Why is GOTD not responding to the questions regarding trojans or malware??? I fix computers and cannot benchmark something I cannot install or know if safe? Turning off antivirus is not an acceptable answer. Thank you GOTD team.

It appears many lost the opportunity to download and use for the same reasons, why no response or corrections.

thanks~~

thks

My download gets to 5.3MB and then ends. I have tried this about 15 times and I am running out of time. Can you PLEASE send me a direct link so I can get this downloaded. I have a slow connection.

Finally got a download link, using an entirely different email address, instead of my ISP's. WinUtilities downloaded, installed and registered quickly and easily. (AV's disabled). First run using Privacy Module very successful. Reminds me quite a bit of Glary Utilities. Glad to have this program updated. Installed over a very old GOTD version. Worked well for me in the past, and now. Win 7-64.
Thanks GOTD & YL Computing.

Get the program via "Email Link" doesn't work, and hasn't worked for about 3 or 4 days! All my other expected emails come through fine. Whats going on GOTD??

Tried several times all day to get email link for the download. Never ever received the email download link

Downloaded file but when I tried to install it I got a message that Giveaway was over. Your website shows it s still available for 2 hours.

I wonder if YL Software OR GAOTD are going to make any comment (in TIME!) on WHY exactly the programme will not install in so many, many cases? (Assuming that those who write on this forum are just a small percentage of the total readership.)

Why have they not at least "officially repeated" the helpful comment by KenSki (#24) -- which WORKS -- for heaven's sake??

Is everyone "asleep at the wheel"???

Unusual, I get a popup Give Away of the day box saying program failed to launch when I run setup. Have white listed setup.exe long ago, so not sure why I'm seeing this. My currently installed Pro Ver 13 seems to still be okay. I also wonder why there are at least three different names for this company.

NOT installing on win8.1 64.

All it does is takes me to :

https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/winutilities-pro-13-2/?activate

Too bad.!

This is the second program in a week from GOTD that I've been unable to uninstall due to a "Corrupted Files" error.

Installed perfect on win 10, Registered with no problems/ This a good software as I have used it before. Many thanks to the developors and gotd
for this free software.
Wm

Crashed and wouldn't install on Windows Vista 64 bit.

It died when it tried to connect to GAOTD.

C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Local\Temp\WER18E2.tmp.version.txt
C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Local\Temp\WER2B89.tmp.appcompat.txt
C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Local\Temp\WER2B8A.tmp.mdmp

Windows NT Version 6.0 Build: 6002 Service Pack 2
Product (0x3): Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Edition: HomePremium
BuildString: 6002.19700.amd64fre.vistasp2_gdr.161007-0600
Flavor: Multiprocessor Free
Architecture: X64
LCID: 1033


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

Downloaded from email link and installed on three Win32 computers (Win7, Win8.1 and Win10) with no problems.

This is one of the better "clean up" utilities, it does what it claims to do with no fuss, yet it is not too "drastic" and it won't break your computer.

I tentatively suspect that peoples who have problems downloading and installing have other problems with their system that they may be unaware of.

Not the best but one of my must-haves and recommendeds

In the developer's Blog, there are entries with very short descriptions of what is new in a release, however the Blog can be interspersed with other entries. There are no Blog entries for WinUtilities version 13.22 and 13.23, so the Blog cannot be counted on as a Changelog reference.

An informative Changelog page can make the difference in a purchase decision or a referral. Without a detailed Changelog, users do not know if the most recent version(s) are significant to install.

My installed version 13.0 states "All the files installed on your computer are currently up-to-date" although there has been 12 Blog entries of WinUtilities updates (13.1, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17, 13.18, 13.19, 13.2, 13.21), and including the missing 13.22 and 13.23, makes 13 different versions since my version 13.

Is there a Changelog page just for WinUtilities (and hopefully, it has a fuller description)?

Hello everyone...

I just wanted you to be aware that it's been my experience that my anti-virus program (AVG) won't allow me to install anything from GAoTD unless I temporarily disable it (I choose the 5-minute option). I know this must have something to do with the wrapper (*.gcd) file, which the anti-virus blocks (and doesn't provoke a warning from the AV software, but the "successfully activated" popup shows, which apparently happens when the setup.exe terminates).

Thus you have the choice of whether or not you want to take the risk of disabling your anti-virus program or declining this (and any other) offering made here. I hope this issue is ultimately resolved, but I have some reservations about that.

Also, if you don't receive an email from a provider, be sure to check your email client's "junk" folder. Very often emails end up there, even when you request them, due to the policies and filters established by your email service provider.

I've been a frequent visitor and patron of this site for over 8 years now, and although things have changed a great deal, I'm still grateful for the service they provide. Before anyone complains about this site, an old motto comes to mind...

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth!

Good luck everyone!

HELP please.. Everytime I add the registration key and code I close the program and reopen it, the name and code are gone again.. How do I keep them there?? PLEASE help me.

Thank you!!

I've been using WinUtilites since forever. I bought a Lifetime 3-PC Pro license about three years ago.

I have a fourth occasionally used old clunker system still running a working, but expired, version 11 Pro.

This giveaway is most welcome update for that system.

Installation & activation went perfectly.

Cheers.

The Digital Certificate is expired. So my machine won't install a program that is signed with a bad, expired Publishers certificate. That's likely many peoples' problem The Certificate expired on 8/11/2016...

It's signed with a faulty certificate, hence many win 10 machines won't install it due to system policies!

Finally received the email via Yahoo after requesting it twice. Tried to install but it failed. Too bad as I really like this product.

No problems with installation or registering here [UK] .
A quick test shows program to be working fine .

at the completion of the download of this 'giveaway' product, I get the message saying it is a 31 trial, and I will have
to pay for it.

Your web site / literature should advise you of this, before you download it.

Hi everybody. :-)

No problems during download.
No problems detected after doing pre-scans and post-scans with Win10 Defender, SAS free, MBAM free, EEK free, GSAM (all definitions updated).
No problems detected by AV web tools: virustotal, metadefender, jotti, virscan.
They show the usual false positives for GAOTD setup.exe:
- Virustotal engine CrowdStrike Falcon (ML) shows malicious_confidence_73% (D).
- Metadefender engine VirITeXplorer shows Trojan.Win32.DownLoader16.CH.
- virscan engine Fprot shows W32/Felix:P:Lastsect_unkn!Eldorado.
No problems during installation.
The software doesn't start on Windows 10 home/standard x64, custom scaling 150%, DEP always on.

The problem seems to be this program wasn't developed to be "DEP-aware".
IIRC, I've already reported this problem here and to YLComputing support (through email) in past months/years.
All the other software I installed, or just downloaded if portable, didn't show this problem.
Uninstalled.

Thanks to the GAOTD team.

starts to install then program aborts & wants to inform Microsoft of failure to install, stops working. then pop up 'successfully activated' box; except it did not install, nothing

Tried to install this AM and PM but my Norton says it is a Trojan. My Norton has never let me down so I will not install this. I installed Advanced System Care Pro last month without a problem. ASC is my favorite go to.

You MUST download directly from publisher homepage!!! Run .exe as usual, then use registration info from 'free giveaway' file included in download link above. Installed nicely for me on WinXP.

thanks gotd for your free software ive downloaded many good programs,over the years, just wanted to thank you,all the best,i often read the comments to.

Tried three times and not working this after deleting cache and history. Why even bother putting downloads out there if it does not work? Downloading tried on a Win 10 64 bit on a first class powerful clean machine.

I always get the message that the files are corrupted and to download a fresh copy.

I've disabled Kaspersky, deleted earlier downloads, rebooted the computer but the result is always the same.

Why can't installations be easier?

I give up!

Can't download now. 404

This was probably one of the easiest downloads/install and registration I have done from here. Evaluating now.

could not get to work from the Giveaway of the day site so i went to the site ( http://hi.ylcomputing.com/products/winutilities-p ) and downloaded it installed it and register with the data in the readme file from the give a way site seems to of worked

Having the same problem. Files are corrupt, tried a few times , no success. Why have a free program, if its not downloadable.? This has happened a few times for other programs. Very fustrating, not to able to download a program, that looks really good.

first time the email with link wont arrive,.

i give up

Hi EveryOne, can WinUtilities help repair Toshiba Satellite Win 10 Laptop that restarts randomly?
Thanks

I still have WinUtilities PRO-Ver 9.98. Should I update? Excellent software IMO.

The get link by email does not work !!!!!!

Installed fine. Activated fine. From what I've already used, I'm liking it a lot.

I'm using the security process and I notice that some programs are listed as "unknown". Is there a way to make them trustworthy?

Easy download & install on Win 10. Registration, none easier. I have had the program on & off over the years and it's never let me down. This version has so many options I have not had time to check them all out but of the 80% I have tried, they all work perfectly. Highly recommended.

I tried to install, I keep getting "corrupted file" error. Kapersky is on pause. What am I doing wrong?

Trying to download via email link. not working. Won't send me an email and I tried several browsers too. Any ideas?

Does the "Lifetime Licence" include updates or should the Automatic Updates be disabled? Thank you very much, this is one of my favourite programs and have used it for years.

What a poor showing! Of the seven "comments" posted only two relate to this piece of software. Four relate to other software and one relates to nothing. Do you people not understand the entire purpose of this site? The developers provide you this free software with the expectation and hope that you are honest enough to try it and evaluate it, not to plug some other software that you have found useful. And you wonder why it seems like the selection is Narrowing?

I do not get an e-mail for the link. I tried with security turned off but nothing. Happened before :-(

Installed and registered without issues - yes, I was one of those unfortunate few who last year was unable to install the software due to an issue with the GAOTD wrapper. System is running Win7 Pro 64bit. A nice installation touch is that it does not default to creating a quick launch entry (I dislike these as they increase boot time)

Clean, easy-to-use custom interface, with four tabs detailing the main tasks:

Modules: contains tool entries for Cleaning and Repair; Optimize and Improve; Privacy and Security; Files and Folders; Registry Tools; System Tools.

1-Click: simpified means of achieving most of the above, with just one mouse click. A nice touch is that the actions carried can be customised, and the custom tasks are logically grouped into (a - system) empty clipboard; empty recycle bin(s); clean temp (b - internet)files; clean cookies; clean auto complete; clean password data; clean recent docs; (c - advanced) analyse and remove junk data; analyse and repair registry; erase online activity tracking; defragement drives; defragment registry ; and (d - options) turn off PC when finished; restart PC when finished; show a report; start 1-click at specified time

Scheduled Tasks: allows one to start tasks at specified times- Disk cleaner; history cleaner; registry cleaner; disk defragment

Status: which modules from WinUtilities are installed, the current version and database date; licence type.

a drop down arrow menu gives access to standard entries such as options, help, home page, tech support. Options allows for the system language, start winutils on system startup, check for updates, and the skin to use. A nice touch - it does NOT default to starting Winutils on system startup.

Now, I have used CCleaner for years, and swear by it. It does a couple of jobs (cleans junk files, fixes the registry) and does them well. It is NOT an aggressive cleaner. WinUtils reported that it fixed 1130 registry entries, after CCleaner found only 7. Unlike CCleaner, WU does NOT report what these entries are, nor whether you want to fix them, either in bulk or individually. However, this is 1-click mode, so if you want to review reg entries, use the Modules menu.

At the end of a task run, it shows how much disk space has been reclaimed, reg entries fixed, etc, and an option to generate a report, in html format. However, this report is simply the same as the above, it has no further information, or depth. As such, of no use.

Thats the one-click. Now lets look at running a task: Registry cleaning for example. At the start of the scan, one can choose which registry areas are scanned. Scans complete quickly, and end with a summary of the reg entries and the problem, and an option to export this to html - this is a very nice touch, one can examine each entry and search on-line for what it might be, before choosing (on an individual or bulk basis) whether to delete the entries.

This is really just an overview of the program, and a quick look at one small aspect of it. Winutilities Pro is a small tool, but with a lot of depth and options. So far, so good, and a 9/10 from me. If it had better reporting it would be a solid 10!

To the developers: increase the amount of information presented in the report generation from 1-click.

Always the same old problem: "Setup file corrupt!" :(
Windows 7.

I have a prior version [13.19].. Is it necessary to uninstall the old version first or will 13.23 over ride when installed?

Installed fine over older WinUtilities v.13.15 version, WinXP-PRO-SP3.
Thank you very much for a great program.
BTW, am still wondering: I have also the highly regarded JV16 power tools.
When I scan for Registry problems, the 2 programs find very different (also very different numbers) of errors/problems.
Anyone can enlighten us about that?
Thank you very much for any help.