Ensembles for Windows 10

To keep your PC in shape, it's necessary to regularly check the hard disk for large, unwanted files and remove them, disable certain settings that slow down the computer, and perform additional actions. Finding out the exact steps you have to take by yourself might be confusing. In this case, you can resort to specialized software applications.

Ensembles for Windows 10 is a tool tailor-made for Windows 10 systems, as the name suggests. Wrapped in a clean and intuitive interface, the program has features for cleaning and optimizing the system, managing ZIP files and startup entries, shredding and finding files, as well as configuring various Windows settings.

Following a fast setup operation that shouldn't give you any trouble, you're welcomed by a user-friendly interface where options can be accessed from the left side.

The cleanup and optimization features revolve around Windows Explorer (e.g. recent documents list, broken shortcuts), Internet Explorer (e.g. temporary Internet files, history, cookies), Microsoft Edge, the system (e.g. Windows Defender, Windows error reporting), Chrome (e.g. download history, session) as well as various other applications (e.g. Google Earth, OneDrive, Firefox, Adobe Flash Player).

The steps are familiar: run a scan to find out the exact items that can be removed from the computer along with their total size, select the objects to delete and the ones to keep, and allow Ensembles for Windows 10 to proceed.

When it comes to ZIP archives, you can explore their contents within the main app window and view properties such as the original and compressed size, date of last modification, together with full path.

The duplicate files manager is useful for locating and eliminating copies, in order to keep only the original items and make room for new data. In this regard, the application can be asked to scan any drive or directory for duplicate items. You can apply filters related to the date of creation or last modification, size, file contents, attributes (e.g. system, hidden), and exclusions.

The startup manager comes in handy for disabling programs which automatically get launched every time you turn on the computer, thus contributing to a slower boot time. Ensembles for Windows 10 lists all detected autostart entries and gives you the possibility to deactivate any of them. Profiles can be created for keeping different startup configurations.

You can permanently delete files to make sure they cannot be recovered with specialized tools, and search for files by applying filters (name, location, date, size, attributes, file mask). Settings can be configured when it comes to the archive manager (filetypes), UI (theme, colors), junk and obsolete files (types), backups, and so on.

All aspects considered, Ensembles for Windows 10 comes packed with practical features dedicated to PC optimization and cleanup. However, when comparing it with other similar utilities, it doesn't bring anything new to the table.