Utility software
Using a PC regularly also means maintaining it. Utility software is a small software application designed to help manage and fine tune hardware, operating systems or applications software by performing a single task or a small range of tasks. Most utility software is already incorporated into most main operating systems. Microsoft provides various system tools, such as Disk Cleaner, Disk Checker, and Disk Defragmenter, that can be run on the multiple computers simultaneously. Examples of utility tools include:
Check Disk is a command-line tool that can be found in all Microsoft operating systems. Its main use is to check for problems and errors related to bad sectors, cross-linked files and directory errors. If any problems are present it will try and repair the problematic disk errors, so therefore it is important to setup regular scheduled disk checkups to ensure good system maintenance.
It is common for system crashes, freezes, power glitches and incorrectly turning a computer off to cause problems. If the Check Disk tool doesn’t examine the physical structure of a disk to make sure that all is running accordingly, a variety of problems could arise and could put the operating system under threat by becoming unbootable and making all stored data inaccessible..
Disk Cleanup
The Disk Cleanup utility helps in determining the unused files in the disk and deletes them to significantly increase the free space. The Disk Cleanup tool searches your disk for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files. You can use Disk Cleanup to remove temporary Internet files, downloaded program files, temporary files, optional Windows components and installed programs no longer being used.
In addition to freeing up a considerable amount of hard drive space, using Disk Cleanup on a regular basis can significantly improve system performance. It will help you declutter the computer’s hard drive and allow for a faster and reliable PC.
Backup and restore Wizard
The Backup utility is a general-purpose utility for backing up and restoring files. It allows you to back up both your data and the Windows OS to disk or cd. Backups can be scheduled or run manually and helps protect data if the hard disk stops working or files are accidentally erased. Creating backups of your data and files is a very important way of staying on top of disaster and missing data.
Using backup means that a copy of all the data on the hard disk can be created, and then documented on another storage device, such as a hard disk or a cd.
Various Other system Tools:
· Command Line
· Computer Management
· Create a shared folder
· Device Manager
· Disk Defragmenter
· Disk Management
· Local Security Settings
· Memory Usage
· Performance
· System Configuration Utility
· User Accounts
