Alternatives to Microsoft PC Manager
Microsoft's free Windows app for cleaning up storage, managing pop-ups and running quick system checkups. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Microsoft PC Manager
Microsoft's free Windows app for cleaning up storage, managing pop-ups and running quick system checkups.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Microsoft PC Manager.
CCleaner
A PC and Mac cleaner that removes junk files, browser traces and unused startup items.
CCleaner is a third-party freemium cleaner that also runs on Mac and manages startup items, with some features held back from the free version.
BleachBit
A free, open-source cleaner for Windows and Linux that removes caches, logs and temporary files and wipes free space.
BleachBit is open source under the GPL, runs on Windows and Linux, previews files before deletion and adds shredding, free-space wiping and a command line interface.
Glary Utilities
An all-in-one Windows maintenance suite with more than 20 tools for cleaning and repairing a PC.
Glary Utilities bundles over 20 maintenance tools with scheduled cleanup, though some features need the paid version and its automated repair tools can make unwanted changes.
Wise Care 365
A Windows tune-up suite that cleans junk files and the registry and applies privacy and speed tweaks.
Wise Care 365 adds registry cleanup and privacy and speed tweaks to junk file removal, with full features tied to a subscription licence rather than free first-party software.
Wintoys
Microsoft Store app that centralises Windows tweaks, cleanup and repair.
Wintoys is a free Microsoft Store app that combines cleanup with tweaks, startup management and repair, describing each grouped action rather than applying it blindly.
Wise Disk Cleaner
A free Windows tool that removes junk files, wipes browser traces and defragments disks.
Wise Disk Cleaner is a free third-party tool focused on junk files and browser traces, and adds a built-in disk defragmenter that PC Manager does not list.
Advanced SystemCare
A Windows suite from IObit for cleaning junk, speeding up the system and privacy protection.
Advanced SystemCare from IObit combines cleanup, speed-up and privacy tools in one suite, with a free edition and some features reserved for paid editions.
Avast Cleanup
A PC cleanup tool from Avast that removes junk files, cleans the registry and improves boot times.
Avast Cleanup removes junk files, cleans the registry and targets slow boot times, but it is paid after a free trial instead of free like the Microsoft app.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Microsoft PC Manager as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
PrivaZer
Cleans the traces and temporary data Windows leaves behind.
Microsoft PC Manager is a free first-party Windows cleanup app with Storage Sense and pop-up management, limited to Windows 10 and 11.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
Bulk Crap Uninstaller
Uninstalls fifty Windows programs in one pass and cleans up the files and registry keys they leave behind.
Revo Uninstaller
Uninstalls Windows programs then scans for the files and registry keys left behind.
Autoruns
A Sysinternals utility that shows every program and driver configured to start automatically on Windows.
Win11Debloat
A PowerShell script that removes pre-installed apps, disables telemetry and simplifies the Windows interface, with no installation.
