panel.The last registry
backups will be listed one beneath the other, most recent first. Select the backup version you want to resort
to then click the Restore button at the bottom right of the screen. Registry changes will be implemented
upon restarting your computer.
DriverScanner
DriverScannerscansyourcomputertoprovidealistofdriversthatneedtobeupdated.Withsingleclick
convenience, DriverScanner will then install each driver update on your PC.
Downloading new drivers
To update a driver, DriverScanner must be guided through a three part process:
1. System scan
2. Driver download
3. Driver installation
After scanning through PowerSuite, click on the DriverScanner Launch Application button and the pro-
gram will launch straight in the Scan results page within the Driver scan tab.
To start the download process, click on the Download all button at the bottom right of the screen. Dur-
ing this process, DriverScanner will contact the Uniblue database and download the necessary data. A
progress bar will approximate download completion until the words“Download complete”appear with a
‘very good’ tick. At this stage, drivers will be listed one beneath the other. Clicking on the Install button will
start a driver’s installation process. Note: A single driver can cater for more than one device. For example,
DriverScanner may identify five outdated devices but offer only three drivers.This is normal and technically
sound.

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How to install new drivers
To install a downloaded driver, click on the word Install displayed in the middle column of the Update driv-
ers page. Note that drivers need to be installed one by one.
Before clicking, check for the driver’s safety rating, displayed to the right of the Install button. System drivers
arelabelledriskyastheirinstallationisparticularlydelicate.Werecommendthatyoudonotinstallriskydriv-
ers unless you are an advanced user taking a considered decision.
Once you click on Install, DriverScanner launches an automatic restore point which will allow you to roll
back to previous drivers on demand.DriverScanner will then install the new driver automatically and silently.
A pop-up will confirm a driver’s successful installation.
Ignoring drivers
If you decide not to install a driver for safety reasons, you might want to omit this driver from subsequent
scan results.To do this, go to the Driver Scan page from the navigation panel. From the left hand side menu,
select Update drivers.Youwillfindalistofdownloadeddrivers.Toomitadriverfromthenextsearchresults,
click on the Ignore option from the right hand side.
Ignored drivers can be retrieved.To unignore a driver, select the Manage tab from the navigation panel and
then Ignored drivers from the left hand side menu. Select the appropriate driver by clicking the tickbox on
the left hand side. An Unignore selected button should turn blue. Click on the Unignore selected button
and the driver will be offered once again in subsequent scan results.
Rolling back to a previous driver
Every time you install a new driver DriverScanner keeps a restore point.This is a snapshot of your system
that you can resort to in case of system problems.
To roll back to a restore point, click on the Manage tab from the navigation panel. Select Restore from the
left hand side menu. Any restore points will be listed together with the date and time that they were set.
To rollback to your computer at a previous state, select the appropriate restore point by clicking on the left
hand side tickbox. Click on the Restore selected button.To complete the rollback you will need to restart
your computer.
Note: Rolling back to a restore point will undo any changes made to your computer since the restore point
was set.
SpeedUpMyPC
SpeedUpMyPC identifies issues slowing down your computer and re-tunes your system for speed.
Scanning for issues slowing down your PC
After scanning through PowerSuite, click the SpeedUpMyPC Launch Application button and the program
will launch straight in the Scan results page within the Speed scan tab. By default, if you click on the Speed
up now button, SpeedUpMyPC will conduct a full system speed up, implementing speed tools and system
tweaks as well as cleaning junk files.
Conducting a selective speed up
Youcanchoosetoomitcertainimprovementsfromthespeedupprocessbydeselectingindividualim-
provements from the scan results.To do this, click on the tweak category name, shown in blue and under-
lined. Improvements will be listed with a checkbox to their left. Simply untick any improvements you would
like to omit.

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Managing optimizations
Once set, some optimizations can be deactivated or undone.To manage optimizations in this manner,
select the Manage tab from the navigation panel and choose between Speed tools or System Tweaks
from the left hand side menu.This brings up a list of optimizations together with the option to activate or
deactivate.
System optimization explained
SpeedUpMyPC increases your computer’s speed through improvements grouped into three categories:
1. Speed tools
2. System tweaks
3. Junk file deletion
What are speed tools?
Speed tools are improvements that remain actively available for deployment as long as SpeedUpMyPC is
left running. Each speed tool has a specific purpose.
CPU manager: A process may cause problems by manipulating an unreasonably large chunk of system
resources.The CPU manager guards against the possibility of such an event by adjusting the priority of a
process before it spirals out of control.
Proactive thumbnail generator: Undersomesettings,everytimeyouopenapicturefolder,Windowsgener-
atesthepicturethumbnailsthatareusedforpreview.WiththeProactivethumbnailgeneratoron,upon
folder access, your PC will conduct a one-time thumbnail generation process and save the relevant data to
aWindowssystemfolder.Fromthenonwardsthumbnailswillbequicklyretrievedinsteadofgenerated.
Start menu software accelerator: The Start menu software accelerator increases launch speed of programs
launched from the Start menu by anticipating the user and pre-loading data into the memory.
Software launch booster: Whenanapplicationislaunched,theLaunchboosterdirectsextrasystemre
sources to reduce its launch time.
What are system tweaks?
System tweaks are one-time changes that take place upon clicking the Speed up now button. Although
there are many different types of system tweaks, we group them under three categories:
• System resource tweaks free up system resources by cutting off unused services or improving system
resource allocation.
• Internet or network tweaks optimize network and browser settings for better speed and efficiency.
• Visual effects tweaksoptimizeWindowsvisualeffectsforspeed.
What are junk files?
Junk files accumulate on your computer through use, occupying hard drive space and slowing down your
PC. After scanning you can click on the Junk files link to identify which files SpeedUpMyPC has identified as
junk files for removal.
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