CleanMyPC

Note: CleanMyPC is no longer in active development. It will receive no feature updates, only critical bug fixes. Windows 11 is the last OS to be supported.

CleanMyPC is a software application that comes packed with cleaning abilities and other useful features designed to improve your system's overall performance and free up space on the disk.

It sports a clean and intuitive interface that allows users to set up the cleaning procedure on the breeze. CleanMyPC is able to scan the computer for caches, log, help and language files, and offer details about the size occupied by them on the disk. The process doesn’t take too much time, and it offers time estimation for completing the job. Plus, you can clean the entire list or only the selected items.

The program is able to scan the computer for registry files that may slow down your computer and, at the end of the task, you can view and delete the registry issues and wrong entries.

When it comes to cleaning options, the application automatically displays all the programs that are installed on your computer, and it also checks the registry for leftovers.

A different area of the program tackles another cleaning issue, as it helps users get rid of Windows gadgets, plugins and extensions with minimum effort.

You can view all the applications that are launched when Windows starts and enable or disable the selected ones in order to speed up the boot time.

CleanMyPC provides secured cleaning options for clearing your Internet browser’s cookies and history, for preventing sensitive data leakage from the computer. Hence, it is able to remove the files which contain information about your online activity, saved logins and passwords.

You are also allowed to delete files from your computer in a secured mode, so data cannot be restored by other dedicated tools. This way, you can erase files and folders and empty the recycle bin without having to worry that the information contained in the suspicious files can be retrieved.

Overall, CleanMyPC can be considered a useful tool that bundles many features for helping you securely remove unwanted applications from your computer, leftovers and sensitive information stored by web browsers.