However, Wise’s range of freeware has certainly improved since those early days and they have also cleaned up their act– no more bundled potentially unwanted extras. I admit that I haven’t been overly complimentary toward Wise software in the past, especially when they were bundling the awful ”Ask toolbar”. Anyway, I’ve been using Wise Disk Cleaner (portable) as my default drive cleaner for quite some time now, on my own machines and on clients’ machines, and have found it to be extremely safe and effective. I had heard that CCleaner had moved into the dark side since being acquired by Avast but this was the first time I’d witnessed proof of that firsthand. Personally, I haven’t used CCleaner for years and when I downloaded the free portable version for comparison purposes while compiling this article, the very first thing that happened, on the initial run, was a popup advertising the commercial edition… disappointing: That still holds true today and I guess CCleaner’s reputation for safety is what keeps people using it. However, I proved through a series of articles back in 2012 that just about any other free drive cleaner does a better job than CCleaner.

IT administrators can now proactively solve issues before users upgrade their systems and fail.For many years CCleaner has been the ubiquitous free drive cleaner, trusted and used by millions of people worldwide. Run a scan and receive a report of the hardware that is compatible and those that aren’t. Use WiseCleaner Checkit and make sure your system is ready to upgrade to Windows 11. If not, run WinPass 11, which will apply the necessary fixes and workarounds to enable you to upgrade, even if your system doesn’t meet the requirements. First, use Checkit to see if your PC will be able to run Windows 11. You can use WinPass 11 as a companion to Checkit. The main reason why most computers fail is that they don’t have secure boot and TPMP 2.0.

But it will also tell you exactly where your hardware falls short so that you can fix it or find a workaround. Whereas Checkit will scan your CPU, memory, UEFI, storage, secure boot, TPM 2.0 and more, and tell you if your system meets the basic requirements. The advantage is that it’s free, but it may carry security risks since any developer can contribute to the code. Many open-source projects can also check if your PC meets the upgrade requirements.

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