Solve Registry Problems Using Registry Cleaners
Windows is an Operating System that is full of problems. With all the viruses, adware, and spyware out there in the wild right now, it feels like it’s just a matter of time before your Windows machine explodes. Even without malware, Windows machines are prone to sluggishness and slowdowns due to registry congestion. Your PC can get its Registry damaged just by installing and uninstalling programs from your Windows machine.
In years past, repairing registry errors require manual registry hacking. Learning how to cleanup your registry like this can be very dangerous. Damaging the registry will cause your Windows PC to stop working. If you enter an invalid registry entry or if you delete important registry items, you can really screw up your Windows system. You will surely get something that is called a BSOD or the Blue Screen of Death. Repairing the registry by hand is very dangerous, I’m warning you.
So, is there a proper way on how to cleanup your registry? For us less technical folks, we are fortunate that there are registry cleaners that will help us fix registry problems. Some of these scanners are free and they are very easy to use. Here’s how to cleanup your registry using these registry scanners.
1. In your Windows Operating system, save a system restore point before you scan your PC. Most of these registry scanners have built in save and restore systems but it won’t hurt you to make your own restore point before you do anything else.
2. Now comes the easy part. The learning curve to scanning your registry is easy with a registry scanner. Just set it on auto and scan away. Do not set any manual controls because that is meant for advance users only.
3. Make sure to reboot your Windows after the scan.
You might think right now that the process is simple enough, so how can a registry scanner help your Windows machine perform better? Since the registry was congested before the clean up, all processes in your system will respond slower and will take up a lot of time before they launch or turn off. Orphaned and invalid entries will be removed from your registry after the clean up. This frees up the registry.
A good analogy would be when someone has a cough. Once you take a mucolytic, a cough medicine, you will be able to clear the congestion in your chest. A chest without congestion can help the person breathe easier. This is how registry congestion acts in simplified terms. A congested registry looks like spaghetti. It slows down your Windows machine.
If you use a registry scanner, make sure that you use it in tandem with antivirus and anti-malware software. Remember that one of the main causes of registry congestion are adware and spyware writing invalid or malicious entries in the registry. Keep your PC in tip top shape by always scanning it with an antivirus. Avoid installing programs that you don’t really need so as to prevent installation and uninstallation traces from clogging up your registry.