How To Clean the Windows Registry
The Windowsregistry is difficult to manually modify because doing so can make serious errors on a computer, so it's
important to make a backup of the
registry before attempting to clean.
Here’s how you can clean the registry and improve your computer’s performance.
Here’s how you can clean the registry and improve your computer’s performance.
1- Download:
To clean the registry, you will have to rely on applications that are
specifically designed to
scan the machine. There are plenty of applications for registry cleaning in the
market today, some of
which are paid and some of which are free. Select ones from reputable sources such as CNET and
PC World. Make sure
that the registry cleaners have been favorably reviewed by other users and by autonomous software
reviewers specified as CNET.
2- Close programs:
Make sure that there are no programs running in the pc when you start the windows registry cleaner
3- Backup: use
The Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe): Because the registry is integral
to how your computer
runs, you should make certainthat it is backed up before you do any changes on
the registry
4-Cleaning
and repairing: Next, install the
application for cleaning the registry. Afterwards,
you will need to open the software and determine the options for
cleaning your registry.
Each application will have its own interface and will have a number of options
for cleaning the registry.
5- If you
encounter problems after using the registry cleaner, use the registry restore
option which The Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe)