Auslogics BoostSpeed 13 User Guide

BOOSTSPEED 13
User Manual
Welcome to Auslogics BoostSpeed 13
Improve your computer’s performance Prevent sudden glitches and crashes
Clean and optimize your hard drive Protect your online privacy and a lot more
03 Contents:
Installing BoostSpeed 13 4 Most popular tools 23 Reports 47
Free vs Pro 6 Disk Defrag 24 Automatic Defragmentation 48
Registering BoostSpeed Pro 7 Startup Manager 26 My Scanner 49
Backing up with the Rescue Center 8 Uninstall Manager 27 Privacy 50
Where to Start? 10 File Recovery 28 General 51
Top Menu 11 Add-ons Manager 29 View 52
Program Modes: Basic Mode 12 Menu Manager 30 Integration 54
Tabs in Basic Mode 14 Windows Slimmer 31 Notifications 55
Bottom panel 15 Registry Cleaner 35 Ignore Lists 56
Right-Side Panel 16 Duplicate File Finder 37 Other 57

Auslogics BoostSpeed 13
Program Modes: Advanced Mode 17 Advanced Mode Tabs 39 Contacting Auslogics 58
BoostSpeed Tabs 19 Optimize 41
Ask a Question 20 Clean up 42
Submitting Your Question 21 Protect 43
All Tools 22 Maintain 45

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Installing BoostSpeed 13
Select the interface language from the
drop-down list at the top-right.
Launch the installer by double-clicking

Review and check or uncheck
on the downloaded file.
additional options.
Click the links to review the EULA
and Privacy Policy.
Click the ‘Agree and install’ button to
start installation.
Make sure the checkbox to launch
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BoostSpeed is checked and click the
‘Finish’ button to complete installation.

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Free vs Pro FREE PRO
Essential PC cleanup & optimization
BoostSpeed comes in two versions: Free and
Advanced PC cleanup & optimization
Pro. The Free version offers basic functionality
Manual Internet optimization for cleaning your PC and improving its
performance. The Pro version provides a
Automatic Internet optimization for an ultimate connection speed boost
multitude of advanced features that let you
Basic privacy protection take full control of your PC’s functioning. This
table should give you an idea of what you can
Advanced privacy protection for all data stored on your PC
expect from each version.
Browser Anti-Tracker to protect your online privacy
Menu Manager
PRO
Add-ons Manager
W hen using the Free version, you will see all
Basic registry cleanup
Pro features marked with the yellow PRO tag.
Full registry cleanup This should give you a good idea of what you
Basic junk cleanup to free up disk space can get if you upgrade. The rest of this manual
will talk about both Free and Pro version
Advanced disk cleanup options to maximize available space features in more detail.
Disk defragmentation to speed up data access

Intelligent Defrag to optimize file placement on drives for an even bigger speed boost
Scheduled disk defragmentation to maintain drive health
Purchase BoostSpeed Pro
Scheduler for effortless regular scans and maintenance
Ask a Question option for live expert answers at a click of a button (1 question in free version) 1 question 3 questions
Unlimited use of all advanced PC tools

Customize notification settings
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Registering BoostSpeed Pro
To unlock and use all of the Pro features, you need to upgrade your BoostSpeed Free to the Pro version. Here is how to do that:
Click the ‘Activate Pro Version’ button at the bottom-right of the program window. This will bring
up a small window with a field to enter your key in.
If you’ve already purchased a license and received a license key via email, copy your key from the
confirmation email. Then, go back to BoostSpeed, paste the key into the registration field and
click ‘Register’.
Don’t have a license yet? Click the ‘Get a license key’ link below the registration field to go to a
web page where you can purchase a license.
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.
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Backing up with the Rescue Center
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.
We recommend getting familiar with the In the Settings window that opens, scroll
Rescue Center prior to using BoostSpeed for down to the bottom of the left-side
the first time. You can specify which parts of navigation pane and click on ‘Rescue Center’.
the BoostSpeed package should back up This will open the current Rescue Center
before each run, how long those backups settings and let you change any of them
should be stored and how much disk space according to your preferences. If you’d like, you
they may occupy. can have most tools create backups as you
first start using BoostSpeed and then uncheck
them as you get more comfortable with the
program.
To access the Rescue Center settings,

click on the gear icon at the bottom-
right of the program window.
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To view backups created in the Rescue You can also view available system
Center, click on the diskette icon at the restore points here by selecting ‘Restore
bottom-right of the main program Points’ from the left-side menu. Use this
window. feature if you need to take your whole
system back to a point in time before
In the window that opens you will you applied specific changes or installed
see a list of available backups that certain software, not just Auslogics.
have been created by BoostSpeed.
Select a backup from the list and
then choose the action you would
like to apply to it by clicking a button
above the list, such as ‘Restore’,
‘Details’ or ‘Delete’. Clicking ‘Refresh’
will refresh the list of available
backups. Click ‘OK’ when done.
NOTE
When you use a restore point, under certain circumstances, you may lose all changes made and all files saved after the date to which you are rolling back.
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Where to Start?
When you launch BoostSpeed for the first time, you will have no
doubt as to what to do first. Just click the big button in the middle
of the screen to run your first scan.
To the right of the Scan button, you see the gear icon taking you to
the ‘Customize scan’ option where you can choose sections to
scan or ignore, if needed. Clicking it is optional.
To the top-right of the Scan button you see the mode switch that
lets you easily switch to Advanced mode, if you feel that you want
more control and more options at hand. By default, BoostSpeed
launches in Basic mode for the first time. You can also switch
modes by going to the View menu at the top-left. See more
information on the two modes further in this guide.
Here you will also find 6 of the most useful tools listed below the
Scan button. Clicking the three dots at the top-right of each tool
tile will bring up options to remove the tile or replace it with
another tool. (More information about these tools is provided
further in this guide)
On the right, see the quick links to more recommended features

that will help improve your PC even further.
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Top Menu
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 View menu lets you switch

between Basic and Advanced modes,
switch interface skins or set
BoostSpeed’s interface to its default

appearance.
The File menu contains the main options that let you quickly run any program or The Tools menu gives you quick access to all tools included in The Help menu lists the options you
open a website by simply typing its name or address in a popup window, open the BoostSpeed, as well as some additional Auslogics software that you have for getting information about the
Control Panel, run a scan, schedule maintenance, open the Rescue Center, may install. program or assistance with it.
settings or check for updates.
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Program Modes: Basic Mode
BoostSpeed comes with two modes that are meant to accommodate users of any IT experience level.
The Basic mode minimizes the amount of thought or effort required of the user to run While the scan is running, you can stop or pause it, see the progress right below the
maintenance: the screen has a big button in the center with just the essential tabs and button or click on ‘See scan details’ to see the categories and specific items being
tools along the window edges. All you need to do is click the Scan button to launch a processed along with the number of actionable items found.
comprehensive checkup of your Windows system.
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When the scan completes, you can just click the Resolve All button on the On the My Scanner tab, review all detected items under each of the seven
Dashboard, or click on ‘See full report’ to switch to the My Scanner tab. categories, and decide if you want the cleanup to ignore any of them. You can click
on the category names on the left to switch between them, click the ‘See report
and customize’ link next to each category for a more detailed view, and uncheck
any of the detected items or subcategories, if you like. When done reviewing, click
the ‘Resolve Selected’ button at the bottom to launch repair.
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Tabs in Basic Mode
In Basic mode, you see the most essential tabs at the top.
My Advisor, where you can see recommendations for Ask a Question, where you can get expert answers to your All Tools, where you can see a full list of all tools included
what needs to be done at the moment. PC-related questions, as well as find other ways to get in BoostSpeed split into categories, so you can easily find
help. the tool you need.

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Bottom panel
Below the main window is a collection of the most useful tools for everyday tasks.
You can remove or replace tools as you like to create a custom toolkit you’ll always have at hand. To
do that, click the three dots at the top-right of any tool tile.
Menu Manager
Cat Mode
This tool lets you customize the context

This handy tool locks your PC’s keyboard
menu (the right-click menu) for many
and mouse when you step away, so that
Windows elements, including files, folders,
your pet can’t do damage to your system
drives, the Recycle Bin, etc. You can review
or data. When you return, you will need to
the menu’s current appearance, then
enter a pass code to unlock your PC. You
choose to add or remove options as you
can set the pass code and activation delay
like.
in mode settings.
Add-ons Manager
Disk Defrag
Multi Uninstall Manager
Startup Manager
The tool lets you sort through and disable Winner of multiple industry awards, Auslogics The tool lets you go through all software This tool handles the common cause of slow
browser and application add-ons, and shell Disk Defrag is an essential tool that lets you installed on your PC, select unneeded PC bootup. It lets you review the apps set to
extensions. Clicking on this tile will open Add- defragment hard drives, optimize SSDs and programs and uninstall them all in one click run on Windows startup, and cut the list down
ons Manager in a new tab and display a list of offers a number of other features to help instead of manually going through them one to the bare minimum, which can effectively
all installed add-ons. You can review each add- ensure top data access speed. by one. Multi Uninstall Manager will queue the speed up system loading. The tool opens in a
on’s trust rating, info about the maker and apps for removal and safely remove them one new tab.
other details. Click the toggle in front of each at a time.
add-on’s name to turn it on or off.
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Right-Side Panel
The right-side panel in Basic mode provides easy access to BoostSpeed sections recommended as a must for anyone
My PC
This is your quick link to detailed information about your system, Here you can Activate Automatic Maintenance so you can forget
including hardware specs, OS and major software. Click it whenever about it and let BoostSpeed monitor your system and take action.
you need the specs, such as when talking to tech support or looking
to upgrade hardware parts.
My Advisor takes you to a tab that houses recommended actions you
may want to take to improve your PC’s state. This tool is especially
My Store
useful to those who like to find new ways to boost their computers,
The link to the Auslogics Store lets you access more useful software as it will give you ideas on what to do next every time you open
from Auslogics and its partners, review information on each program BoostSpeed.
and download installers. Full versions of the recommended programs
may require license purchase.
My Tools
This link takes you to the All Tools tab where you can find the full list
My Questions
of all tools included in BoostSpeed. Click it whenever you need to
This link takes you to the Ask a Question tab, which will be described quickly find and open a specific tool.
further in this guide.
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Program Modes: Advanced Mode
To the upper-right of the main Scan

button in Basic mode, you will find When in Advanced mode, you get a
the switch that will take you to lot more options listed on your
Advanced mode. Another way to get Dashboard.
there is by going to View -> Switch to Get brief info about your PC and
Advanced Mode in the main program software at the top with a link to
menu. detailed system information.
See a quick overview of your

After reviewing all the information questions and answers status, or click
presented on this screen, you can to access the Ask a Question feature
move on to the full system scan right (described further in this guide).
from here by clicking the ‘Start a
System Scan’ button (this will open Some of the options here are the
the My Scanner tab and let you same as in Basic mode (see detailed
choose the categories to check before information earlier in this guide).

launching the scan).
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In Advanced Mode, you can

To remove a tab, simply click the X sign
customize the tabs that you see at the
on it, just like you would in a web
top by adding or removing them as
browser. This way you can set up the
you like. To add tabs, click on the +
Dashboard just the way you want with
sign and select the pages or tools you
the tools you’ll use most often.
want added from the drop-down list.
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BoostSpeed Tabs
Let’s look at the Pages that can be set as tabs. Pages are screens that have multiple tools and options listed on them by categories, so you can have all related tools at hand when
you need to accomplish a specific task
My Dashboard
Comes in 2 versions: Basic and

Advanced, as described earlier in this
guide.
My Advisor
My Scanner
This tab contains recommendations for
This is the tab you switch to when actions that you may want to take right
you need to customize the scan now to improve your PC’s performance,
categories and review scan results. speed and security. Select what you
You can also launch the scan or want to do on the left, then look through
repair from here by clicking the Scan the recommended actions and tweaks in
All or Resolve All button at the the main part of the window.
bottom of the page. (See more Click the button next to any
information on the My Scanner tab recommendation you decide to proceed

earlier in this guide). with.
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Ask a Question
On this tab you can ask online experts your questions related to using Auslogics software or to getting your PC fixed and optimized.
To use the feature, you need to get Once logged in, click on a category
registered by providing your email name for your question, which will
address and a display name. To do open a form that will let you fill in
that, click on the ‘Sign up’ button. In your question details.
the window that pops up, enter your
name or a nickname you’d like to be To access the forum, click the ‘My
identified by on forum pages, then account’ button or use the link that
your email address, and hit the was emailed to you with your
‘Register’ button. password.
Once you click the ‘Register’ button, On the right, find the latest questions
go to your Inbox at the address you posted by users through the Ask a
specified in the form and look for a Question tool. Clicking on the ‘Read
confirmation message with your now’ link will take you to the
automatically generated password. question on the Auslogics forum,

You will need to use that password to where you can read the answers and
log in when you go to ask your browse other questions.
question. Return to BoostSpeed and
click the ‘Sign in’ button to continue. In the lower part of this screen, you
see links to the most common help
topics.
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Submitting Your Question
This form opens once you select a category for your question under the Ask a Question tab.
Select the subcategory for your question topic, type in a descriptive

subject and write your question in the big blank field. You can also use
the ‘Add file’ option to add screenshots or other files to provide more
information on the issue you are having. When done, click the ‘Send’
button. Your question will be reviewed and posted on the web forum,
and you will be able to log in and view answers to your question there
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All Tools
The All Tools tab lists all of the apps that To find out what a tool does or how it
are included in BoostSpeed, dividing them works, hover your mouse over it to bring
into performance categories: up a hint. Click on a tool to launch it, and it
will open as a new tab in BoostSpeed.
System tools let you run maintenance
and optimization on your Windows You can also access the tools listed here
system. through the Tools menu at the top of the
main program window.
Disk tools provide multiple ways to clean
your PC, defragment and maintain your You have seen many of these tools
disk drives. recommended under other relevant tabs
throughout the program, but they are all
Internet and Browser tools help improve listed here in one place to make it
connection speed and get online content convenient for you to find the tool you
to load faster. need when you are looking to complete a
specific job.
Security tools help protect your personal

information and secure your PC from
threats.
Info tools allow you to get and review

information about your system and
different aspects of its operation.
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Most popular tools
Out of the 20+ tools in BoostSpeed, the following are user favorites
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Disk Defrag
This is the Auslogics Disk Defrag that has been loved by users worldwide for over 14 years
You may also click the arrow on the Defrag button and select the operation you want to run: just In the center, you see the cluster map which you can use to get information about the location of
Analyze the drives to see the fragmentation percentage, run a regular defrag, optimize your SSD files and file pieces on your drives. When defragmentation is running, you can watch the clusters
drive using a special SSD-safe algorithm, run the Defrag & Optimize feature to help prevent being moved and files being put together on this map.
fragmentation, or run a quick defrag without analyzing the drives.
The defragmenter in BoostSpeed is one of

the fastest on the market, with exclusive
algorithms that are safe for your drives.
When you click on Disk Defrag under All

Tools, it will open in a new tab and display
the list of all drives in your computer
system.
Check the boxes next to the drives you’d

like to scan and defragment. Clicking the
Defrag button will first run a scan of the
selected drives, then defragment them, if
defragmentation is needed.
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Below the cluster map you can review detailed information on the selected drive,
including information on files, the drive’s S.M.A.R.T. status and other details.
This is where you can get alerted to hard drive problems and prevent data loss that may
occur due to drive failure.
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Startup Manager
This tool lets you review the applications set to run on system bootup and disable any that don’t necessarily need to be on the Startup list. This can significantly speed up
Windows loading.
When you click on Startup Manager Click the ‘Google it’ link above the list
under All Tools, it will open as a new to search the web for information on
tab and display a list of all the selected startup item.
applications that have been added to
the Startup list. You can select an app and see its
trust rating, publisher name and
To disable an app, just click the some other details below.
toggle in front of the app’s name.
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Uninstall Manager
With this tool, you can review all software installed on your computer, select the
apps you’d like uninstalled and remove them one at a time or in batches.
Using the tool is quite intuitive – just check the boxes next to the apps you want
removed and click ‘Uninstall’, or ‘Multiple uninstall’ if removing several apps.
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File Recovery
This powerful undelete tool lets you bring back files you may have deleted by accident, or files that disappeared in a virus attack. It uses a smart algorithm to scan your drives for
previously deleted data and get the files you need restored
To run a search, set the search location(s)

and criteria first (go through 4 steps in
setting the filters).
When done with the search setup, click

the Search button to look through the
“free” space on your drive(s).
Note that the sooner you act after

discovering the file loss, the better your
chances of getting all the data you need
recovered. Your deleted files are only
recoverable until they get overwritten with
new data.
When the search completes, you can look

through the results, preview certain file
types (like pictures or documents) and
select the specific files you’d like restored.
Use the filter at the top to narrow down
the results, check the files you want and
click ‘Recover Selected’ above the list.
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Add-ons Manager
This tool lets you review information on installed browser extensions, plugins and add-ons, application add-ons and shell extensions. Identify unneeded ones and turn them off
with just a click.
Select an add-on to view information If an add-on’s rating is unknown or

about it below the list. you aren’t sure if it’s needed, use the
‘Google it’ link above the list to
Click the toggle in front of the add- search the web for information about
on name to enable or disable it. the selected add-on.
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Menu Manager
This newly enhanced tool is meant to help you customize your Windows experience by adding convenient shortcuts to right-click menus throughout the system.
With Menu Manager, you can add or

remove options from the context Hover your mouse cursor over the i
menu (right-click menu) for objects symbol to preview the menu for each
like files, folders, drives, the Recycle object type.
Bin, etc.
Click the toggle in front of each

option to add it to the right-click
menu or remove it.
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Windows Slimmer
If you are running a heavy Windows version on your computer, like Windows 10 or 11, then Windows Slimmer is the tool you may want to use before others. It lets you get rid of
the “filler” the operating system comes with, as well as the unneeded system-related items that may accumulate over time.
The tool deletes demo content, old Choose a category (select one
WinSxS libraries, disabled Windows cleanup category at a time for best
components, unneeded Windows results) and click on ‘Start Scan’.
update files, old system restore
points, etc.
When you click on Windows Slimmer

under All Tools, the tool will open
with the One-Time Maintenance tab
active by default.
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able to review the results and take action
as needed. BoostSpeed will not delete
anything without you clicking the ‘Start
Cleanup’ button.
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Maintenance, click on Regular
Maintenance in the left-side menu and
choose the sections that may be cleaned
up on a regular basis.
You can have Windows Slimmer scan

and clean up memory dumps, CD/DVD
burning cache, the Recycle Bin,
temporary folders and application logs.
Just check the categories and click on
‘Start Scan’.
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left-side menu is ‘Compact OS’. The tool
lets you pack up system files to reduce
the amount of space they take up on
your drive. The feature is especially
useful when your OS is installed on a
smaller SSD drive which tends to run
out of space.
If your system drive has plenty of space available, we recommend having the Compact
OS feature disabled to help your system access those files faster.
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Registry Cleaner
Auslogics Registry Cleaner is one of the safest tools of this type available today. Instead of trying to locate as many problematic entries as possible, the tool finds the items that
can be tweaked or removed with no risk of damage to the system.
Open the tool from under the All Tools tab, select the
entry types you’d like to scan (or keep the default
sections checked) and click on ‘Scan Now’
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When the scan completes, you will Uncheck any items you don’t want
see a list of categories with the removed (if there are such items) and
number of issues found in each. click on ‘Resolve’.
You may click on the category name

to see more details on what’s been
detected in it.
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Duplicate File Finder
This is another tool that can help free up gigabytes of disk space. File duplicates can accumulate over time, so cleaning them out should be part of the maintenance routine.
Open Duplicate File Finder by going

to All Tools -> Disk Tools.
Select the drives you want to search,

the duplicate types and set other
search criteria by clicking ‘Next’ to go
through the available options.
When done, click the Search button.

When the search completes, you will see a list of all detected file duplicates divided into groups (each group highlighted with color).
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However, the easier alternative is to click

on ‘Options & Settings’ in the left-side
menu and choose an option that will let
you select duplicates in batches.
Or you can click the arrow on the

‘Select’ button below the list and
choose an option from the drop-

down menu that appears.
When done selecting, click the

‘Delete Selected Files’ button below
the list, or click the arrow on this
button and choose how you want
the duplicates deleted.
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Advanced Mode Tabs
When you are in Advanced mode, you see more tabs available at the top of your BoostSpeed window. Those extra tabs, displayed in Advanced mode only, include:
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Optimize
The Optimize tab gives you the tools and The third column lets you review current
options you need to ensure the most resource statistics and enable real-time
efficient and productive Windows speedup tools: Memory and Processor
operation. Optimization, Auto Defrag, Disk Priority
Manager and Desktop Protection. Each of
In the first column, you can select drives these tools optimizes resource
to defragment and click the button to consumption and ensures the best speed
launch defragmentation. If using Windows for the applications that are active at the
10 or 11, you can also run version-specific moment. We recommend keeping these
optimization by clicking the Windows tools enabled at all times to help things
10/11 Protector link here. run faster on your PC.
The second column gives you quick Right below the mode tiles, you will find
access to task-specific modes you can additional tools for optimizing your OS.
enable to boost your Windows for You can run additional Windows tune-up
whatever you are doing at the moment. using the Maintain Windows option, or
You can turn on Game Mode when you get rid of unneeded application add-ons
want to play computer games, Office via the Windows 10/11 App Cleanup link.
Mode for working with documents and

productivity apps, Economy Mode to save
battery power, or a Custom Mode that you
set up yourself. Click the ‘See details &
customize’ tile to review and adjust mode
settings.
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Clean up
The Clean Up tab gives you quick Free up even more space using the
access to all BoostSpeed features third column: here you can uninstall
related to system cleanup. Let’s take unused software, including apps that
a look at your options displayed on are hard to remove or may leave files
this screen left to right: behind.
In the first column, you can select The fourth column lists BoostSpeed
the drives you’d like to clean, then tools that can help clear disk space.
choose the tool you want to use for Most of these are already linked to
cleanup. Selected drives are from the previous columns, but they
highlighted in green with the green are still listed here for your
checkmark at the top-right. convenience.
The second column provides quick

access to tools designed for cleaning
and tweaking your Windows registry
and system folder

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Protect
The Protect tab helps you secure personal

data and activity history saved on your On the right, you get to control your web
computer. Traces of your credit card and other browser and protect it from unauthorized
financial info, passwords  changes using the Browser Protection tool.
stored openly in files, history of website visits, Just enable the tool by flipping the switch
video views and other data you may want to here.
keep private is actually quite easy to retrieve
from your PC, if it ever gets in the wrong Right below this feature, you see some
hands. We recommend running a scan for recommended tools that help protect
privacy traces and cleaning them up on a your confidential files and guard your
regular basis (from once a week to once a day, Windows system from hackers.
depending on how heavily 
you use your PC).
On the left side, you see the four areas

that can be checked for privacy traces. If
you’d like to have one or more of them
ignored during scans, just uncheck the

‘Include category’ box next to it to
exclude it.
Сlick the ‘Scan now’ button below the 

category list to launch a quick scan for
privacy traces.
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results by clicking the ‘Check Details’ link
next to each category, and remove all
traces to protect your privacy. If needed, NOTE
you will be able to exclude some of the
detected items from the cleanup by The tools you see recommended
simply unchecking the boxes next to under the Clean Up, Optimize and
them.
Protect tabs can also be found
under the All Tools tab: that’s where
When done, just click the ‘Resolve all
items’ button to get all of those privacy
you can quickly access any tool you
traces removed and your personal data need without having to look for it
protected. under different tabs.
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Maintain
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.
Cat Mode (see next page for info)

The Maintain tab lets you run a check for such
potential tweaks, review the suggestions and
apply any you want your PC to benefit from.
Right below Cat Mode, you get shortcuts
to some useful system maintenance tools.
BoostSpeed will look for tweaks under
Performance, Stability, Security and
Further down is a feature that will come in
Internet categories. Once a scan
handy if you need to boost your other
completes, you will most likely get a long
computers without having to install
list of personalized recommendations,
BoostSpeed on them. You can simply
which may include hardware tweaks or
create a portable version of BoostSpeed,
other similar tweaks that need to be
save it on a flash drive and use on other
applied manually, as well as a number of
PCs in your household. This is especially
tweaks you can have BoostSpeed apply
useful when you want to run maintenance

automatically on your behalf. Review each
on a computer that is running out of disk
tweak and uncheck any that you aren’t
space and has no room for installing other
sure about, then click the ‘Apply all
software. Now you can get every PC in
selected tweaks’ button to have
your home to run great and help your
BoostSpeed go through the tweaks one by
family enjoy their computers too. Keep in
one.
mind that if you want to use BoostSpeed
Portable for commercial purposes, you will
need to purchase a license.
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Do you have any pets in your home who might like hanging out next to or on your desk? Then you
will love the Cat Mode feature designed to protect your computer from pet-caused accidents.
When active, the mode gets your keyboard (and your mouse, optionally) locked when you are away
from your PC, which lets your cat safely rest on your keyboard, play with your mouse or try to type
any messages without risking that you’ll get upset at the result. The accidents this helps prevent can
be real disasters, as reported by many pet owners who have lost important data or lost access to
their computers because of something their pets did.
Here is how the tool works. To disable the mode when you return to your PC, just
click the combination of keys you have set for Cat Mode
Click on the ‘Settings’ link to set the time that should pass without any to require. If you have forgotten it, don’t worry: your
activity on your PC, after which the mode gets enabled. You can also screen will show you a prompt whenever your PC gets
choose whether you want your mouse buttons to be locked in addition to locked by BoostSpeed.
the keyboard; choose the combination of keys that must be pressed to
turn the mode off and set other options. When done, click the ‘OK’
button.
Now, you can hit the ‘Activate’ switch whenever you are about to step away
from your PC, 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 get enabled when you are reading a large article on screen or looking through some other info without touching your keyboard or mouse for
over a minute. However, setting it to 5 minutes or longer may result in 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.
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Reports
On the right side you see a table that lists
When running maintenance or optimization reports created after every operation. You
on your computer, it is important to be able to see the report name, the name of the tool
see the results you are getting. The Reports that created it and the date when the
tab gives you just that, as well as lets you see operation ran. Filters above the table let
when maintenance may be needed. you search for specific reports by creation
time and tool name. Click on a report in
On the left side of the screen you can the table to select it, then click the ‘View
monitor current resource use statistics. report’ button below the table to view it.
This provides a great overview of how your Use the ‘Delete’ button to delete all
system is handling all the tasks and reports ever created or just the reports
applications that are currently running on listed above (the ones that match your
it. If you see extremely high CPU, disk, search filters): you can select the option
network or memory loads, you will know you want from the drop-down menu that
that something might be wrong and will opens when you click on the ‘Delete’
be able to take action by using the Clean button arrow.
Up and Optimize tabs.
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Scheduling Maintenance: Automatic Defragmentation
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.
Choose how often you would like to run

defragmentation and which drives you’d like
BoostSpeed to defragment automatically.
You can also enable other options here to

To schedule tasks, click on the clock icon at prevent defrags from interfering with your PC
the bottom-right of the main program use. Set BoostSpeed to create a report after
window. every automatic defrag, if you’d like. You will
be able to see brief statistics on previous
A window will open on the ‘Disk Defrag’ defrags right here below all options.
tab, where you can set up a schedule for
automatic defragmentation of your
computer drives.
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Scheduling Maintenance: My Scanner
The ‘My Scanner’ option in scheduler Select the categories you want included in the regular scan and repair (you can click the arrow Now specify the time that’s convenient for
settings lets you set up automatic scans next to category name and select specific subcategories only, if you like). running maintenance. It’s best to set a
for actionable items under Disk Space, time when your PC is usually on, but you
Stability, Performance, Disk Defrag, are not using it very heavily. Click OK
Privacy, Internet Speed and Windows 10 when done.
Tweaks – the functionality that you run
manually using the My Scanner tab in NOTE
BoostSpeed’s main window. Having
BoostSpeed run these tasks automatically The My Scanner schedule includes
on a regular basis frees up your time and options for running Disk Defrag and
helps ensure smooth PC performance Privacy scans, which can also be set up
without requiring you to do anything separately from the respective tabs in
manually. the Scheduler’s left-side menu.
To schedule tasks, click on the clock icon at

the bottom-right of the main program
window.
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Scheduling Maintenance: Privacy
In addition to junk file cleanup and Just like you did when scheduling My Scanner,
performance optimization, you can have here you can click on the arrow next to the
BoostSpeed run regular cleanups of word ‘Privacy’ to expand the list of
privacy traces using the ‘Protect’ option in subcategories, and check or uncheck them as
scheduler settings. needed. Then choose the frequency and
convenient time for your regular cleanups and
click OK when done.
Having traces of your private data, including

credit card and banking info, cleared from
various locations on your PC helps ensure that
this information will never get in the wrong
hands.
To access privacy cleanup scheduling options,

click on the clock icon at the bottom-right of
the main program window.
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Program Settings: General
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.
Here you can set the program to launch on PC

startup to ensure that it monitors performance
and runs optimization in the background as
needed. You can also choose which
notifications BoostSpeed displays and switch
BoostSpeed scanners into advanced mode by
enabling system-critical categories here.
To access BoostSpeed Settings, click on the

gear icon at the bottom-right of the main This is also where you tell BoostSpeed
program window. whether you want browser cookies deleted on
every cleanup. Keep this box unchecked if you
want to keep the cookies and prevent various
This will open the Settings window on the
sites from requiring you to re-log in every time
General tab.
you visit them.
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Program Settings: View
The View menu lets you customize the program’s appearance.
Computer screens may have different

resolution, and BoostSpeed allows adjusting
the size of interface text and elements to
better fit the resolution on your PC.
The other options in the General view settings

let you choose how CPU temperature should
To access the View settings, click the gear icon be displayed and whether heavy resource
at the bottom-right of the main program consumers should be marked in red.
window. Then select the ‘View’ tab from the
left-side pane.
There are 3 sub-sections under View,

which let you customize the program’s
general appearance, as well as the
appearance of the Duplicate File Finder

and File Recovery tools.
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Finder you can set whether and how you
want to preview detected duplicates, and
if you’d like to include hidden folders in the
search.
The View settings for File Recovery let you set

whether removable drives and SSDs should
be displayed and available to the tool. You can
also choose if you want to preview
recoverable files and which files should not be
previewed.
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Program Settings: Integration
BoostSpeed lets you integrate some of its For instance, if you choose to integrate Disk
features and options into various system Defrag into context menus, you will then be
menus. This allows you to right-click on able to right-click on a folder in File Explorer
items and run BoostSpeed operations on and defragment that folder. You can also set
them without having to actually open Disk Defrag as your default defragmenter, add
BoostSpeed. Go to the ‘Integration’ tab to the “Unlock File”, “Recover Files” and “Shred
do that. Files” options to drive and Recycle Bin menus.
The integration is seamless, but is easy to
undo anytime you want.
To open Settings, click on the gear icon at the

bottom-right of the main program window.

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Program Settings: Notifications
When running tasks or monitoring The Notifications section in program
system status, BoostSpeed shows settings is where you can choose which
notifications in your system tray notifications you want to see in the tray.
(bottom-right corner of your
computer screen).
You can disable notifications by

checking the ‘Don’t show this again’
box on the popup message, or do it
in the settings.
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Program Settings: Ignore Lists
BoostSpeed’s scanners and some Under Ignore Lists you see the sub-
tools have Ignore Lists you can add sections for Scanners (the features you
objects to when you want them use under the My Scanner tab in
excluded from scans and cleanups. BoostSpeed’s main window), Disk
Defrag, Duplicate File Finder and File
When working with each of these Recovery. Click through them and follow
tools, you have the option to add the on-screen instructions to add or
items to exclusions as you go. remove items.
However, you may find it convenient
to handle the Ignore Lists from the
program’s main Settings window, as
it lets you see all of the exclusions
you have set or can set.
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Program Settings: Other
Additionally, BoostSpeed lets you Scroll down the left-side pane to see
customize the way it handles files the settings for Cat Mode and
and set additional options for various Rescue Center (both covered earlier
tools and features. in this Guide).
You can have the program wipe junk The last option is ‘Language’, which
files being deleted to prevent their lets you choose the interface
recovery. You can also specify regular language for BoostSpeed.
folders that you want cleared during
cleanups (just make sure none of When done adjusting settings, be
their contents are important, as they sure to click the OK button to apply
will be permanently deleted). the changes.
Some tools use algorithms that can

be further customized and fine-
tuned to fit your individual needs:
just click the tool in the left-side

pane and make your selections.
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Contacting Auslogics
Many of the questions you may have Should you have any questions that
regarding Auslogics products have are not answered on the website,
already been answered in the FAQ you can ask Auslogics experts using
section on www.auslogics.com the ‘Ask a Question’ tab in
BoostSpeed, or email our dedicated
The Support section on the Auslogics customer support team 24/7 at
website also offers a way to retrieve support@auslogics.com
a lost license code, request a refund,
download product manuals and Our mailbox is monitored and emails
more. are answered 24/7, and we try to
respond to all inquiries within 24 to
48 hours.
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BOOSTSPEED 13

Improve your computer’s performance Prevent sudden glitches and crashes

Free vs Pro 6 Disk Defrag 24 Automatic Defragmentation 48

Registering BoostSpeed Pro 7 Startup Manager 26 My Scanner 49

Backing up with the Rescue Center 8 Uninstall Manager 27 Privacy 50

Where to Start? 10 File Recovery 28 General 51

Top Menu 11 Add-ons Manager 29 View 52

Program Modes: Basic Mode 12 Menu Manager 30 Integration 54

Tabs in Basic Mode 14 Windows Slimmer 31 Notifications 55

Bottom panel 15 Registry Cleaner 35 Ignore Lists 56

Right-Side Panel 16 Duplicate File Finder 37 Other 57

Program Modes: Advanced Mode 17 Advanced Mode Tabs 39 Contacting Auslogics 58

BoostSpeed Tabs 19 Optimize 41

Ask a Question 20 Clean up 42

Submitting Your Question 21 Protect 43

All Tools 22 Maintain 45

Select the interface language from the

drop-down list at the top-right.

Launch the installer by double-clicking

Click the links to review the EULA

and Privacy Policy.

Click the ‘Agree and install’ button to

BoostSpeed is checked and click the

‘Finish’ button to complete installation.

Disk defragmentation to speed up data access

Unlimited use of all advanced PC tools

To access the Rescue Center settings,

backups. Click ‘OK’ when done.

On the right, see the quick links to more recommended features

The View menu lets you switch

BoostSpeed’s interface to its default

help. the tool you need.

This tool lets you customize the context

To the upper-right of the main Scan

See a quick overview of your

choose the categories to check before information earlier in this guide).

In Advanced Mode, you can

Comes in 2 versions: Basic and

information on the My Scanner tab recommendation you decide to proceed

automatically generated password. question on the Auslogics forum,

Select the subcategory for your question topic, type in a descriptive

Security tools help protect your personal

Info tools allow you to get and review

The defragmenter in BoostSpeed is one of

When you click on Disk Defrag under All

Check the boxes next to the drives you’d

To run a search, set the search location(s)

When done with the search setup, click

Note that the sooner you act after

When the search completes, you can look

Select an add-on to view information If an add-on’s rating is unknown or

With Menu Manager, you can add or

Click the toggle in front of each

When you click on Windows Slimmer

You can have Windows Slimmer scan

You may click on the category name

Open Duplicate File Finder by going

Select the drives you want to search,

When done, click the Search button.

However, the easier alternative is to click

Сlick the ‘Scan now’ button below the 