Ashampoo Winoptimizer 14 Review

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25. Antispy: This tool allows you to stop Windows from spying in you to a certain extent. The following tabs will ensure your data for being protected.

Services - This will disable many of Windows' telemetry features that are used to collect data and send it to Microsoft.


Network – This allows you to disable certain network related actions that may compromise your security like Remote Access, Network folder sharing.


Software – Tweaks for Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player which may be able to guard your privacy are listed here.


System – Various customization at system level can also prevent risks like blocking scripts and always prompting for credentials at windows login.


26. Win10 Privacy Control: Since the release of new Windows 10, it is always in controversy about the privacy of user’s data. Thus to overcome and help users protecting their privacy, Winoptimizer introduced this tool especially meant for Windows 10 OS.






27. File Associator: This module allows user to specify the application to be launched by default for specific file extension.


28. Context Menu Manager: This module allows you to enable/disable various menu items in Windows' right-click context menu.


29. User-Rights Manager:  Use this module to adjust/restrict user rights, e.g. to keep guests from altering display options or uninstalling applications. It is particularly useful in multi-user environments. 






Now coming to the last part of the module section, i.e., “General” 

30. Backup Management: As already stated that Winoptimizer creates backup for the keys before cleaning up the issues found so that if something wrong key got deleted, users hasthe option to roll back to the previous state.


31. System Restore Manager:  This module manages system restore points as created by Windows, e.g. before installing Windows updates. System restore points allow you to revert your machine to a previous state in the event of system errors.


32. Icon Saver: Icon Saver saves the position of your desktop icons and can restore their original layout, e.g. after it was altered by newly installed application.


33. Task Planner: This tool allows you to schedule a certain task which will do certain function automatically like running Defrag3 module at specific time schedule.


34. Settings: It is just only the shortcut to get you to the Winoptimizer settings.

So now let’s go to the "SETTINGS" to get some hands-on of them



A. Basic Functions: Use these settings to select a different program language, look and Winoptimizer access control, Backup and System analysis. Winoptimizer comes in two looks as displayed earlier in Light Blue or Glossy black theme.




B. One Click Optimizer: Settings that can changed optimizer scanning behaviour are available here.



All the settings below are self-explanatory but remember, don't change settings that you are not familiar with otherwise some changes may make your system/program unstable.

C. Drive Cleaner:





D. Registry Optimizer:



E. Internet Cleaner:





F. Defrag3:



G. File Associator:



H. Diskspace Explorer:





I. File Wiper:



J. Undeleter:



K. Duplicate Finder:






The notification bar icon shows like this when live tuner is on



And when both live tuner and game booster are on it  changes to gamin console type icon like



If you have notice that the right-click menu contains the settings for Auto-Optimization

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Final Verdict: The Ashampoo Winoptimizer has lots of features that may change your system into a improved machine.Along with the polished main modules of optimizer, certain unique modules like Windows 10 privacy control, AntiSpy which really cares for users data protection are also the center of attraction. The auto-optimization really make the slow PC more smoother,faster and reponsive by realtime balance of resources. Overall, It is always worth for what you are spending and I didn't find any issues with the Winoptimizer 14 till now.