Baidu PC Faster

Baidu PC Faster is a set of tools that you can use to optimize Windows.

Baidu PC Faster provides an impressive suite of tools that you can use to clean and optimize Windows. This is a free program, and the set of tools it provides compares quite favorably with similar programs that are not free. The application has an inviting, well-organized user interface that makes the program simple to use, but there’s no one-click feature that many programs like this do offer.

This program does a lot of different things. It can test your Internet connection and optimize it and has a built-in hotspot app. It also provides browser protection, a Facebook repair utility, and even its own built-in web browser. There’s even a disk defragmenter and a file shredder.

Win Update is a feature that will scan your computer for vulnerabilities and recommend patches and fixes. SpeedUp is a component that identifies Windows settings that it can tweak to achieve faster, smoother performance. There’s a system for cleaning unused, unneeded files as well as notifying of your installed programs that have gone unused. Baidu PC Faster features a malware scanner as well.

Baidu PC Faster is a solid program that offers a lot for a little. It’s not perfect, however. As with all Windows “cleaning” tools, users should take care not to delete a file or make a change without a restore point created. Also, the scanning engine can be quite the memory hog, which can cause performance issues when running depending on how much memory your system has. Finally, the malware detector relies on cloud-based processing and definitions, which means that it can’t run without an active Internet connection.

Pros

• Free to use without limitations
• Extensive set of tools for Windows optimization

Cons

• Scanning engine is a memory hog
• Registry cleaner is unreliable