The Windows Registry contains information pertaining to drivers and related settings for hardware components; key OS parameters; information about services, protocols, and application data; and much, ...

Helen Powell wants some advice on the safest way to use a Registry cleaner. Has a surgeon ever told you that, although they’re an expert and will do the best they can, the operation still has some ...

When old computers used mechanical hard drives as their boot drives, it is conceivable that a large registry could have ...

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org. And don’t forget ...

Q: Are there truly any software products that can “clean the registry,” etc., which require only an initial purchase and not a continuous contract and endless pop-ups to get (you) to buy more and more ...

InformationWeek has a great article comparing ten Windows Registry Cleaning software titles. They tested each title on an identical disk configuration. I made a disk "image" (a bit-for-bit exact copy ...

Windows registry is a database that stores crucial settings and options of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Registry entries are created for each application and driver installed on your ...

Over time, uninstalling applications, altering system settings, removing hardware and making other changes to Windows Vista can damage the integrity of the registry, leaving behind abandoned keys ...

JustClean Registry Cleaner is a fake registry scanner that installs a Tech Support Scam in the background. When installed, JustClean Registry Cleaner will pretend to scan your computer for issues and ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Clean My Registry. Clean My Registry is a utility that purports to keep the registry free of clutter and obsolete information. It also features a program installation ...