User manual UNIBLUE POWERSUITE QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] 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: · Theregistryscanscansyourregistryforerrors. · Thespeedscanscanssystemandresourceallocationsettingsforissuesslowing down your computer. · Thedriverscanscansyoursystemforoutdateddrivers. PowerSuite quick start guide www. uniblue. com 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PowerSuite will conduct all three scans and display as results the num ber of registry errors, slow-down issues and outdated drivers affecting the performance of your PC.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. [. . . ] To start the download process, click on the Download all button at the bottom right of the screen. During 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. Clicking on the Install button will start a driver's installation process. For example, DriverScanner may identify five outdated devices but offer only three drivers. This is normal and technically sound. PowerSuite quick start guide www. uniblue. com How to install new drivers To install a downloaded driver, click on the word Install displayed in the middle column of the Update drivers page. Before clicking, check for the driver's safety rating, displayed to the right of the Install button. System drivers arelabelledriskyastheirinstallationisparticularlydelicate. Werecommendthatyoudonotinstallriskydrivers 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. Ignoring drivers If you decide not to install a driver for safety reasons, you might want to omit this driver from subsequent scan results. From the left hand side menu, select Update drivers. Youwillfindalistofdownloadeddrivers. Toomitadriverfromthenextsearchresults, click on the Ignore option from the right hand side. 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. 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. 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. [. . . ] Proactive thumbnail generator: Undersomesettings, everytimeyouopenapicturefolder, Windowsgeneratesthepicturethumbnailsthatareusedforpreview. WiththeProactivethumbnailgeneratoron, upon folder access, your PC will conduct a one-time thumbnail generation process and save the relevant data to aWindowssystemfolder. Fromthenonwardsthumbnailswillbequicklyretrievedinsteadofgenerated. 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: Whenanapplicationislaunched, theLaunchboosterdirectsextrasystemre sources to reduce its launch time. System tweaks are one-time changes that take place upon clicking the Speed up now button. [. . . ]