Microsoft PC Manager - one-click speed boosts, full system check-ups, virus removals and more

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    First look at Microsoft's CCleaner-like PC Manager application
    By Martin Brinkmann - October 20, 2022
     
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    Chinese site. Scam & not from M$.
     
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    Microsoft testing a Windows ‘PC Manager’ system optimizer app
    By Lawrence Abrams @LawrenceAbrams - October 21, 2022
     
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    It is from Microsoft, which is indicated by the url pcmanager.microsoft.com. It's been around for a number of months, but earlier versions were only in Chinese. I just tried it and wasn't overly impressed, as it didn't find much junk to clean, so uninstalled it.
     
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    Microsoft's PC Manager is currently in beta and is offered at the pcmanager.microsoft.com subdomain. As the page is written in Chinese, Microsoft is likely testing the PC manager beta in China first.
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    BleepingComputer has reached out to Microsoft to learn more about this new application and will update the article when we receive a response.
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ng-a-windows-pc-manager-system-optimizer-app/
     
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    Ok I'm wrong. Sorry.
     
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    LOL, at least you are pretty alert. But it's hosted on microsoft.com so the chance that this would have been a scam is minimal. It's supposed to be an alternative to CCleaner, will check it out once it's officially launched.
     
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    Ran it under Sandboxie while in Shadow Mode just to have a look.
    Auto Update and Auto start at boot pre-ticked (can be unticked)
    Defender Periodic scanning turning on.
    When choosing to run a threat scan it runs Defender not your 3rd party AV.
    Lovely little spelling mistake, threats (issues) are called treats :)

    Will reboot now and it was all just a dream. Shame really I've always noticed that when under Sandboxie in Shadow Defender all browsers etc are blisteringly fast.
    Screenshot 2022-10-23 090615.jpg
     
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    Got a copy - won't run on my legit win 11.
     
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    Had the same problem and that is solved by Downloading the offline installer from here:
    https://pcmanager.microsoft.com/HistoryVersions
    Found that solution from the German link of @Brummelchen :
    https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2022/10/21/microsoft-pc-manager-als-app-gesichtet#comments
    But I wouldn't recommend this app in this beta version, it is not completely stable or error free.
     
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    Thanks, that works. Tried it for a while, not impressed. Also be careful when installing. On my system it tried to install an older version of a dll, which was intercepted by Windows and denied...
     
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    Tried latest from the Chinese site above. Still no go. I'll skip it for now.
     
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    I had no problems installing it on Windows 11 with the regular online installer. It enabled periodic scanning in Microsoft Defender, which I disabled.
     
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    I tried to install it under Sandboxie but the installation was stuck at 80% and OSArmor also blocked some powershell script from running, this PC Manager tool is probably garbage.
     
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    Why is this stuff hosted in China? And I'm pretty sure it sucks but has anyone tried it?
     
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    In China all in one tools are very popular. Chinese antiviruses typically includes extras like junk cleaners. I tried it when the first Chinese beta version was released and again when the English language version was released and didn't think much of it.
     
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    The MS cleaning tool has just been updated to v1.2.7.2 Public Beta. This tool does look interesting, but I haven't tried it yet, still watching from the sidelines.:isay:
     
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