Issues tab - View and repair problems

The Issues tab displays a list of problems System Mechanic has discovered since the last System Analysis.

Quick and Deep Scan Options are available from the System Mechanic Dashboard. The Quick scan option will analyze your PC with a subset of the tools that are run during a Deep scan. You have the choice to run a comprehensive, deep analysis of your system, or a quicker time-saving analysis. After an analysis is complete, click Repair selected to perform repairs on the Issues found.

To repair individual issues, simply click the action button to the right of the issue, such as Repair, Remove or Optimize, which will allow you to resolve the issue immediately. You can also click the dropdown arrow next to the action button, which displays additional options to fix or remove the issue, including:

Review any Recommendations in the bottom half of the Issues pane, and choose an appropriate action using the Review button and dropdown arrow to the right of each.

System Status Gauge

System Mechanic’s System Status “gauge” is a high-level graphical representation of your PC’s condition, based on the status, quantity, and/or severity of one or more of the following:

(1) iolo Labs classifies programs into various categories: Dangerous, Unknown, Unnecessary, User Choice, Necessary, and System. A Dangerous program is one that our research has verified to be malicious or susceptible to exploit.