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Some, like the Group Policy Editor, don't have a Run or Start button, so it's up to the user to suss them out. Norton Utilities doesn't offer much explanation regarding the purpose of these tools. The panel labelled Windows Tools contains links to Windows tools (unsurprisingly) that you could just as easily launch without help from Norton Utilities: Computer Management, Windows Update, System Properties, System Information, the Control Panel and so on. Right clicking on a name let me block applications from running at startup, or indeed allow them to run. Norton Utilities gives you a description of each entry, which is a technological godsend for those that don't recognise the more obscure and technical names. All of the descriptions, thankfully, are written in everyday, simple language.Ĭlicking Manage Your Services opens a list of third-party services that are loaded when Windows starts – I was surprised at the sheer number of programs that were active behind the scenes such as Fax and Smart Card services.

Clicking one of these opens them up in the main viewing area, so you can click a button to clean the registry, scan your hard drive for problem areas, and more. Norton Utilities is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP, and like the versions before it, the program features a left sidebar that lets you check out the Optimise, Monitor, Windows Tools, and Administer sections.