Measure and improve the speed of booting up a Windows installation with ability to compare results online.
BootRacer is a freeware boot optimizer app and Windows optimizer developed by Greatis Software for Windows, it's easy-to-use and well-designed.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of BootRacer to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this boot optimizing program.
A tool to monitor the Windows boot time to control startup applications
BootRacer is a light-weight, easy to use and convenient tool for monitoring the Windows PC boot time and controlling over startup programs. The main approach of BootRacer is an ability to exclude a user password timeout time from the calculated total.
BootRacer is simple, easy and intuitive, and is free for non-commercial use.
Features of BootRacer
- Alerts: Get notified when boot time exceeds threshold.
- Automation: Schedule regular boot time tests.
- Benchmark: Compare boot times with industry standards.
- Comparison: Compare your computer to others.
- Customization: Configure settings to fit your needs.
- Diagnostics: Diagnose and troubleshoot startup issues.
- Optimization: Identify and disable unnecessary startup items.
- Privacy: Keep your results private and secure.
- Reporting: Generate reports for your records.
- Results: Track your results over time.
- Scheduling: Set automatic tests at regular intervals.
- Security: Check for malicious items.
- Speed test: Quickly measure PC boot time.
- Updates: Stay up-to-date with the latest version.
- Usability: Easy-to-use interface.
Compatibility and License
Is BootRacer free?
BootRacer is a restricted version of commercial software, often called freemium which requires you to pay a license fee to unlock additional features which are not accessible with the free version. Download and installation of this software is free, however other similar programs are available from Windows boot software which may have what you need. 9.20.2024.0626 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can BootRacer run on?
BootRacer can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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