Ashampoo WinOptimizer Changelog

What's new in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 15.00.03

Jul 7, 2017
  • Improved One Click Optimizer
  • Improved Live-Tuner
  • Improved StartUp Tuner
  • Added new translations
  • Fixed some minor problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 15.00.01 (May 15, 2017)

  • New:
  • General:
  • New usability concept
  • Completely intuitive user interface
  • Interactive start screens with problem analysis
  • File Tools:
  • Redeveloped for enhanced speed
  • Support for ExFat partitions
  • System analysis:
  • Support for extremely large partitions
  • Improve system performance:
  • SSD Wizard for solid state drives
  • Improved:
  • System maintenance:
  • Wizard-driven optimization with Tuning Assistant
  • Automatically delete web browsing traces and temporary files
  • Powerful drive cleaner with significantly improved results
  • Newly developed Internet cleaner with multi-user support
  • Updated search algorithms for all cleaner modules
  • Clean hard disks with Drive Cleaner
  • Remove internet traces with Internet Cleaner
  • File Tools:
  • Find duplicate files with Duplicate Finder
  • Recover accidentally deleted files with Undeleter
  • System analysis:
  • Get detailed system information
  • Optimum SSD support for increased lifespans
  • Detect hard disk issues on time with HDD Inspector
  • View disk space usage and find large files with DiskSpace Explorer
  • Improve system performance:
  • Optimize Internet connections with Internet Tuner
  • Disable unnecessary system services for more performance with Service Manager
  • Customize Windows:
  • Maximum privacy protection for Windows 10 with Win10 Privacy Control

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 14.00.00 (May 23, 2016)

  • General:
  • Improved: New look for maximum clarity
  • Improved: User handling through restructured start page with better program feedback
  • Improved: Enhanced user experience
  • System maintenance:
  • New: Automatically delete web browsing traces and temporary files
  • Improved: Powerful drive cleaner with significantly improved results
  • Improved: Newly developed Internet cleaner with multi-user support
  • Improved: Updated search algorithms for all cleaner modules
  • Improved: Clean hard disks with Drive Cleaner
  • Improved: Remove internet traces with Internet Cleaner
  • Improved: Optimize Windows Registry with Registry Optimizer
  • File tools:
  • Improved: Find duplicate files with Duplicate Finder
  • System analysis:
  • Improved: Get detailed system information
  • Improve system performance:
  • Improved: Optimize Internet connections with Internet Tuner
  • Customize Windows:
  • New: Maximum privacy protection for Windows 10 with Win10 Privacy Control
  • Improved: Save Windows desktop icon arrangement with Icon Saver
  • Improved: Improve privacy with AntiSpy

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12.00.32 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Ready for Windows 10:
  • Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12 is constantly evolved to fully support the latest soft and hardware. You can continue using the application with Windows 10 without worries!

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12.00.30 (Jul 11, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Fix for Vista Aero patch
  • Small Bugfixes

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12.00.20 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • Improved Internet Cleaner
  • Improved Registry Optimizer
  • Added new translations
  • Fixed some minor problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 10.02.06 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • adds new Halloween skin
  • fixed some minor issues

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 10.01.00 (Mar 6, 2013)

  • New Modules:
  • Duplicate Finder: Locate and remove redundant files to reclaim disk space
  • Link Checker: Detect and remove invalid application shortcuts
  • Font Manager: Review and delete installed system fonts
  • Restore Point Manager: Create, apply and delete Windows system restore points
  • User Interface Enhancements:
  • Redesigned overview and statistics pages for maximum ease of use and clarity
  • User-definable favorites
  • Module Enhancements:
  • File Wiper: Wipe free disk space to prevent data recovery
  • Drive Cleaner: Faster execution and improved detection rate
  • Registry Optimizer: Improved detection rate for better results
  • Internet Cleaner: Faster execution
  • Enhanced Windows 8 Support:
  • Revised task scheduler
  • Updated for maximum compatibility
  • Windows 8 tailored tweaks

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 9.01 (Feb 15, 2012)

  • New functions and improvements:
  • Registry Defrag: This module optimizes and defragments the Windows® registry so that your operating system works stable and smooth.
  • HDD Inspector: It analyzes the health status of your hard disk drives and can therefore identify possible problems at an early stage, before your valuable data are lost due to a hard drive failure.
  • Optimization 2.0: Updated algorithms ensure improved performance of automatic maintenance for more thorough results and at the same time an accelerated execution of the most popular modules and functions.
  • These include
  • System analysis with new updated fully automatic function and direct access to details
  • One-Click Optimization with a new compact overview and summary
  • Drive Cleaner with updated formats and applications
  • Registry Optimizer with improved effectiveness and enhanced speed
  • Internet Cleaner with updated browser profiles of the most popular browsers
  • User interface: The improved interface provides a more direct access to all important functions and features and still offers the usual smooth handling of our unrivaled homogeneous handling concept. This includes explanations and views for an invariably intuitive handling.
  • Different views: Easier selection due to new views: An overview of all modules, a list of categories as well as precise descriptions of all actions that can be performed.
  • File Wiper: Improved performance and handling when permanently deleting data and detailed information as well as a direct link to the Windows® recycle bin.
  • Undeleter: New context menu

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8.05 (May 18, 2011)

  • Improved Internet Cleaner
  • Improved general performance
  • Updated Tweaking module
  • Updated Backup module
  • Added new language files
  • Fixed some minor problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8.04 (Apr 8, 2011)

  • Improved Drive Cleaner algorithm
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Added new language files
  • Fixed some minor problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8.01 (Mar 31, 2011)

  • Over 100 improvements were incorporated into the new Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8 by contrast to its predecessor Ashampoo WinOptimizer 7. This results in more speed and therefore improved efficiency especially within system maintenance and the adjustment of Windows. The cleaning modules registry optimizer, Internet cleaner and drive cleaner , for example, reach a plus of up to 500% in results.
  • In real time the new live tuner pools all available resources in exactly those places where they are urgently needed. Existing processor cores, Windows priorities and assigned usages of applications are customized, in order to ensure a trouble-free workflow. The resource-saving live tuner runs in the background – just a mouse click away.
  • It’s so easy to tune Windows! Just answer a few special questions about your personal requirements concerning your Windows system and our tuning assistant will automatically choose all suitable options.
  • The concept of the all-in-one user interface has been developed further for the Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8. Via the clearly structured main window you can immediately access all six function groups, in which over 20 modules with hundreds of options and functions are assembled.

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 7.22 (Dec 2, 2010)

  • Added new christmas skin "XMas"
  • Updated internet cleaner algorithm
  • Fixed sporadic faults on overview page
  • Slightly improved memory consumption

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 7.01 (May 12, 2010)

  • Added updated helpfile documentation
  • Improved Registry Optimizer algorithm
  • Fixed possible Internet menu problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 7.00 (May 5, 2010)

  • New all-in-one interface for intuitive operation and efficient workflow
  • Automatic system analysis on start of the program
  • Disc Doctor for hard drive maintenance
  • Service Manager including online connection
  • StartUp Tuner including online connection
  • File Associator for automatic checking and repair of faulty file associations
  • Improved scan algorithms for better cleaning results and greater security

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 6.60 (Feb 12, 2010)

  • Drive Cleaner: Improved search algorithm
  • Internet Cleaner: Updated browser profiles
  • System Information: Updated system information
  • General: Fixed several minor problems

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 6.23 (Apr 7, 2009)

  • Improved problem interception handling
  • Improved service/defrag collaboration
  • Improved defrag performance
  • Fixed a possible reading partitionlist error
  • Fixed a possible startup tuner problem

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 6.00 (Dec 17, 2008)

  • Defrag 3 Disk Defragmenter and Service As you use your hard disk the information on it becomes “fragmented”, making your computer slower. The brand-new Defrag 3 disk defragmenter does the best job ever of defragmenting your hard disks and it comes with a new background service that automatically keeps your hard drives defragmented whenever your computer is idle. The advanced new Boot Time Defragmentation makes Windows start faster. You can run Defrag 3 manually or schedule it to run at regular times or intervals. The continuous background service with a new predictive defragmentation algorithm actually prevents fragmentation before it can happen. It automatically cuts in and defragments your hard disk when your computer is idle, never interfering with your work or other programs. The result is hard disks that are always “freshly defragmented”.
  • New features:
  • Manual, scheduled and automatic defrag options
  • Completely new advanced defrag algorithm
  • New Boot Time defrag makes Windows start faster
  • Powerful, efficient and safe for maximum performance
  • Radically improved Windows Vista support
  • Exceptionally efficient, very low system load and memory use
  • Preview of current hard disk fragmentation with analysis
  • Include in One-Click Optimization
  • AntiSpy Module
  • This module provides a collection of settings for Windows services and other programs that like to “phone home” and tell Microsoft or their manufacturers about your computer and what you are doing. The settings let you control and stop this behavior to protect your privacy and security, for example for Windows Media Player, the Windows error reporting service and others.
  • Features:
  • Automatic configuration with selectable profiles
  • Additional individual configuration options for full control
  • Full support for both Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Context Menu Manager
  • The new Context Menu Manager enables you to view and manage the contents of right-click context menus in Windows, giving you full control. Popup context menus are displayed when you click the right button on your mouse. They’re useful and configurable and many programs add entries to them to allow you to give you direct access to special functions. The Context Menu Manager gives you detailed information on all the entries and enables you to activate or deactivate them for individual and multiple file types.
  • Favorites Tab
  • The new Favorites tab makes using WinOptimizer 6 even easier by giving you direct access to the functions and modules you use most frequently. The program automatically lists the functions you use in the Favorites tab so that you can return to them quickly. Once you’ve used a function or module it becomes even easier to use it again. In addition to this the tab also displays interesting information on how you use the program functions – date of use, frequency of use, last use and so on
  • General Improvements
  • Process Manager: New more detailed performance charts
  • Disk Explorer: Much faster disk analysis for all drives
  • System Benchmark: Online database connection for comparison with all other users’ systems
  • One-Click Optimizer
  • The One-Click Optimizer really does clean up and optimize your entire computer with a single click. It’s now more thorough and efficient than ever, with new scheduling features to make sure your computer never gets the Windows blues.
  • New scheduler with automatic shutdown for regular cleanups
  • Fully-automatic cleanup of selected computer zones with one click
  • Optional results display with analysis of the items found and cleaned
  • Easier configuration and exception list management
  • Includes hard disk defragmentation
  • Drive Cleaner
  • Drive Cleaner reliably and safely identifies and deletes redundant and temporary files that are just wasting space on your hard drives. The new version has a significantly improved scan algorithm for even faster performance, and better cleaning results.
  • Improved scan algorithm – faster and more accurate
  • Even safer with additional exception options for more applications
  • Additional detailed options for individual configuration
  • New options for customized file filters
  • Registry Optimizer
  • The central Windows Registry database is where all your Windows and application settings are stored. It’s essential for proper Windows operation and when it starts to get full of garbage data your computer can get slower and less efficient. Registry Optimizer keeps the Registry clean and well-organized and the new version is faster and more effective than ever before.
  • Improved scan algorithm – faster and more accurate
  • Even safer with additional exception options for more applications
  • Additional detailed options for individual configuration
  • New options for customized file filters
  • Internet Cleaner
  • Eliminate all traces of your Internet surfing activity to protect your privacy and increase security. Also frees space by deleting temporary Internet files. The new version now supports the latest generation of browsers.
  • New support for the latest generation of web browsers
  • Also supports browser “derivates“ based on leading browser engines, with simple configuration instructions
  • Windows Tweaking Tools
  • Direct access to a wealth of Windows configuration and performance settings – many of them difficult or impossible to find in other places.
  • Many new “secret” configuration and performance tweaks
  • Many new options and settings
  • New real-time backup system for 100% security

New in Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4.40 (Aug 14, 2007)

  • System Information: minor changes (Vista)
  • Visual Styler: minor changes (Vista)
  • Drive Cleaner: minor changes (All OS)
  • StartUp Tuner: minor changes ( Vista)
  • Internet Tuner: minor changes regarding 'http-connection' option (All OS)
  • new language: Bulgarian