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CCleaner is not an Anti-Virus. It does not run in the background (at least the free version) and will not slow your PC. It helps users locate and remove temporary/cache files buried in the OS to free up disk space. It is very useful - even for pros. Defender will not do this.
Doesn't Windows 10 basically do this itself?
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> it led me to discover Linux As someone who is the same boat but hasn't discovered Linux yet, how hard would you say it would be to install a version of Linux that support 3 monitors (using an onboard ATI card and a PCIe card)? Last time I tried installing it this is the part I gave up at. Also as a person always been aware of Window I find the graphics in Ubuntu lacking some finesse, i.e. the scrollbars, window pan…
ElementaryOS [0] prides itself in it's UI. Granted, this is very much a matter of taste, but if you're into the whole Mac look-and-feel, you might like it. But frankly I find the Gnome-Shell desktop to be beautiful. Maybe try Ubuntu-Gnome? [1] [0] https://elementary.io/ [1] https://ubuntugnome.org/
That being said, the majority of UI animations in Linux are like that, so meh.
As a kid, the only OS I was aware of was Windows. Once, my computer was infected to the point where it was almost unusable. A more experienced friend suggested a non-free antivirus and the CCleaner. After a lot of effort, I could get my machine back to working, but it became so slow that it led me to discover Linux. Now, on a Windows 10 machine, I’ve nothing but Defender, and since the aforementioned experience I’ve…
Feels like you've vaccinated you brain and developed antibodies of security-conscious computer usage patterns.
Fortunately I don't think I've updated the program in 2-3 years, so it probably doesn't have any malware in it, but still, rather scary to think that was used to be a daily program for me is now infected.
Which reminds me, I probably need to call my dad and anyone else I installed that for...
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Give Ubuntu desktop a try. The installer allows you to run the OS live without installation. You can use this to see if Ubuntu is something you may be interested in.
My experience with Ubuntu (xubuntu 16.04.x) is that you really need a modern Nvidia card to get high/native resolution. Especially for someone who wants to run 3 monitors.
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I rescued my neighbor's Mac from an adware invasion using Malwarebytes so I I would argue that not all these tools are created equal.
Malwarebytes is great. However, what if it was their installer that was attacked in such fashion? Trusting old memories of what's good or not can be dangerous. I remember getting caught out once by CoreTemp which suddenly packed a load of dung in its default installer. :(
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My experience with Ubuntu (xubuntu 16.04.x) is that you really need a modern Nvidia card to get high/native resolution. Especially for someone who wants to run 3 monitors.
Don't you need an at-least-mediocre GPU to get high resolution on 3 monitors on any OS? I wouldn't connect 3 high resolution monitors to a Windows or Mac machine with no GPU.
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Why doesn't MS Windows do the maintenance - CCleaner does things like clean up ancient cache files, remove Windows update files, remove registry entries for software that's no longer installed. That sort of maintenance seems like it's the result of poor design in an OS that has the hood welded shut. I actually used ccleaner on Win 10 recently, an MS update had associated loads of files with TWINUI which wasn't instal…
The OS does it by itself. It even includes an application so you can do it yourself if you want which is called "Disk Cleanup".