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Advanced SystemCare PRO 5

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Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 - System & Performance

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Pros & Cons

Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 Specs

OS Compatibility: Windows 7
OS Compatibility: Windows 8
OS Compatibility: Windows Vista
OS Compatibility: Windows XP
Tech Support: and forum.
Tech Support: email
Tech Support: Online
Type: Business
Type: Personal
Type: Professional
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Editor's Note: This product has not yet been tested. The following coverage is based on information provided by the manufacturer or developer.

The free version of iObit's SystemCare has appeared in PCMag's "Best Free Software" roundups on several occasions, and there's no reason to doubt that the latest paid version would be less satisfactory, though it will cost you $20 a year. The software includes over 20 tools for system cleaning, optimizing and repairing, security enhancement, and system control.

New for version 5 are and ActiveBoost function that runs in the background to make sure your PC is always optimized, cloud technology to keep the software continously updated, and a 64-bit version (in addition to the 32-bit) with a rewritten interface for faster startup and less hungry system resource usage.

A new Care module offers startup optimization, and an improved Turbo Boost module now lets you tune your system for either work mode or gaming mode. All this is added to the utility's extensive registry clean, defrag, system tune-up, shortcut fix, privacy sweep, junk files clean, disk fix and optimization functions.

Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 is available for download from iObit, and works not only on Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000, but even on Windows 8!

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Final Thoughts

Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 - System & Performance

Advanced SystemCare PRO 5

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About Our Expert

Michael Muchmore

Michael Muchmore

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My Experience

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ExtremeTech and headed up PCMag’s enterprise software team. I’ve attended trade shows for Microsoft, Google, and Apple and written about all of them and their products.

I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo editing software, and how operating systems change over time. I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft misstep and win, up to the latest Windows 11.

I’m an avid bird photographer and traveler—I’ve been to 40 countries, many with great birds! Because I’m also a classical music fan and former performer, I’ve reviewed streaming services that emphasize classical music.

Technology I Use

For everyday work, I use a good-old Dell tower with 16GB of RAM, a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, and an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti GPU that runs on Windows 11. I pair it with a 4K Lenovo ThinkVision P27u-10 monitor and a Logitech MX Vertical mouse. For offsite work, I use a 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. Camera-wise, I moved to mirrorless from a Canon EOS 80D with a Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens. I now have a Canon EOS R7 with a 100-400mm lens, but I miss my DSLR for several reasons.

In order of usage, the software I turn to most frequently is the Edge web browser, Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Firefox, Brave, and WhatsApp. I use the Windows Phone link app to see everything on my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone, which has excellent telephoto capability.

For fitness monitoring, I have a Fitbit Charge 6 and use an Anker Smart Scale P1. I’m also a streaming fan, so I subscribe to both Amazon Music Unlimited (especially for its Dolby Atmos content) and Qobuz (for its high-res sound quality and classical catalog). I recently added a Vizio 5.1 Soundbar SE, which sounds surprisingly good given its low price. To holler commands instead of using a remote control, I have the Amazon Fire TV Cube in the living room, which lets me verbally tell the TV what I want to watch. It hooks up to an LG B4 OLED TV. I have a Sonos One speaker in my kitchen that also ties in with Alexa, as does the Echo Dot 2 With Clock in my bedroom. For serious listening, I have B&W 601 speakers plugged into a Conrad-Johnson Sonographe amp and preamp, with a Cambridge Audio AXN10 streamer as source. For reading, I also have a Nook GlowLight 3.

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