Jack Harper | Co-Editor

Your Windows registry is the be-all-and-end-all of your computer’s performance. As you use your computer, it is this registry where files needed for running the programs on your computer are written. This is the reference point for your computer’s functioning. Even when you install any program, the information is temporarily written on the registry. This helps the computer to optimize its performance. But, ironically, if this registry is just let to be, it can actually hamper your computer’s performance. Let us see how this happens.

There are many reasons why unwanted and redundant files remain on the registry. Sometimes you install files improperly due to which some files get corrupted and just stay put in the registry. When programs are uninstalled, many of them will leave files on the computer that need to be manually removed. Sometimes, users may delete some portion of an application that may leave unnecessary files behind. Over time, these files accumulate on the registry and they make the computer run slow. When a program wants to find the requisite file from the registry to launch itself, the clutter will make it very difficult to get at it. This is what reduces the speed of the computer.

That is why all computer technicians will recommend you to clean Windows registry whenever you can. In fact, unwanted files will start accumulating in the registry just within one month of its usage. You need to remove these if you want to keep the computer at its optimal performance. The recommended frequency to clean Windows registry is once a week. But of course, if you plan a manual registry cleaning, it is going to be an uphill task. Using a command like Regedit.exe will make your task a bit easier but a lot more riskier. The best option is to go for a registry cleaning program.

A registry cleaning program is a tool that automatically scans your entire computer for registry errors, displays them and then gives you the option to fix them all at once automatically, or to do it manually. Most registry cleaning programs are downloadable from the Internet. Even the top ones like Reg Cure, Registry Easy and Error Nuker are quite easily obtainable off the Internet. The user has to simply download them and install them on the PC.

When you want to clean Windows registry on your computer, you simply have to run the program and it will embark on a detailed scan of your computer registry. The whole scan, identify and repair action is completed in about two minutes.

The best advantage here is that you do not actually have to do anything manually. Also, since the programs are quite efficient at finding all waste files from the registry, you can be assured of a very clean Windows registry. If you are not too sure, they will allow you to set up restore points before you can begin the process. If anything goes wrong, you can simply revert to the restore point and your computer will be back to its old self.