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I avoid these 5 PC optimization tools that just don’t help

I avoid these 5 PC optimization tools that just don’t help

Update: 2025-12-06
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It's a lot easier to take care of a PC than it used to be. I'm old enough to remember DOS, and often, just getting PC games to run was a battle -- if it wasn't a problem with the IRQ settings on a sound card, it was having to load something like EMM386 just to have enough memory. Things are much, much easier today, and I'm here for it.

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I avoid these 5 PC optimization tools that just don’t help

I avoid these 5 PC optimization tools that just don’t help

Roger Fingas