PC Tuning Compendium

More speed, less waiting, fewer problems. Practical tips from 30 years of Engelmann experience – for your fast, stable Windows PC.

13+ Topics explained
🛠️ 4 Professional Tools
🎮 3 Knowledge Clusters
🚀 30+ Years of Experience

A Windows PC slows down over time – that's not a myth. Autostart programs, cluttered hard drives, outdated drivers, unnecessary background services: there are many reasons, and for each, there's a solution. Here, we share what really works – without snake oil promises and without registry cleaner fairy tales.

The three knowledge areas

What is it about?

13+ topics, organized into three thematic clusters.

Speed

Make your PC faster

More speed in everyday life: shorten boot time, optimize background services, free up memory.

  • Speed up Windows
  • Optimize autostart
  • SSD performance
  • Free up RAM
  • Remove junk data
To the Speed Cluster
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Gaming

Gaming Performance

More FPS, less lag, smoother graphics. Practical tips for gamers who want to get the most out of their hardware.

  • Improve FPS
  • Activate Gaming Mode
  • Drivers for Gaming
  • Find hardware bottlenecks
To Gaming & Performance
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Problems

Repair Windows

When your PC acts up: bluescreens, driver problems, unclear error messages – tackle them systematically instead of searching blindly.

  • Fix bluescreens
  • Resolve driver problems
  • Repair Windows
  • Keep registry clean
To Windows Problems
Alphabetical Index

All topics at a glance

The most important terms sorted alphabetically by cluster.

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🛠️ Four tools for your fast, stable PC

AVG TuneUp optimizes the overall system. AVG Driver Updater keeps drivers up to date. SSD Fresh gets the most out of your SSD. CCleaner cleans up.