Then, I turned to Task Manager, and my jaw dropped. “Far more enjoyable” user experience? Designed for hardcore multi-taskers? Pah that sounds like a bunch of marketing speak… However, research led me to a 2014 press release announcing OptiCore as a breakthrough innovation that stops “greedy programs” from using too much CPU. AcceleWrite (eliminates random disk usage)Īll four appear to be proprietary iolo technologies.RAMJet (stops background services from using too much RAM).OptiCore (stops background services from using too much CPU).PowerSense Mode (monitors CPU needs and adjusts performance on the fly).So I typed in “services.msc” in the Windows 10 search bar, pressed Enter, scrolled down, stopped, and disabled the “Program Compatibility Assistant Service.” I had no idea Compatibility Assistant is a thing or how to access it until I downloaded System Mechanic it appears to be intentionally hidden because Microsoft prefers Windows services working without user input.Īnyway, it was time to send the old Compatibility Assistant to the farm. I searched for “compatibility assistant” in Windows 10 settings and got no results. There is no feedback or history of what it tampered with, which might explain why some programs that should have worked failed on me. The worst part is that the user is kept out of the loop. However, I also complained that it could be overzealous and fiddle with a program that works fine, breaking it in the process.
It peppered my registry with references to the programs I installed over the past months.įurther research showed that Compatibility Assistant is a tool in Windows 10 that automatically detects and compensates for compatibility issues in older programs. I clicked to expand the registry issues, which revealed 92 related to Compatibility Assistant. You can check the details of issues found in my case, 2,220 junk files and 105 registry issues.
After the analysis is complete, a big blue Repair All button will appear.
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