Review of Microsoft PC Manager, a Program Like CCleaner
Bayar Hutang - Review of Microsoft PC Manager, a Program Like CCleaner
It was believed a few days ago that Microsoft tested the Microsoft PC Manager program, which performs comparable tasks to those of CCleaner, including clearing temporary files, cache, and system logs.
Why don't we give it a try instead of just being curious—and many readers seem to be the same way—about how this program works.
You can download the Microsoft PC Manager program using the link below if you want to give it a shot.
Installation
This application is not particularly large—it is only 5 Mb in size—but it should be emphasized that since it is still in the public beta, it might still be imperfect and contain bugs.
After agreeing to the end user license and privacy agreements, which we typically never read, we can click install to begin the installation itself. There are no advanced installation options or other options available during this installation.
And once the relatively brief loading is finished, we can launch the Microsoft PC Manager program right away.
Upon opening, we will see the main page with a number of cleanup and performance-boosting features.
Let's start by looking at the health check feature. This feature offers a number of settings and adjustments, from items to clean up to startup apps to disable.
We are asked to choose Microsoft Edge as the default browser because of certain potential problems.
Many people who tested this program grumbled about this option because it appeared that Microsoft was indirectly pressuring them to use their browsers. Fortunately, you have the option to skip and skip unnecessary checks.
There are also a number of other features in the Storage Manager option, beginning with deep cleanup, which is very helpful if you want to delete a number of files that you might not need, like edge cache and others.
Storage Manager
Deep Cleanup
Then there is Manage Large Files for those of you who want to organize and delete large files.
However, compared to the Task Manager, this Process Management feature is still less potent and can only close the application that the user is currently using. It also does not display all of the apps and services from Windows 11 and can only close the application that the user is currently using.
The next feature is Startup Apps, which allows us to quickly control which programs will run at startup. This feature is identical to that found in the Task Manager but has a more user-friendly interface.
Security Page
Now on this page, we can scan for threats on our device, starting from startup apps, background services, and others.
Security Page
Scanning
The Browser Protections feature is the next. At first, quite a few users are duped by this feature because it suggests that users will be compelled to use Microsoft Edge, even though this is not the case at all. Instead, there are only options to block malicious apps and to change the default browser.
Okay, now that the two main menus have been covered, how about the settings for this application? When we open it, the only settings available are for auto startup programs and auto update settings.
Qualities to Like and Don't Like
This application has a lot of features I like, including deep cleaning, startup management, process management, and even managing big files.
With all of these features, we can manage performance even better, but RAM usage and temporary files in Windows can be removed with just a single click.
However, there is one aspect of the health check section that is objectionable. If we use a default browser other than Microsoft Edge, it is even flagged as a potential problem, and we are then given the choice to switch to Microsoft Edge.
Though it should be noted that this application uses about 100 Mb of RAM, so for those of you who are still using limited RAM, this may be very important for you to pay attention to. If we set aside the contentious features, however, Microsoft PC Manager is very good for us to use because it is actually quite useful for enhancing the performance of our devices.
So ideally this program will soon be available to the general public and won't longer be in beta. Likewise, maybe the problem with Microsoft Edge not being the default browser won't come up again.