Webroot System Analyzer is a free system scanner which you can use in order to scan your computer and search for security threats, problematic configurations, junk file pile up, possible hardware failure and a lot of other problems which could be causing your computer performance to drop. Windows operating systems are known to slow down with time, and doing quick performance scans like the ones offered by Webroot System Analyzer is key in keeping your system running properly.
Great thing about Webroot is that it’s very small, installation file is less than a megabyte in size and in order to download it, you’re gonna have to register with the Webroot website. A disadvantage of the System Analyzer would be that after it finishes scanning and after it locates errors, it will not be able to fix the problems which it found, it’s just a scanner, which will only advise you on things that could be causing system problems. Webroot System Analyzer will check to see if:
- Your system security settings are properly configured
- If there are any updates available
- Check if there are unnecessary files present which could slow down the PC
- Check system crash logs for any signs of hardware failure
- Advise on system resources and possible hardware upgrades
Webroot System Analyzer doesn’t require installation, it will run right away and you can run it, and to start using it you just need to click on the Begin button and wait for the results.
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Free system scanner and analyzer – Webroot System Analyzer
When scan is completed you will be presented with a simple and easy to read report of all the things that are wrong with your system, with an option to switch to expanded report where more information is showed to you.
Notice the button at the bottom, the View Full Report option, after clicking on it you’ll be presented with a text document. The results which are shown in the document at the top are more than to get some basic info of everything that’s wrong with your system.
On the image above for example we are warned that system updates are disabled, which is a very dangerous thing to have disabled. Not keeping your system updated will make it vulnerable to malware attacks, which not a good thing.
Temporary and other junk files are also checked and we’re warned that they are present on the system. These could cause you to lose disk space, especially if they are not deleted on a regular basis.
Webroot System Analyzer is gonna check if there are any crash logs present, and if there are, it will warn you that it’s possible that a certain hardware part is failing.
Conclusion
Scanning your computer with Webroot System Analyzer will show you quickly if there are any problems present on your computer. You know if performance of you PC is dropping and what exactly is causing it to drop. There’s no installation hassles and your system will not be affected with any kind of additional garbage that new installations usually cause.
