Over time, your PC's performance begins to slow as the Windows registry goes awry, your hard drive fragments, and applications leave behind junk—even after they're uninstalled. Anvisoft's Cloud System Booster remedies those problems by fixing invalid registry entries, freeing up hard drive space, and optimizing computer performance. This tune-up utility will improve your PC's performance, but it isn't quite as potent as AVG TuneUp or Iolo System Mechanic, our Editors' Choices.
Pricing and Compatibility
Cloud System Booster, which is compatible with machines running versions of Windows dating back to XP Service Pack 2, has five pricing tiers. The lowest-priced tier ($32.98 per year) covers one PC, while the highest-priced tier ($82.98 per year) covers 10 PCs. If you live in a multi-computer household, it can be on the pricey side.
That said, Cloud System Booster is not as expensive as Kromtech PCKeeper Live, a tune-up utility that offers Microsoft-certified human assistance. PCKeeper Live, which is compatible with the Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista operating systems, has a six-month option (billed at $59.94 every half year), one-year plan (billed at $95.88 annually), and two-year option (billed every 24 months at $119). These prices are for one license, so the cost quickly stacks up if you need to tune up multiple PCs.
AVG TuneUp ($34.99 For 1st Year - 50% Off Until Jan. 3rd at AVG) and Iolo System Mechanic, on the other hand, offer unlimited licenses at reasonable prices. Those tune-up utilities should be on your radar if you own many PCs suffering from sluggish performance.
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Please note that, while it's handy that Cloud System Booster has such impressive backward compatibility, no one should have a PC running Windows XP in this day and age. In fact, Ashampoo WinOptimizer and a few other tune-up utilities don't support the ancient operating system. That said, if you must use XP, it's good to know that you can keep your PC in tip-top shape.
Cleaning and Repair
Should you pull the trigger on a license purchase, you'll find Cloud System Booster incredibly easy to use. After you fire up the program, you're prompted to run a system scan that digs up Registry and defragmentation problems, as well as other issues. Then it's time to explore the tune-up utility's many features.
This utility has a panel-driven interface that makes it a breeze to quickly access the application's numerous performance-enhancing features. These include Registry Cleaner (which removes outdated or orphaned registry information), Disk Cleaner (a program that deletes junk files and temporary files and minimizes your online footprint), Optimizer (a tool that tweaks startup and network settings), PC Repair (a program that repairs file extension), and other applications. You can run those features individually, or click Quick Care for easy, one-click cleanup.
Those features are commonplace in the tune-up utility space, but Cloud System Booster also includes a handful of extra features that help it stand out from the pack. You can customize the app's look by changing its color, font type, and font size, and you can also add a background photo. The Cloud Sync feature updates the Cloud System Booster database with your PC's information to help Anvisoft better tune its offering. There's also a very useful News Center that supplies users with tips on how to improve a PC's performance and delete hard-to-remove applications and toolbars.
Unfortunately, Cloud System Booster lacks Windows 10-specific features, though it is compatible with the OS. Cloud System Booster has nothing that corresponds, for example, to Ashampoo WinOptimizer's cool feature that lets you disable Windows 10's data collecting from within the app.
Furthermore, unlike Iolo System Mechanic ($14.99 at iolo technologies) , Cloud System Booster has no desktop widget that gives you at-a-glance system information. You must launch the full application if you want to check your PC's health status. Nor does Cloud System Booster have anything like SlimWare Utilities SlimCleaner Plus' community-based features, which help you determine the software you should or should not uninstall. That level of hand-holding may not appeal to PC veterans, but it's extremely useful for the average user.
Cloud System Booster also lacks Kromtech PCKeeper Live's Find & Fix feature, which gathers nonpersonal information about your PC and transmits the data to Kromtech's technical squad. Once the information is received, Kromtech's experts analyze the data and send you a diagnostic report.
Performance Improvements
I tested Cloud System Booster's ability to whip a PC back into shape by performing two tests—running the Geekbench system performance tool and measuring boot times—before and after running the software to compare the test bed's potency. I ran each test three times and averaged the results.
Before Cloud System Booster cleaned the test system, my 2GHz Intel Core i7 X990 Style-Note notebook with 4GB of RAM and an 80GB Intel SSD drive achieved a 5,914 Geekbench score and booted in 50.3 seconds. After using Cloud System Booster, the notebook saw improved performance: The Geekbench score rose to a category-leading 6,328 score (Iolo System Mechanic placed second with a 6,299 score), and the boot time decreased to 42.5 seconds. Though this boot time does represent an improvement, which is always appreciated, of the tune-up utilities I've tested, only Glary Utilities Pro (45.2 seconds) and Kromtech PCKeeper Live (45.9 seconds) had longer post-tuning boot times.
Benchmark numbers wouldn't mean much if they didn't translate into user-noticeable improvements—fortunately, in they do. Windows, iTunes, and Steam opened with extra pep that wasn't present when the machine was junked up. Cloud System Booster has a demonstrable positive impact on your PC's performance.
Emptying the Trash
Cloud System Booster comes close to dethroning the Editors' Choice award-winning AVG TuneUp and Iolo System Mechanic, but the license limitations and unimpressive boot time improvements keep it from claiming the crown. Still, Cloud System Booster is an effective tune-up utility that's easy to use, attractive, and comes with plenty of helpful tips.
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