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A 5 star featured, and critically acclaimed winner of CNET and PC Mag editors choice awards (including Software of the Year in 2011), SlimWare Utilities is a fast rising figure in the computing world. SlimWare Utilities develops software for maintaining and optimizing Windows PC's. SlimWare Utilities applications are cloud-based programs powered by a growing, international community of PC users. SlimWare Utilities is able to provide the world with the best computing experience possible through the use of seamless and easy-to-use optimization utilities that are powered by the community and operate in the cloud.

The feedback provided by the vast community of PC users enables SlimWare Utilities to deliver real-time analysis of the programs that are installed on your computer with unparalled accuracy. Using SlimWare Utilities cloud-based applications, you can connect your computer to an online database that instantly provides you with the best recommendations for automatically cleaning and updating your Windows personal computer. SlimWare Utilities offers many of these services freely to the computing community with their flagship applications: SlimComputer, SlimCleaner and SlimDrivers. Premium service is offered with subscription applications: FixCleaner and DriverUpdate.

SlimComputer

New computers are expected to be fast and slim, but often come bloated with unwanted software and nagging product offers that appear every time you start your computer, hindering the true capabilities of your PC. SlimComputer is designed to slim down your new computer's hard drive and enhance it's performance by eliminating unnecessary processes that start up with your computer. SlimComputer connects to the cloud to access community-sourced data utilized to recommend the best optimizations for your new computer. Adding SlimComputer to your new PC trims the fat from your computer and delivers the experience that you would expect from a brand new computer. Download SlimComputer

SlimCleaner

As computer applications shift into the browser with the evolution of cloud technology, so does the user data that accompanies your personalized computing experience. As the programs that provide that experience become more complex and the amount of data that is processed grows, our computers burgeon with temporary data files and other junk files that clutter a computer's hard disk and impede system performance. SlimCleaner is designed to clean and maintain your PC by providing a gambit of cloud-based utilities that transform average users into technical power users. SlimCleaner provides tools for cleaning junk files, erasing web cookies that contain your personal data, uninstalling unwanted programs, configuring your web browser, optimizing the Windows registry, and eliminating unnecessary start-up processes all in a single, simple, easy-to-use interface. Guided by community feedback and support, users can make more conscious decisions when optimizing their computer using SlimCleaner. Adding SlimCleaner to your PC enhances your everyday computing experience by improving system speed and performance. Download SlimCleaner

FixCleaner

Over time, your computer can begin to show signs of poor system performance. Junk files are accumulated from normal PC operations, and fragmentation of your hard drive begins to take it's toll. These along with other issues can seriously degrade the speed and operability of your computer. FixCleaner is designed to solve common issues, clean the Windows registry and clean up the junk on the PC hard drive. FixCleaner also makes it easy to keep your computer up-to-date with Microsoft and other popular software like Adobe. Adding FixCleaner to your computer makes it easy to optimize and streamline your PC experience for maximum performance, and with live, professional support from technical experts that understand your needs. You can download a 30-day free trial of FixCleaner with full functionality here. If you're looking for a completely free solution, try downloading SlimCleaner here.

SlimDrivers

The hardware devices that comprise your computer operate using software known as drivers. Drivers are updated systematically as improvements to device performance can be made by updating the driver software. SlimDrivers makes it easy to update your PC's hardware device drivers by scanning your computer for out-of-date drivers and offering you the most accurate and up-to-date drivers available for your hardware devices. SlimDrivers will quickly scan your computer and connect to SlimWare Utilities' cloud database of drivers for the most up-to-date version of the device's driver. Using SlimDrivers free driver updating service, you can manually download and install your computer's much needed drivers for free. Adding SlimDrivers to your PC will keep your computer up-to-date and performing at it's maximum potential. Download SlimDrivers

DriverUpdate

Hardware devices perform best with the most current drivers. Keeping your hardware devices up-to-date is important in order to guarantee yourself that you are getting every bit of performance out of your PC's hardware. DriverUpdate enables you to seamlessly keep your computer up-to-date with automated driver updates. DriverUpdate quickly scans your computer for out-of-date drivers and automatically downloads all of the updates you need with a single click. Installing drivers is easy with DriverUpdate and you can maintain your Windows operating system by downloading Windows Updates with DriverUpdate too. DriverUpdate guarantees that you will always have the most up-to-date drivers, and your computing experience is backed by live support from technical experts 24/7. DriverUpdate costs around $30 a year, but you can update your drivers manually with SlimDrivers for free. Download DriverUpdate