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For a short period immediately after the program is started (orange) the processing power of the computer is
temporarily redistributed, giving the program in question a separate performance boost. This boost is achieved
by temporarily prioritizing the program in question. No other programs (green and blue) are affected.
How do I know when Live Optimization was enabled?
The great thing about Live Optimization is that it works intelligently in the background. Whenever one of these
two optimization methods is improving the performance of your PC in the background, this is also indicated by
the icon in the notification area of the taskbar.
8.2. Optimizing registry and performance
Cleaning the Registry
The TuneUp Registry Cleaner module specifically looks for faulty entries in the central database of your
Windows system - the registry - and either repairs or deletes them. Cleaning up your registry like this frees
your system of unwanted ballast and errors so that it can work faster and more efficiently.
For more information, see Cleaning the Registry.
Defragmenting the Registry
Use the TuneUp Registry Defrag module to have the Windows system central database - the registry -
rewritten. This involves compressing it so as to make it much smaller. This little trick boosts the performance
of Windows.
For more information, see Defragmenting the Registry.
Removing Broken Shortcuts
By using the TuneUp Shortcut Cleaner module, your computer is cleaned up in no time because invalid
shortcuts are deleted from your Desktop, the Start menu and Windows Quick Launch bar. For example,
desktop icons that no longer serve a purpose because they have been left behind after programs were
uninstalled.
For more information, see Removing Broken Shortcuts.
Accelerating System Startup and Shutdown
Using the TuneUp StartUp Optimizer module, you can check your computer for anything that may be
unnecessarily slowing down system startup or shutdown. You will receive the results of this check in the form
of recommendations and you can either choose to apply all of them immediately or first look at them carefully
one by one.
For more information, see Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown.
Defragmenting the Hard Disk
When defragmenting, the TuneUp Drive Defrag module analyzes the hard disk space and runs
defragmentation if necessary. During defragmentation, the disk space is reorganized by intelligently