I can’t count the number of computer geeks, reviewers, IT experts, and pundits who have come down hard on these kinds of “all-in-one fix-it” applications. That’s not just me planting a flag in the ground. You’re paying $US40 ($51) per year for a suite of utilities that you don’t really need, at best, and ones that are contributing to your system’s clogged resources, at worst. I don’t think you need to use Norton Utilities Premium at all. If you don’t mind, Lloyd, I’m going to take a slight digression in answering your question. What is going on? What causes this problem? Could this be a flaw in Windows 10?” Your system is fine, save for Norton itself

However, the next time that I use the computer I usually get the “system memory low” diagnosis tho’ the number may vary (38%, for example). When I click to repair the problem, Norton reports that it now has fixed the problem – and it does not find it again if I re-run Norton immediately.

“My last two “system health checkers” – currently Norton Utilities Premium – frequently tells me that “System Memory is Low” with numbers like 28% or 42%. Lifehacker reader Lloyd wrote to me with a question that illustrates the downsides of these kinds of all-in-one packages for this week’s Tech 911 Q&A: And depending on the suite, they’ll even work all kinds of other magical tricks to make your computer as fast as possible.

Or, they sound great on paper, anyway: Dump an app (or a few apps) on your PC, and they’ll continually scan your system to make sure it’s free of viruses or malware. There’s an obvious appeal to off-the-shelf, “install this to fix everything!” software suites.

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