iolo - System Mechanic, Fix & Speed Up Your PC Automatically With Award Winning Software Solution

I used this product on my main pc. while using it i found some things that i like and a few i didnt like:

They sent me an email informing me that I would soon be renewed at a high price ( $56). I was used to paying about $25. I went looking online for a better price and found it at $27. I downloaded the software and activated it several days before the auto-renew date. I also stopped the auto-renew on their site which took me an hour to do. Thought I was good for another year at a good price. Then I looked at my credit card statement and saw that they charged me TWICE for the same software, once for $27 and again for $56. I went to their site and chatted with a rep about the problem and thinking that I would get a credit for the $56. No such luck. They refused to admit their obvious mistake. DO NOT choose auto-renewal when you buy from this company. It is very difficult to cancel it later and then they ignore it. I have been a loyal customer of theirs for over ten years. I expected better treatment.

Iolo will lure you into believing you have purchased a computer maintenance package that you can use for a one year term when it actually will begin billing your credit card monthly. I totally did not expect this! It also opens your computer and email up to a barrage of offers for additional services not included in the original package. Im very very disappointed in the ethics of this company and will never associate with them again.

I have purchased the last 2 years from Target stores. These are supposed to be unlimited devices for a year. I have 8 computers and 3 laptops. So after my adding this to my 8 computers. I tried to download this unto my 3 laptops but could not. The CD said that my key was no longer valid and I needed to purchase a new one. I tried many times contacting a customer service address provided. But I never got thru, all I got was a link to F.A.Q. and that was it! So I will never use this software ever again and think it will be for unlimited devices! It works ok for the 8 computers I have. But as long as there are no problems and glitches it is at best ok to use. $40 wasted and I want to let others know also.

This software should be classified as scare ware; I used to work for their premium partner and and they do things I thought could get me in legal trouble- when you call in for support because a mystery update has disabled your computer they will try to pass you to a Premium Support Partner who will swear it is viruses causing the problem when the program itself is the problem. It changes registry permissions such that only the Premium Support Partners will know how to fix it. You figure out the rest. And it is only randomly selected customers that get the mystery update.

It works well, but only made minor improvements in my PCs performance. But I have Windows 8 and theres not much you can do to fix that.

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it is like a watch dog, protecting every aspect of my computer! completely protects my pcs. i have already recommended it to several friends and family members

I started out with System Mechanic 10 (downloaded directly from IOLO) and they gave a free upgrade to v11, now on 11.5. I have been using it for about 5 months now. Used successfully on machines running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. I have ZERO complaints. Key issue to be aware of is if you wish to run a separate anti-virus program (I prefer Norton Internet Security), do not install System Mechanic Professional or Premium because it wants to run its own anti-virus feature and will fight with your other one. With that consideration, System Mechanic (Basic) 11.5 has performed flawlessly and resulted in noticeable speedup. Cleans out clutter, fixes broken shortcuts, allows you to easily identify and choose what programs load when Windows starts (left neglected, the garbage really adds up, robbing your system resources and causing other problems), keeps Windows Registry cleaned up (necessary after installing/uninstalling programs), fixes drive errors, basically everything in the way of system maintenance is under the hood of System Mechanic. I also used it to remove a very stubborn WebRoot Spy Sweeper from a laptop I inherited; it would not turn off, would not uninstall by any typical means (run uninstall ineffective, Windows Control Panel program removal ineffective) but System Mechanic did the job and cleaned up the Windows Registry afterward, too. This saved me a big fee from on-line tech support.