Norton SystemWorks is an application that provides access to a bundle of features that can prove quite useful for users that want to optimize their system and keep it a performance peak. The utility itself is easy to configure and the installation takes just about a minute, as no special steps have to be performed during this time. Norton SystemWorks is designed to offer security in the first place, and it does this with a minimal amount of resource usage. However, its database is quite comprehensive and it periodically checks for new updates. Users can change the rate at which the tool checks the internet for new updates, depending on their protection needs. The tool will also provide support in terms of pulse updates which take place a few times per hour. The app can also perform scans at different levels in order to clean up the system. Norton SystemWorks can detect when the computer is left idle and it can perform background scans, but users can also set up their own scheduled tasks for the app. If computers cannot boot, the tool comes packed with a recovery utility that can be used in order to disinfect the system without requiring Windows to load. The app does not feature random notifications that can pop up while full screen applications are ran, so that users are not distracted.