PCKeeper Live 2.2.1638

Overview

PC Keeper is an all-in-one application which is packed with tools that optimize your computer and increase its performance, in simple words; it helps in maintaining your computer in an excellent condition. This application lets you perform scanning of your PC and based on its results offers different solutions such as cleaning all junk files on the PC, finding hidden bugs and modifying computer’s performance, and taking required security measures to protect PC from offline and online threats. PCKeeper Live has introduced a unique feature wherein users can ask for technical solutions directly from its Microsoft certified technology specialist, who in return provide the best possible solution to clean and optimize the user’s computer.

Installation

Installation of PCKeeper Live is quick and simple, although be careful about the third-party softwares that it offers. In the first step, you will be shown an option to install PCKeeper Antivirus which is optional.  After that, several offers are shown such as myPCBackup and Amazon 1Button App; you can choose to skip these offers if you feel they are irrelevant to you. PCKeeper is compatible with following OS versions: Windows Vista/ 7/ 8.

Interface

Interface of PCKeeper Live is quite decent, pleasant, and modern. The well-organized menu options and icons make it reasonably intuitive for everyone’s use. All the main menu options are nicely aligned in the left window pane with each option having a self-explanatory icon. These options are mainly divided into four main sections, namely – Human Assistance, Security, Cleaning, and Optimization. Main window for any selected menu option is shown in the middle pane and the support details (contact numbers, send message, and start live chat) are shown in the right pane.

Pros

• A single click on ‘Find & Fix’ menu option lets you perform scanning of your system, after which a report is generated showing different categories of bugs and issues found on the system; the categories being – cleaning, performance, security
• PCKeeper gives you the advantage of getting the scanned reports of your system scrutinized by their certified experts who provide the best solutions for the problem areas in the system. You can call the technical experts, send them a message or even directly talk to them via live chat
• This application acts as a savior not only when concerned to your PC’s data but the PC itself. In case your PC gets stolen, then PCKeeper’s unique ‘Anti-theft’ feature tracks down the location of your PC and as soon as it goes online, starts generating reports which are sent to you by email
• If you share your computer with someone else due to professional or personal reasons, you might want to keep some of your data private; with ‘Data Hider’ you can hide your confidential data by simply creating its account
• Shredder is also a very useful feature which helps in removing personal files that are no longer in use and need to be deleted permanently lest anyone else can recover them
• Files Recovery is another beneficial security feature with which you can recover the files that have been accidentally deleted
• Manually removing useless files from PC can be a tedious job; Disk Cleaner in this application automatically cleans your PC and removes junk files after you have selected the folders to be scanned
• Its rich tools make it easier for you to maintain your PC in a better way, for instance, with Disk Explorer you can easily explore data based on different categories in any particular hard drive; Duplicates Finder is also a great tool which finds duplicate files in any selected drive
• The built-in Uninstaller allows you to uninstall unwanted programs from your PC
• With Optimization tools you can edit context menu that applies to various segments of your PC or even choose the programs that you want to be started on system boot

Cons

• No documentation or Help File available
• The trial version restricts most of the operations (including cleaning junk files, Data hinding, shredding and more) and instead redirects to Activation window. These features should be allowed for at least few times to check out their capabilities

Alternatives

Advanced System Optimizer is a software that supports features like Smart PC care, Registry optimizers, Disk Cleaner, Windows optimizers, security & Privacy, Backup & Recovery, and much more. CCleaner for Win or Mac is also a similar software which is very efficient in cleaning and optimizing computer to improve its performance and to get rid of malware.

Conclusion

PCKeeper Live is true to the word ‘all-rounder’ as it is loaded with almost all the features required to maintain PC’s health and to ensure freedom from malicious software threats. Moreover, the simple and clean interface makes it painless for anyone to use this software. Although it is more useful only when full version is purchased but still then it is definitely worth buying, so it is highly recommended to all the users.