Good day, I have been searching for 2 hours for an answer first on MSDN and now here so please, be somewhat kind as my brain is numb. I have Windows 10, latest version and I allow updates with zero update failures to date. Just as an FYI, I have worked at many levels with Windows since the first version came out.
I took a look at my registry and I see many old registry entries from programs that I used the Windows Uninstall feature for removal. I should have checked a couple of weeks ago but RL intervened.
I had been using the MS Windows defense programs for virus, malware etc. But had added McAfee because it was catching some things that were getting by Defender et al. I received an email from them today tempting me with a registry clean utility 'for free' which caused me to 1) immediately uninstall McAfee and 2) take a look at my registry, hence this question. There used to be a regclean utility for download but it does not seem to exist anymore. A very nice young lady at MS told me to create a new account and delete my old and that would take care of my registry problems. I have not tried this yet but I plan to do a complete drive backup and create a restore point before I create a new account, make sure I have access to all my software and take a couple of days to ensure that nothing breaks or shows up missing that I bypassed. If anyone has information other than the 'how to speed up windows' page it would be greatly appreciated.
I did see the install a fresh version of Windows 10 which would undoubtedly solve the registry problem but then I have to put MS Office back on etc. I would really like to avoid the pain if possible. I have been married 37 years so ill intentioned responses will not be an issue. Helpful responses will be very welcome even if it is to tell me to post elsewhere as long as the link is included. Performance and system failures seem as close to my issues as I could find; apologies if that is incorrect.
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Regards, Nat. Registry cleaning is never required. The registry is just a dead simple database of key/value pairs, and even if you had trillions upon trillions upon trillions upon trillions of extra items there, unless some program asked to query those all at once, it would never slow down your computer. That's like saying 'my library is so big, I can't walk in the front door'. Well as long as you aren't trying to carry all the books at once, it doesn't matter how big the library is. Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene Microsoft MVP - Windows Insider CmdrKeene.com tweet me: @LtCmdrKeene Microsoft MVPs are independent experts offering real-world answers. Learn more at mvp.microsoft.com.
For the most part, all modern systems are designed to do the 'housekeeping' work themselves. There's some built-in utilities, but generally you can just use it like an appliance. If your computer isn't performing well, and it's not due to something malicious like a virus, you can usually figure out what it is by just checking task manager. I wrote a pretty generic guide on how to. There's similar guides online, but be wary of those that say you should buy their stupid cleaning product to 'fix' your computer. Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene Microsoft MVP - Windows Insider CmdrKeene.com tweet me: @LtCmdrKeene Microsoft MVPs are independent experts offering real-world answers. Learn more at mvp.microsoft.com.
This topic keeps getting resurrected because many folks are uninformed, younger users who have entered the world of computing and others are looking for some magic cure for various system problems. If you have been using such a program routinely or followed the advice of some so-called technician. There is no telling what damage it has already done to your registry and other areas it purports to clean.
I suspect that is the reason for your registry error messages unless it it is the program you are currently using which is giving the errors. There are numerous programs which purport to improve system performance, make repairs and tune up a computer. Many of them include such features as a registry cleaner, registry optimizer, disk optimizer, etc.
These registry cleaners and optimizers claim to speed up your computer by finding and removing orphaned and corrupt registry entries that are responsible for slowing down system performance. There is no statistical evidence to back such claims. Advertisements to do so are a marketing ploy intended to goad users into using an unnecessary and potential dangerous product. I would not trust any results such programs detect as problematic or needing repair nor recommend using the options to fix them. Further, these types of junk optimization programs are often bundled with other software you download and most are considered so they may be detected or even removed by some security scanners which specifically look for PUPs and adware.
Official Quote 'This article describes the Microsoft support policy for customers who use registry cleaning utilities that rely on unsupported methods to extract or modify the contents of a Windows Registry.Windows continually references the registry in the background and it is not designed to be accessed or edited. Some products such as registry cleaning utilities suggest that the registry needs regular maintenance or cleaning. However, serious issues can occur when you modify the registry incorrectly using these types of utilities. These issues might require users to reinstall the operating system due to instability. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved without a reinstallation of the Operating System as the extent of the changes made by registry cleaning utilities varies from application to application. Microsoft does not support the use of registry cleaners.'
Windows Insider MVP 2017-2019 Microsoft MVP Reconnect 2016 Microsoft MVP Consumer Security 2007-2015 Unified Network of Instructors and Trusted Eliminators. On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:38:14 +0000, Tinaya wrote: Does microsoft have a software that cleans, repairs and fix errors on registry for free No. And stay far away from all such programs.
Registry cleaning programs are all snake oil. Cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of, having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may have. Read and and also Let me point out that neither I nor anyone else who warns against the use of registry cleaners has ever said that they always cause problems. If they always caused problems, they would disappear from the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry cleaner and never had a problem with it.
Rather, the problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it the substantial risk of having a problem. And since there is no benefit to using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad bargain.
Ken Blake (MS MVP) Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP since October 2003.