Auslogics BoostSpeed 11 User Guide
Auslogics BoostSpeed 11 User Guide
Auslogics BoostSpeed 11 User Guide
User Manual
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WELCOME
TO AUSLOGICS
BOOSTSPEED 11
This is your guide to one of the most
comprehensive sets of tools that will help:
improve your computer’s performance clean and optimize your hard drive
prevent sudden glitches and crashes protect your online privacy and a lot more
Installing BoostSpeed 11 3
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Installing BoostSpeed 11 4
Next, you need to choose the version to install. If you already have a license Make sure the checkbox to launch BoostSpeed is checked and click the
key, select the Pro version. Otherwise, you can start with the Free version ‘Finish’ button to complete installation.
and upgrade it to Pro later to unlock advanced features, if you like.
FREE PRO
When using the Free version, you will Advanced disk cleanup options to maximize available space
see all Pro features marked with the
Disk defragmentation to speed up data access
yellow PRO tag. This should give you
a good idea of what you can get if you
Intelligent Defrag to optimize file placement on drives for an even bigger speed boost
upgrade. The rest of this manual will
talk about both Free and Pro version Scheduled disk defragmentation to maintain drive health
features in more detail.
Scheduler for effortless regular scans and maintenance
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Purchase BoostSpeed 11
Unlimited use of all advanced PC tools
NOTE
When you place your order online and complete payment, a confirmation
message is sent to you via email to the address you provide during checkout.
You will be getting two messages: one containing your invoice and the other
with your license information. If you don’t see the message(s), please check
your spam/junk mail folder before contacting technical support. A common
reason for not receiving an order confirmation is typos made in the email
address, so be sure to double-check your contact info when placing order.
Backing up with the Rescue Center 7
Auslogics BoostSpeed is equipped with the Rescue Center, which lets you create a backup prior
to running optimization or any other operations. This helps ensure that you can always roll back
any changes made by Auslogics tools if you do not like the results.
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Where to Start? 9
Feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? The tabs on the Navigation Panel are placed
in the order that’s just right! Go through the tabs one by one in the order you see them.
See your computer’s current The All Tools tab lists all BoostSpeed
status and recommendations on tools in one convenient place and
your Dashboard. You can switch splits them up into categories. You’ve
to the next tab by clicking the seen most of these tools linked to
‘Start a System Scan Now’ button from the previous tabs, but this is
from the Dashboard. where you go to when you need to
find a specific tool, such as the disk
defragmenter or Internet optimizer.
Use the One Click Scanner to find Have any questions or need help?
issues requiring cleanup and Then use the Customer Care tab
optimization and get them resolved to get answers.
Go to the Clean Up tab to use Use the Optimize tab to find Search for and delete Run a scan of your entire When done with the previous
tools that will let you clear even tools related to Windows privacy traces under system under Maintain and optimization steps, go to the
more disk space optimization and use them Protect to secure your get a list of personalized Reports tab to see the effect all this
one by one. This is also where personal information and tweak recommendations that work had on your PC’s
you can enable/disable all activity history. can help improve your PC’s performance.
real-time speedup tools. performance even further
The above is just a brief overview that should give you an idea of how best to use the software.
We will be talking about each tab in more detail further in this guide.
Main Functionality
Main Menu 10
The main program menu is located at the very top of the program window and
gives you four drop-down lists of shortcuts to almost every BoostSpeed feature.
The File menu contains the The Tools menu gives The Help menu lists the
main options that let you you quick access to all options you have for
quickly run any program or tools included in getting information
open a website by simply BoostSpeed, as well as about the program or
typing its name or address in some additional assistance with it.
a popup window; open the Auslogics software that
Control Panel, run a scan, you may install.
schedule maintenance, open
the Rescue Center, settings
or check for updates.
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Clean Up Tab 15
Besides the One Click Scanner, Free up even more space using
the three main tabs you will be the third column: here you can
using are Clean Up, Optimize uninstall unused software,
and Protect. including apps that are hard to
remove or may leave files behind.
The Clean Up tab gives you
quick access to all BoostSpeed
features related to system
cleanup. Let’s take a look at
your options displayed on this
screen left to right:
Optimize Tab 16
The Optimize tab gives you the The third column lets you review
tools and options you need to current resource statistics and
ensure the most efficient and enable real-time speedup tools:
productive Windows operation. Memory and Processor
Optimization, Auto Defrag, Disk
In the first column, you can Priority Manager and Desktop
select drives to defragment Protection. Each of these tools
and click the button to launch optimizes resource consumption
defragmentation. If using and ensures the best speed for
Windows 10, you can also run the applications that are active at
version-specific optimization the moment. We recommend
by clicking the Windows 10 keeping these tools enabled at all
Protector link here. times to help things run faster on
your PC.
The second column gives you
quick access to task-specific
Right below the mode switcher,
modes you can enable to boost
you will find additional tools for
your Windows for whatever you
optimizing your OS. You can run
are doing at the moment. You
additional Windows tune-up
can turn on Game Mode when
using the Maintain Windows
you want to play computer
feature, optimize system tasks or
games, Office Mode for working
sort through and disable auto-
with documents and productivity
startup items.
apps, Economy Mode to save
battery power, or a Custom Mode
that you set up yourself. Click the
gear icon next to the column
header to customize modes.
Main Functionality
Protect Tab 17
The Protect tab helps you secure On the right, you get to control your
personal data and activity history web browser and protect it from
saved on your computer. Traces of unauthorized changes using the
your credit card and other Browser Protection tool. Just enable
financial info, passwords stored the tool by flipping the switch here.
openly in files, history of website
visits, video views and other data
you may want to keep private is
actually quite easy to retrieve from
your PC, if it ever gets in the
wrong hands. We recommend
running a scan for privacy traces
and cleaning them up on a
regular basis (from once a week to
once a day, depending on how
heavily you use your PC). Right below this feature, you see
some recommended tools that help
On the left side, you see the four protect your confidential files and
areas that can be checked for guard your Windows system from
privacy traces. If you’d like to have hackers.
one or more of them ignored
during scans, you can flip the
switch next to it to disable it.
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Protect Tab 18
When the scan completes,
review the results by clicking the
‘Check Details’ link next to each
category, and remove all traces
to protect your privacy. If needed,
you will be able to exclude some
of the detected items from the
cleanup by simply unchecking
the boxes next to them. NOTE
Maintain Tab 19
In addition to the more common optimization features we have looked at earlier in this Guide, BoostSpeed gives you even more control
over your Windows system by checking every corner of it for potential tweaks that could be applied to improve security, stability and speed.
The Maintain tab lets you run a Cat Mode (see next page for info)
check for such potential tweaks,
review the suggestions and apply Right below Cat Mode, you get
any you want your PC to benefit shortcuts to some useful system
from. BoostSpeed will look for maintenance tools.
tweaks under Performance,
Further down is a feature that will
Stability, Security and Internet
come in handy if you need to boost
categories. Once a scan
your other computers without
completes, you will most likely get
having to install BoostSpeed on
a long list of personalized
them. You can simply create a
recommendations, which may
portable version of BoostSpeed,
include hardware tweaks or other
save it on a flash drive and use on
similar tweaks that need to be
other PCs in your household. This is
applied manually, as well as a
especially useful when you want to
number of tweaks you can have
run maintenance on a computer
BoostSpeed apply automatically
that is running out of disk space
on your behalf. Review each tweak
and has no room for installing other
and uncheck any that you aren’t
software. Now you can get every PC
sure about, then click the ‘Apply all
in your home to run great and help
selected tweaks’ button to have
your family enjoy their computers
BoostSpeed go through the
too. Keep in mind that if you want
tweaks one by one.
to use BoostSpeed Portable for
commercial purposes, you will need
to purchase a license.
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Main Functionality
Do you have any pets in your home who might like Here is how the tool works.
hanging out next to or on your desk? Then you will love Click on the ‘Options and details’ link to set the time
the Cat Mode feature designed to protect your computer that should pass without any activity on your PC, after
from pet-caused accidents. When active, the mode gets which the mode gets enabled. You can also choose
your keyboard (and your mouse, optionally) locked when whether you want your mouse buttons to be locked
you are away from your PC, which lets your cat safely rest in addition to the keyboard; choose the combination
on your keyboard, play with your mouse or try to type any of keys that must be pressed to turn the mode off and
messages without risking that you’ll get upset at the set other options. When done, click the ‘OK’ button.
result. The accidents this helps prevent can be real
disasters, as reported by many pet owners who have lost Now, you can hit the ‘Activate Cat Mode’ switch
important data or lost access to their computers because whenever you are about to step away from your PC,
of something their pets did. or have it active at all times, so it will get turned on
once your PC has been idle for the amount of time
you specified.
NOTE
If you set the idle time to 1 minute, you may see Cat Mode To disable the mode when you return to your PC, just
get enabled when you are reading a large article on click the combination of keys you have set for Cat
screen or looking through some other info without Mode to require. If you have forgotten it, don’t worry:
touching your keyboard or mouse for over a minute. your screen will show you a prompt whenever your
However, setting it to 5 minutes or longer may result in PC gets locked by BoostSpeed.
your cat jumping on your PC’s keyboard before the mode
gets a chance to protect it. A good solution would be to
set the time to 1 minute, but have the mode enabled
every time right before you step away from your PC
instead of keeping it on all the time.
Main Functionality
Reports Tab 21
When running maintenance or On the right side you see a table
optimization on your computer, it that lists reports created after
is important to be able to see the every operation. You see the report
results you are getting. The name, the name of the tool that
Reports tab gives you just that, as created it and the date when the
well as lets you see when operation ran. Filters above the
maintenance may be needed. table let you search for specific
reports by creation time and tool
On the left side of the screen you name. Click on a report in the table
can monitor current resource to select it, then click the ‘View
use statistics. This provides a report’ button below the table to
great overview of how your view it. Use the ‘Delete’ button to
system is handling all the tasks delete all reports ever created or
and applications that are just the reports listed above (the
currently running on it. If you see ones that match your search filters):
extremely high CPU, disk, you can select the option you want
network or memory loads, you from the drop-down menu that
will know that something might opens when you click on the
be wrong and will be able to take ‘Delete’ button arrow.
action by using the Clean Up and
Optimize tabs.
Main Functionality
and answers there and see if what Right below the ‘Ask a question’
you need has already been posted section you see links to the most
before. To use the feature, you common help topics and a
need to get registered by phone number that lets you
providing your email address and contact a live agent for
creating a password. To do that, assistance. Note that help with
scroll down to see the ‘Sign up getting Auslogics software
here!’ link below the login form. registered and working is free,
Click the link, then enter your but the agent may offer
name or a nickname you’d like to additional (optional) paid
be identified by on forum pages, services.
and hit the ‘Register’ button.
(see next page for more info)
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Once you click the ‘Register’ button (as Select the category and subcategory for
described on the previous page), go to your your question topic, type in a descriptive
Inbox at the address you specified in the subject and write your question in the big
form and look for a confirmation message blank field. You can also use the ‘Add file’
with your automatically generated option to add screenshots or other files to
password. You will need to use that provide more information on the issue you
password to log in when you go to ask your are having. When done, click the ‘Send’
question. Return to the Customer Care tab in button. Your question will be reviewed and
BoostSpeed and log in using the email posted on the web forum, and you will be
address and password. Once logged in, click able to log in and view answers to your
the ‘Ask a question’ button, which will open question there. See your email inbox for a
a form that will let you fill in your question link to the forum.
details.
Main Functionality
Automatic Defragmentation 25
BoostSpeed lets you schedule regular maintenance for hands-off cleanups and tune-ups.
This helps keep your PC running fast and smooth for you continually.
The ‘One Click Scanner Schedule’ Select the categories you want
tab in the scheduler window lets included in regular scan and repair
you set up automatic scans for disk (you can click the arrow next to
space, stability and performance category name and select specific
issues – the functionality that you subcategories only, if you like). Now
run manually using the One Click specify the time that’s convenient for
Scanner tab in BoostSpeed’s main running maintenance. It’s best to set
window. Having BoostSpeed run a time when your PC is usually on,
these tasks automatically on a but you are not using it very heavily.
regular basis frees up your time and Click OK when done.
helps ensure smooth PC
performance without requiring you
to do anything manually.
Privacy Cleanup 27
In addition to junk file cleanup Just like you did when scheduling
and performance optimization, the One Click Scanner, here you can
you can have BoostSpeed run click on the arrow next to the word
regular cleanups of privacy traces ‘Privacy’ to expand the list of
using the ‘Protect Tab Schedule’ subcategories, and check or uncheck
window. them as needed. Then choose the
frequency and convenient time for
your regular cleanups and click OK
when done.
General Settings 28
Although BoostSpeed works great on default settings, it also offers extensive customization
options, so you can enjoy a program that looks and works exactly as you want it.
View 29
The View menu lets you customize Computer screens may have
the program’s appearance. different resolution, and BoostSpeed
allows adjusting the size of interface
text and elements to better fit the
resolution on your PC.
System Integration 30
Performance Monitor 31
Other Settings 32
You can have the program wipe junk When done adjusting settings, be
files being deleted to prevent their sure to click the OK button to apply
recovery. You can also specify regular the changes.
folders that you want cleared during
cleanups (just make sure none of
their contents are important, as they
will be permanently deleted). If there
are any files or folders you want to be
excluded from processing,
BoostSpeed lets you manage Ignore
lists for each tool here.
Contacting Auslogics 33
There are many ways you can get Many of the questions you may
in touch with Auslogics, most of have regarding Auslogics products
them are described earlier in this have already been answered in the
Guide under ‘Main Functionality: FAQ section on www.auslogics.com.
Customer Care Tab’. You can use The Support section on the
that tab to easily contact Auslogics Auslogics website also offers a way
right from the program. to retrieve a lost license key, request
a refund, download product
manuals and more.
NOTE
Should you have any questions that
Telephone numbers may be are not answered on the website,
different for different regions and don’t hesitate to email our
may also change. Instead of using dedicated customer support team
the number from the screenshot 24/7 at the following address:
here, please look up an updated support@auslogics.com
number in the latest software
version or on our website at
www.auslogics.com
Thank you for using
Auslogics software!