Without regular maintenance, your once fast PC is liable to grind to a crawl and become frustrating to use. Things might even slow down to the point that you think it's time to invest in a new computer – but this is probably not necessary. With IObit Advanced SystemCare you have everything you need to clean up, speed up and optimise your system as well as performing a whole range of important privacy and security-related tasks.

Rather than a single utility, IObit Advanced SystemCare is a toolkit made up of numerous components, and you can pick and choose which you want to use and when. Things kick off in the Care section, where you can choose between working in manual mode, or letting the software's AI system take care of things for you. If you opt for the latter, you can just click the Scan button and then sit back and wait while the program works its magic. But the manual mode is great for those who like to be in control.

In either mode you can clean up personal data left behind by your web browser and other applications, get rid of unnecessary files and shortcuts, and clean up the registry by deleting superfluous entries. You can also defragment hard drive, scan for spyware, perform an audit of the security settings you have in place, and boost the speed of your internet connection.

Moving to the Speed Up section, you will find various tools to accelerate your computer, including the Startup Optimizer to reduce start times, and Turbo Boost to help optimise the use of memory for different tasks. Real-time system monitoring feeds information back into the AI system so if you don't want to manually choose which modules of IObit Advanced SystemCare to run, the automated mode knows how you use your computer, and therefor which tweaks and changes to apply.

Elsewhere in the program you will also find a wide variety of security enhancing options for your system, as well as a very useful tool for updating the applications you have installed. Rather than having to manually check version numbers and visit endless websites to grab new software versions, IObit Advanced SystemCare can do the hard work for you, and all it takes it is a quick click to download and install the latest version of your software.

The free version of IObit Advanced SystemCare is impressive enough, but if you're looking for even more, you can upgrade to the Pro version of the program. This gives you access to numerous additional tools including spyware protection and deep scanning for infections. The Pro version also goes further with its optimisation techniques to ensure your computer really is running as quickly and as smoothly as possible. This is help by the addition of an advanced registry cleaner, as well as automatic RAM optimisation.