AVG Performance User Manual Document revision 2014.06 (29.7.2015) Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1 Contents 1. In.t.r..o.d..u..c..t.i.o.n.......................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Hardware. .r.e..q.u..i.r.e.m..e..n..t.s........................................................................................ 5 1.2 Software. .r.e.q..u..ir.e..m..e..n.t.s......................................................................................... 5 2. AV..G.. .Z..e..n............................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Zen Insta..ll.a.t..io..n. .P..r.o..c.e..s.s....................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 We.l.c.o..m...e. .D..i.a.l.o.g.......................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 De.s.t.i.n.a..t.i.o.n.. .F..o.l.d.e..r...................................................................................... 7 2.2 Zen User. .I.n.t.e..r.f.a..c.e.............................................................................................. 9 2.2.1 Ca.t.e.g..o..r.y. .t..il.e.s............................................................................................ 9 2.2.2 De.v.i.c.e..s. .r..ib..b.o..n........................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Me.s.s..a.g..e..s. .b..u.t.t..o.n........................................................................................ 9 2.2.4 Sta..t.u.s.. .b.u..t.t.o..n............................................................................................ 9 2.2.5 Ref.r..e.s..h. .b..u.t..t.o.n........................................................................................... 9 2.2.6 Set..t.in..g..s. .b..u.t.t..o.n.......................................................................................... 9 2.3 Step-by.-..s.t.e..p. .g..u..id..e.s.......................................................................................... 17 2.3.1 H.o.w.. .t..o. .a..c.c..e..p.t. .i.n..v.i.t.a..t.io..n..s.?......................................................................... 17 2.3.2 H.o.w.. .t..o. .a..d.d.. .d..e.v..ic..e..s. .t.o.. .y.o..u..r. .n.e..t.w..o..r.k..?.......................................................... 17 2.3.3 H.o.w.. .t..o. .c..h.a..n..g.e.. .d.e..v..ic..e. .n..a..m..e.. .o.r.. .t.y.p..e..?.......................................................... 17 2.3.4 H.o.w.. .t..o. .c..o.n..n..e.c..t. .t.o.. .e.x..is..t.i.n.g.. .Z..e.n.. .n.e..t.w..o..r.k..?..................................................... 17 2.3.5 H.o.w.. .t..o. .c..r.e..a.t.e.. .a.. .n.e..w.. .Z..e.n.. .n..e.t.w...o.r.k..?............................................................. 17 2.3.6 H.o.w.. .t..o. .i.n.s..t.a..ll. .A.V..G.. .p..r.o.d..u..c.t.s..?...................................................................... 17 2.3.7 H.o.w.. .t..o. .l.e.a..v..e. .a.. .n.e..t.w..o..r.k..?........................................................................... 17 2.3.8 H.o.w.. .t..o. .r.e..m...o.v..e. .d..e..v.i.c.e..s. .f.r..o.m... .y.o..u..r. .n.e..t.w..o..r.k..?................................................. 17 2.3.9 H.o.w.. .t..o. .v..ie..w.. .a..n.d../.o..r. .m...a.n..a.g..e.. .A.V..G.. .p.r..o.d..u.c..t.s..?.................................................. 17 2.4 FAQ and.. .S.u..p..p.o..r.t.............................................................................................. 29 3. A..V..G.. .P..C.. T..u..n..e.U..p.................................................................................................... 31 3.1 The Sta.r.t. .C..e..n.t.e..r.............................................................................................. 32 3.2 PC Mode..s........................................................................................................ 34 3.2.1 Ec..o..n.o..m..y.. .M..o..d.e......................................................................................... 34 3.2.2 St..a.n..d.a..r.d.. .M..o..d.e......................................................................................... 34 3.2.3 T.u.r.b..o.. .M..o.d..e............................................................................................. 34 3.3 Flight M.o.d..e...................................................................................................... 41 3.4 Optimiza..t.io..n.. .P.o..t.e..n.t.i.a..l....................................................................................... 42 3.5 Menu Ba..r........................................................................................................ 44 3.6 Dashboa..r.d....................................................................................................... 44 2 3.6.1 M.a..in..t.a..in..in..g.. .S.y..s.t.e..m.................................................................................... 44 3.6.2 In.c..r.e..a.s..in..g.. .P.e..r.f.o.r..m..a..n.c..e............................................................................. 44 3.6.3 Fi.x.i.n..g. .P..r.o.b..l.e.m...s........................................................................................ 44 3.6.4 Sy..s.t..e.m... .P.r.o..t.e..c.t..io..n.................................................................................... 44 3.7 Optimize.......................................................................................................... 52 3.7.1 Re..d..u.c..in..g.. .S.y..s.t.e..m... .L.o..a.d............................................................................... 52 3.7.2 O.p.t..im...iz..in..g.. .r.e.g..i.s.t.r.y.. .a..n.d.. .p.e..r.f.o..r.m...a.n..c.e............................................................ 52 3.8 Clean Up.......................................................................................................... 75 3.8.1 C.le..a.n..i.n.g.. .u.p.. .W..i.n..d.o..w..s. .a..n..d. .p..r.o..g.r.a..m...s............................................................. 75 3.8.2 C.le..a.n..i.n.g.. .u.p.. .b..r.o.w...s.e..r................................................................................. 75 3.8.3 Re..m...o.v..in..g.. .B.r.o..k.e..n.. .S.h..o.r..t.c.u..t.s........................................................................ 75 3.8.4 D.is..a.b..li.n..g. .W...in..d.o..w..s.. .f.u.n..c.t..io..n.s........................................................................ 75 3.8.5 Fi.n..d.i.n.g.. .a..n.d.. .R.e..m...o.v..in..g.. .D.u..p..li.c.a..t.e.. .F.i.l.e.s............................................................ 75 3.8.6 Fi.n..d.i.n.g.. .a..n.d.. .D..e.l.e.t..in..g. .L..a.r..g.e.. .A.m...o..u.n..t.s. .o..f. .D..a.t..a.................................................. 75 3.8.7 Se..c..u.r.e..l.y. .D..e..le..t.i.n.g.. .D..a.t.a............................................................................... 75 3.9 Fix Prob.le..m..s..................................................................................................... 89 3.9.1 Fi.x.i.n..g. .C..o..m..m...o.n.. .P.r..o.b..le..m...s........................................................................... 89 3.9.2 C.h.e..c.k..in..g.. .t.h.e.. .H..a.r..d. .D..i.s.k. .f.o..r. .E..r.r.o..r.s................................................................ 89 3.9.3 Re..s.t..o.r.i.n..g. .D..e..le..t.e..d. .F..il.e..s.............................................................................. 89 3.9.4 M.a..n.a..g.i.n..g. .R..u.n..n..in..g. .P..r.o..c.e..s.s..e.s....................................................................... 89 3.9.5 Sh..o..w..in..g.. .S.y..s.t.e..m... .I.n.f.o..r.m...a.t.i.o..n...................................................................... 89 3.10 Person.a.l.i.z.e..................................................................................................... 98 3.10.1 P..e.r..s.o..n.a..li.z.i.n..g. .O..p..t.i.o.n..s. .a..n.d.. .B..e.h..a.v..i.o.r.s............................................................ 98 3.10.2 P..e.r..s.o..n.a..li.z.i.n..g. .t.h..e.. .A.p..p.e..a..r.a.n..c..e. .o..f. .W..i.n.d..o..w..s.................................................... 98 3.11 All Fu.n.c..t.i.o.n..s................................................................................................. 130 3.11.1. .E..d.i.t.i.n.g.. .t.h..e. .R..e.g..i.s.t.r.y................................................................................ 130 3.11.2. .C..h.e..c..k.i.n.g.. .f.o.r.. .U.p..d..a.t.e..s............................................................................. 130 3.11.3. .D..is..p.l.a..y.i.n.g.. .t.h..e. .A..V..G.. .O..p.t.i.m...iz..a.t.i.o..n. .R..e.p..o..r.t..................................................... 130 3.12 Rating.. .F.u..n..c.t.i.o..n. .f.o..r. .P.r.o..g..r.a.m..s............................................................................ 137 3.13 The A.V..G.. .P..C. .T..u..n.e..U..p. .2..0..1.4.. .G..a.d..g.e..t..................................................................... 138 3.14 AVG P..C. .T..u..n.e..U..p. .2..0..1.4.. .in.. .T..a.s..k.b..a.r. .N..o..t.i.f.ic..a.t..io..n. .A..r.e..a................................................ 139 3 1. Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the AVG Performance bundle! With this bundle you can enjoy all the features of AVG PC TuneUp 2014, now enhanced with AVG Zen. AVG Zen This invaluable administration tool that can look after you as well as for your entire family. All your devices are neatly