Microsoft is working on a new system optimization program for Windows called PC Manager. This program essentially unifies existing Windows tools into a single interface, making these tools easier to use than ever before. This program can be used on all Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.

Windows users often download various applications to clean or optimize the system. Basically, these applications promise to speed up your computer by removing unnecessary files and modifying registry keys. Among these applications, CCleaner is the most popular. Some users claim that their computer speed has increased by using these programs. However, Microsoft has never supported the use of these programs.

At first glance, Microsoft's new PC Manager app looks a lot like any other system optimizer. Basically, it's a simple solution to access built-in Windows tools from one place. Let's learn more about Microsoft PC Manager.

Microsoft PC Manager

Microsoft's PC Manager is currently in beta. Information can be viewed by entering your own web link. Once there, you'll see a website written in Chinese, which may be because Microsoft is running a beta test in China.

Although the website language is in Chinese, the program interface language can be used in English. When you enter the program's interface, you will see two sections – one is the cleaning section, which contains various system optimization tools, while the security section contains features such as anti-virus scanning and browser protection.

The Cleanup section provides four types of Windows optimization tools. The tools in this section will increase speed by finding junk files, resource-intensive processes, less-used applications, large files and auto-start programs, and properly cleaning your computer.

The first tool, called Health Check, uses Windows Defender to scan your device for viruses, find potential problems, and optimize startup programs to speed up Windows startup. Interestingly, when scanning a device with this tool, it is considered vulnerable even if Microsoft Edge is not set as the default browser. Although none of this information is accurate, it's just a way to promote Microsoft's Edge browser.

Use Storage Management to find junk files, large files, etc. In addition, computer performance can be optimized by removing temporary files and unused applications. The Process Management feature uses the processes of resource-intensive applications and startup applications to speed up startup times.

On the other hand, the Security section has a feature called Windows Update that displays pending updates for Windows. Browser Protection can be used to change the default browser and block programs that attempt to change these permissions.

Essentially an all-in-one PC manager app, it brings the tools already available in Windows right at your fingertips. As a result, those who previously used third-party tools to optimize and clean their devices no longer need to use these additional applications. However, since Microsoft doesn't like registry cleaning, PC Manager (pcmanager.microsoft.com) doesn't have this feature either.

There used to be registry cleaners called RedClean and RedMaid, which were discontinued after Windows XP was released. Then came Windows Live OneCare, which offered a similar registry cleaning feature, but was later discontinued. The registry is virtualized with Windows Vista, so later versions don't have much of a problem with it.

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