

However, the app only provides a unified interface into functionality already available in the Windows operating system.įor example, it can help locate large files that take up a lot of storage space on your device. It can perform some spring cleaning among cache files. Microsoft’s new PC Manager software does far less than its competitors. The goal is to over-sell and scare people into signing up for ongoing “cleaning” services. Most of the “problems” they pretend to “correct” either have no impact whatsoever or negatively impact the stability of your computer and software. The detected problems are often parts of your operating system and software behaving as intended.

Many cleaner apps over-promise and inflate the number of “problems” they detect. The PC (and Mac) cleaner software market is full of scams. However, Microsoft’s new app looks out for the company’s interests before its customers’. Microsoft is testing a new app to compete with the many dubious “PC cleaner” software available on the market (like CCleaner and CleanMyMac).
