Every system has its troubleshooting tools, which can be hard to find. Norton Utilities makes it easy for you to find and utilize them. This tool lets you troubleshoot your computer extensively and resolve issues with programs, hardware, internet, sound devices, and more. The result was 1550 issues found, but the interface was greyed out and the health meter hidden until I activated the software. Although that sounds like a lot, Utilities Ultimate stated that the system status was good before taking any action. Process Scanner - Scans processes that are running and maybe using unnecessary system resources that could lead to slowdown as well as for potentially malicious processes.

As the name suggests, Utilities Ultimate has a lot more to offer if you start exploring the interface beyond the main dashboard. This tool helps improve your PC’s file access speed by re-aligning programs and defragmenting files on your hard disk. You might know Norton best for its 360 anti-virus software, but it also makes a range of other applications including a PC cleaner. Here we review Utilities Ultimate to see how it fares. Features & Performance You can use the Uninstall simulator to see what the impact would be on your PC if you were to uninstall a particular app.Advanced Uninstaller - Completely uninstalls hard to remove programs and damaged installations to help free up disk. PC cleaner software is about more than just junk files but Utilities Ultimate only flagged up 18 registry issues where most rivals find hundreds. Norton Utilities Ultimate’s Startup Optimizer lets you easily enable or disable software programs from running automatically when your computer boots afresh to improve performance. It’s not possible to give figures of the impact of this, partly as my test laptop has high-end specs, but this could be a real boon for cheaper laptops and PCs with basic components. Price

Norton Utilities is costly, especially for individual users. We recommend it for enterprise users. An annual subscription of Norton Utilities Ultimate covers up to 10 PCs, so it’s better suited for enterprises. Norton Utilities’ file shredder wipes away files to prevent anyone from retrieving and accessing them. It’s an excellent feature for people who work with sensitive files, for example, doctors, therapists, and school teachers. We are happy to introduce Norton Utilities Ultimate, a new performance offering that creates a faster, smoother and more secure experience when gaming, browsing and streaming content on Windows PCs. System Troubleshooter - Easily access hidden Windows troubleshooting tools to resolve issues with programs, hardware, sound devices, internet and more.

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Over time, as your hard drive fragments, the Windows Registry goes awry, and junk files pile up, your PC inevitably begins to slow down. The Symantec Norton Utilities aims to fix the problems that plague older computers by repairing invalid Registry entries, freeing hard drive space, removing nonessential programs from the startup process, and so on. Norton Utilities is a solid tune-up program, but its performance improvement and feature set don't quite match that of our Editors' Choices, AVG TuneUp and Iolo System Mechanic. Rev Your Engine That’s the worst out of the six PC cleaners I’ve tested recently (under identical conditions) and a long way behind the next worst, which was MacPaw CleanMyPC at 1.65GB.

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Net Booster - Optimize your internet connection for the best speed and stability available based on your configuration using hidden Windows™ internet setting. Damaged hard drives can result in extensive loss of information and slowed performance, and you don’t want that. Norton Utilities scans the state of your hard drives and alerts you on any hardware problems it detects. Many similar products compete with Norton Utilities, such as AVG TuneUp. However, you’ll rarely find similar products with as many features. Norton is often the most expensive option, but its comprehensive feature set is almost unbeatable. As we mentioned earlier, the Norton brand commands respect in the software industry, so it can afford to charge higher prices without losing customers. Norton Utilities Ultimate builds on Norton Utilities Premium with enhanced features that help improve overall device functionality.

This feature helps you terminate Windows junk files, broken shortcuts, and more. Cleaning up these junk files helps improve your PC’s speed by a significant amount. This feature scans for devices on your internet network that are using much bandwidth and causing congestion. Afterward, you can shut off these devices to improve your network performance. Uninstalling software programs may seem trivial, but it’s a critical tool. Your computer’s in-built uninstaller often leaves leftover files after uninstalling programs. However, this tool eliminates all software program files to free up disk space.Generally, the faster the RAM, the faster a computer’s processing speed. Faster RAM increases the rate at which your computer's memory transfers information to other components. This tool helps free trapped RAM to improve your system's overall speed and stability. You get three actions to choose from here: Keep on, Delay and Turn off. You’ll have to decide which ones are worth turning off if you want to speed up your boot time. Many Windows users don’t want data harvested from their devices and shared with third parties. This feature prevents data collection and sharing on your computer. It’s only available on Windows 10 and Windows 11. Its eager beaver behaviour continues as after removing files, Utilities Ultimate scans the computer automatically again. After the first set of removals, it then reported that my system status was poor rather than the good previously stated. Norton Utilities measurably enhances a PC's performance. I examined the software by performing two tests—running the Geekbench system performance tool and measuring boot times. I performed each test three times and averaged the results, both before and after using the suite to clean the PC, a 2GHz Intel Core i7 notebook with 4GB of RAM and 80GB Intel SSD.