What's new in System Mechanic 23.0.0.10
Dec 25, 2022
- System Mechanic has a new look:
- A modern redesign streamlines and simplifies the user experience.
- Enhancements include:
- New Streamlined installation flow:
- We significantly reduced the steps to install System Mechanic, given you quicker access to the powerful suite of System Mechanic products.
- New Clean and simplified dashboard:
- We gave System Mechanic a fresh new look to showcase the best System Mechanic has to offer, while also making it easier for you to navigate through the product.
- New In-product tutorials:
- Helpful dialog bubbles point you toward and guide the best use of the powerful features within System Mechanic.
- New Network Scanner:
- This new feature scans for devices on your network using bandwidth that could be causing congestion.
- If you are experiencing significant slowdown, it may indicate that router ports are open and vulnerable to inviting spoofed DNS and other malicious queries.
- Hackers use automated scanners to check for open router ports and label them susceptible to attack.
- Open ports will eventually attract attacks that try and guess your router login credentials, but threats go far beyond this.
- Security cameras, thermostats, gaming consoles, smart TVs, phones, speakers and many other connected devices can be exposed to hacks.
- You could even be recruited as part of a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which saps bandwidth you've paid for.
- Network Scanner finds and lists active and potentially vulnerable devices, helping you avoid unnecessary slowdown and protect your home from malicious threats.
- New Process Scanner:
- Now you can also scan your computer for processes that are currently draining the most system resources, likely leading to preventable slowdown.
- The perfect complement to the bloatware-finding feature Startup Optimizer™
- Lists unnecessary processes currently running in real time
- The most system-taxing items are listed first
- Recommends terminating or uninstalling apps you may no longer need
New in System Mechanic 22.7.1.35 (Oct 17, 2022)
- Privacy enhancements include:
- New Network Scanner Enhancement:
- Detect and protect all software-compatible devices using your home’s network with a few simple clicks.
- New Fingerprinting Extension:
- Hide your browsing habits and avoid invasive trackers when you install our digital fingerprinting extension.
- New Protect More Devices:
- Keep all your home devices covered, with easy-to-use network identification. Protect up to 10 devices with only one paid subscription.
- Added features & enhancements:
- System Mechanic ® Ultimate Defense™ customers will enjoy:
- Privacy Guardian Fingerprinting Extension:
- Included within the Privacy Guardian toolbox is our new digital fingerprinting extension.
- ByePass Password Manager:
- Store all your usernames and passwords in one place with our secure password manager.
- System Mechanic®, System Mechanic Pro® & System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense™ users will enjoy:
- Network Scanner Device Identification:
- Network Scanner now includes an easy-to-use tool that detects whether devices running on your home’s network have System Mechanic installed.
New in System Mechanic 22.5.2.75 (Aug 14, 2022)
- System Mechanic has a fresh look and feel:
- Easily navigate and explore utilities with fewer clicks.
- New: Easy-to-find Utilities:
- We’ve now packaged all of System Mechanic’s utilities into five (5) clear categories
- Performance
- Privacy
- AntiVirus
- Password Manager
- Settings
- New: Intuitive dropdowns:
- Keeping things tidy, each parent utility category presents a drop-down for easy access to added tools and features.
- New: Optimize with fewer clicks!:
- Many utilities can be quickly toggled on or off using the toggle button displayed within the utility window.
- New: Full feature visibility:
- Easily see which utilities are enabled or turned off from the navigation pane.
New in System Mechanic 22.5.1.15 (Aug 8, 2022)
- Enhanced Maximum speed on demand:
- On-Demand Boost™ improves your PC’s responsiveness and performance whenever you choose. One click suspends non-critical, currently running Windows® services that could be draining precious system resources.
- On-Demand Boost is now even better at boosting “power sessions” such as gaming, rendering video, and other resource-intensive tasks.
- Previously disabling only Windows services, now On-Demand Boost offers you the ability to select specific processes associated with the apps installed on your computer.
- Just choose from an automatically-generated list of available processes you can hibernate to increase system speed even more.
- New Advanced privacy and data-mining protections:
- New features in Privacy Guardian™ can now prevent both the operating system and your installed apps from accessing and sharing a wide array of personal information. Available in System Mechanic as a trial and in System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense™.
- Some of the operating system default settings now easily disabled include:
- Document libraries access
- Picture libraries access
- Video libraries access
- Contacts access
- Calendar access
- Email access
- Messaging access
- Call history access
- Notifications access
- These locations may contain private images, information, or correspondence you don’t wish to share with third-party apps installed on your computer. Privacy Guardian makes turning them off simple.
- Additional settings Privacy Guardian allows you to disable include:
- Phone calling:
- When phone calling is turned on, you are allowing apps to make phone calls from your computer.
- Because your OS uses your cellular service to make phone calls, you may be charged unexpected fees from your cellular service provider.
- Device radio control:
- The radios in your devices, such as WiFi and Bluetooth, are used by some apps to send and receive data.
- Permitting apps the ability to turn radios on or off relinquishes control over this type of data-sharing to the permitted apps.
- Tasks list access:
- Enabling this setting allows your installed apps access tasks in Outlook or other task-tracking apps.
- The tasks list is a detailed record of user tasks you may not want to share with third-party apps, in particular if you have created highly personalized tasks.
New in System Mechanic 22.3.2.150 (May 20, 2022)
- New Bluetooth scanning abilities are designed to improve your awareness and understanding of the network around you.
- An updated, more streamlined dashboard means your computer will be operating at maximum performance speed in no time.
New in System Mechanic 21.7.0.66 (Nov 18, 2021)
- Added the Bluetooth Security option: now you can choose whether to let apps automatically share and synch info with wireless devices.
New in System Mechanic 21.5.0.3 (Jul 19, 2021)
- Enhanced On-Demand Boost & Privacy Protection.
New in System Mechanic 21.3.1.76 (May 31, 2021)
- A modern redesign streamlines and simplifies the user experience. Enhancements include:
- New Streamlined installation flow:
- We significantly reduced the steps to install System Mechanic, given you quicker access to the powerful suite of System Mechanic products.
- New Clean and simplified dashboard:
- We gave System Mechanic a fresh new look to showcase the best System Mechanic has to offer, while also making it easier for you to navigate through the product.
- New In-product tutorials:
- Helpful dialog bubbles point you toward and guide the best use of the powerful features within System Mechanic.
- New Network Scanner:
- This new feature scans for devices on your network using bandwidth that could be causing congestion:
- If you are experiencing significant slowdown, it may indicate that router ports are open and vulnerable to inviting spoofed DNS and other malicious queries.
- Hackers use automated scanners to check for open router ports and label them susceptible to attack
- Open ports will eventually attract attacks that try and guess your router login credentials, but threats go far beyond this.
- Security cameras, thermostats, gaming consoles, smart TVs, phones, speakers and many other connected devices can be exposed to hacks.
- You could even be recruited as part of a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which saps bandwidth you've paid for.
- Network Scanner finds and lists active and potentially vulnerable devices, helping you avoid unnecessary slowdown and protect your home from malicious threats.
- New Process Scanner:
- Now you can also scan your computer for processes that are currently draining the most system resources, likely leading to preventable slowdown:
- The perfect complement to the bloatware-finding feature Startup Optimizer™
- Lists unnecessary processes currently running in real time
- The most system-taxing items are listed first
- Recommends terminating or uninstalling apps you may no longer need
New in System Mechanic 17.5.0.116 (Dec 19, 2017)
- Enhanced Super Definitions database of over 40,000 programs and processes is now in its Second Generation:
- The further refined database now identifies and classifies all scheduled tasks, not just those that launch at startup.
- The classification system is now benefiting from an expanded iolo Labs research arm, to find more types of programs to analyze and classify.
- These additions empower System Mechanic to even better sort the newest apps, tasks and services that tax the system by running in the background constantly without your knowledge.
- Enhanced Startup Optimizer leverages these improvements to Super Definitions to find more types of unwanted startup items and constantly running tasks and services, allowing you full control over which non-critical ones to leave turned on and which you want disabled:
- More Community Recommendations have been added to advise you on what the majority of other users are turning on or off
- As computers become more powerful, more of these unwanted apps and processes get smuggled into the startup process.
- It’s critical to have up-to-date, comprehensive and accurate identification and classification of these items to safely disable them for faster overall computing.
- Paring down startup items and pre-launched apps speeds up RAM, CPU, graphics, hard drive and more.
- Enhanced Product Recommendations now appearing in the scan results include easy access to the free versions of two new iolo products (full versions available in Phoenix 360):
- Privacy Guardian Free online tracking and digital fingerprinting detection
- ByePass Free secure password manager
New in System Mechanic 16.5.1.27 (Dec 22, 2016)
- Recently added tools and features:
- New software platform optimizes your PC many times faster by scanning and repairing multiple areas at once.
- Consolidated toolset is the easiest to use and has the smallest footprint of any version yet.
- Re-architected Startup Optimizer finds whole new categories of unneeded bloatware to prevent from launching at startup. This tool also now has separate, focused wizards to offer full control over Unnecessary, Dangerous and User Choice startup items.
- Next-generation Tune-up Definitions are capable of continuous updates that find many effective new optimizations for modern apps.
- iolo Smart Updater™ delivers regular, nearly instantaneous updates for far more frequent product enhancements.
- Privacy Shield thwarts Microsoft’s aggressive new personal data collection by disabling Windows 10 features that share your Wi-Fi network connections with your contacts, use your internet bandwidth for peer-to-peer updates, and gather information regarding your browsing habits, program usage and more.
New in System Mechanic 15.0.0.90 (Dec 11, 2015)
- NEW System Mechanic User Interface:
- System Mechanic has a fresh user interface and sleek new design. Explore the new Dashboard, Problems screen and your favorite features.
- ENHANCED Privacy Cleaner:
- Privacy Cleaner has been enhanced with increased search capacity for Silverlight, Flash, Java, Edge, Opera, and the new Windows Metro Application.
- ENHANCED Program Accelerator:
- Program Accelerator has been improved to automatically tailor its optimization behavior to the installed Operating System.
- ENHANCED PowerSense:
- PowerSense has been enhanced to increase user control of power saving measures.
New in System Mechanic 14.6.0.76 (Jul 28, 2015)
- Windows 10 Support:
- Ahead of its official release to the public, full support for Windows 10 has been added to System Mechanic. Performance and reliability improvements remain just clicks away in the newest Windows computing platform.
- NetBooster:
- NetBooster has been improved further, with increased network performance benefits and enhanced usability in the current user session without requiring a reboot.
- Program Accelerator:
- Program Accelerator has been optimized to improve disk performance on the latest drive architectures, while its handling of sensitive system files has been improved to increase reliability.
- Registry Tuner:
- Registry Tuner has been improved to more reliably improve Registry performance while safely avoiding sensitive Windows-related entries.
New in System Mechanic 14.5.1.34 (Mar 26, 2015)
- NEW NetBooster 2.0:
- Designed for today’s critical need for top Internet speed
- Deploys automatic TCP/IP optimization on under-performing Windows settings unearthed in Windows XP through Windows 10
- Ingeniously locates fastest DNS server in your area and lets you click to connect
- ENHANCED PowerSense:
- Frees your PC from “average” by auto-switching power, processor and program settings hidden deep within Windows
- Delivers maximum extremes of raw speed or system stamina right when you need them
- Ships with PowerSense Modes that trigger whenever you launch your favorite task-related software such as a video editing program or gaming client
- Now you can create your own customized versions of these app-specific modes
- NEW System Tray Controls:
- Launch LiveBoost options and overview right from the desktop
- Toggle PowerSense Modes right from the desktop
- ENHANCED Memory Mechanic:
- Deep cleaning mode releases even more captive RAM by:
- Flushing the entire memory capacity
- Refilling with only those processes that still need RAM
- ENHANCED Program Accelerator:
- More efficient, rapid response
- Defragments files and then patent-pending technology realigns related program files with each other for the very fastest access
- Enhanced Registry Tuner
- LiveBoost now fully integrated into main System Mechanic interface
- Easier Multi-PC Install – Covers all your PCs with FREE Whole Home License
- Many system-wide improvements to give you the best PC experience possible
New in System Mechanic 14.0.0.132 (Jul 25, 2014)
- PowerSense:
- Monitors your activity in real time and adjusts your computer’s power to specific settings engineered to deliver maximum resources and full CPU core power right when you need it.
- Ultra Performance Mode:
- Boosts app speed by focusing your PC’s processor and memory on that session. Delivers raw, fast and uncompromised power for your big resource demands: playing games, making music, editing videos, graphic design and high demand productivity.
- Endurance Mode:
- When battery life is top priority. Reduces power consumption and extends battery life. At a coffee shop, or on the fly, sometimes battery life is a big issue. Endurance Mode switches your PC to basic minimum power usage so your computer can last as long as you do.
New in System Mechanic 12.5.0.79 (Dec 5, 2013)
- With LiveBoost's real-time optimization features you can automatically improve CPU responsiveness, maximize available RAM, and prevent drive fragmentation.
New in System Mechanic 12.0.0.57 (Sep 26, 2013)
- NEW:
- Core Data Recalibrator:
- The Core Data Recalibrator uses breakthrough technology to eliminate complex and persistent PC issues by repairing corruption within Windows' central communication system.
- Stability Guard:
- Stability Guard isolates and track threats to your PC’s reliability before they can become chronic problems.
- ENHANCED:
- CRUDD Remover:
- CRUDD Remover now includes additional program categories so you can eliminate more redundant applications and keep your system lean and responsive.
New in System Mechanic 11.7.1.31 (Jun 11, 2013)
- NEW:
- Windows 8 Integration
- System Mechanic is now fully compatible with Windows 8.
- ENHANCED:
- Individual Tools Menu
- Finding the exact tool you need is now easier with System Mechanic's newly restructured and even more comprehensive Individual Tools menu.
- ENHANCED:
- Startup Optimizer
- Determining which startup programs to turn off with Startup Optimizer is now easier with the "user community results" rating, a simple yet powerful research tool that allows you to see at a glance whether other System Mechanic users tend to keep or disable a particular program.
- ENHANCED:
- Recommendations
- System Mechanic's Dashboard Problems screen now displays additional recommendations for increasing your PC's performance.
New in System Mechanic 11.0.3.2 (Jul 31, 2012)
- NEW:
- AcceleWrite - Typical defragmentation tools are useful only after a drive has experienced performance loss due to an accumulation of fragmented files. AcceleWrite optimizes the way your hard drive stores data, minimizing fragmentation and keeping your drive performing better, longer.
- NEW:
- Recommendations - System Mechanic's Dashboard Problems screen now displays recommendations for improving your PC's performance even further.
- ENHANCED:
- Startup Optimizer - Startup Optimizer's redesigned wizard is simpler and more powerful, providing you with valuable information to help decide which startup items to keep and which to turn off with just a few clicks.
- ENHANCED:
- Dashboard Overview - System Mechanic's Dashboard Overview screen now displays status information for ActiveCare and AcceleWrite and provides one-click access to these tools.
New in System Mechanic 10.8.3.51 (Mar 30, 2012)
- For computer users currently testing pre-releases of the new Windows operating system, we’ve refreshed our technology to optimize your Windows 8 experience. Fix errors, and boost performance with the System Mechanic program you’ve come to trust.
New in System Mechanic 9.0.0.12 (Jul 22, 2009)
- NEW EnergyBooster
- EnergyBooster turns off unneeded background processes to free up system memory and give Windows additional horsepower.
- NEW Total Registry Revitalizer
- The Total Registry Revitalizer is a new, all-in-one solution that keeps the critical registry protected, clean, and organized.
- NEW Privacy Cleaner
- The new Erase Private Data tool protects your privacy by erasing browsing and search history, cookies, chat transcripts, and other personal information.
- NEW PC Health Status Gadget
- For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, the PC Health Status Gadget provides real-time reports on system health and offers quick access to commonly used System Mechanic tools.
- UPDATED PC Cleanup
- Updated clutter detection finds unneeded files for the newest operating systems, browsers, web toolbars, and chat services.
- UPDATED Tune-up Database
- iolo's Tune-Up Database, which provides a blueprint for identifying and resolving new problems and performance issues, has been updated with new repair definitions.
- UPDATED Defragment Memory
- The Defragment Memory tool has been re-engineered to improve memory leak detection, process defragementations faster, and free more memory.
- NEW Windows 7 compatibility
- System Mechanic is now compatible with Windows 7.
- ADDED Capability to control boot-time actions
- New options give you more control over boot-time actions (the processes that run when the PC is started or restarted, before the operating system loads).
- UPDATED Repair registry tool
- The Repair Registry Problems tool has additional tests, to detect and repair even more problems with the registry.
- ADDED More Internet Security options
- New options give you more control over System Mechanic's monitoring of antivirus and firewall software.
- NEW Recycle Bin Incinerator
- The Recycle Bin Incinerator permanently and securely deletes all the contents of the Recycle Bin.
New in System Mechanic 8.0 (Jun 26, 2008)
- ActiveCare� 2.0 keeps your PC running like new � Now smarter, leaner and fully configurable
- New ActiveCare 2.0 just got leaner, smarter, and even better at keeping your PC humming along at full speed. And it does this silently in the background, only working when your PC is on but not in use.
- ActiveCare 2.0 has new options to give you full control over how and when it runs, and ActiveCare's idle-time processing has been refined to detect battery power, CPU activity, and more, so that it truly does operate without ever interfering.
- Defragment and Compact Registry tool � Registry optimization with graphical feedback
- Our next�generation Defragment and Compact Registry tool now performs a comprehensive analysis of your registry, detects performance�draining bloat, and displays wasted space with instructive, color�coded graphics.
- It then removes the bloat and defragments your registry at the next system startup.
New in System Mechanic 7.0e (Jan 26, 2007)
- New version 7: Many new features and improvements
New in System Mechanic 6.0u (Sep 16, 2006)
- New version 6 Many new tools, features, and improvements.