Your computer is running slowly. After doing a bit of research you decide to try a Windows registry cleaner. Unfortunately it’s not always as simple as it sounds. We’ve heard too many tales of people doing damage to their PCs with registry cleaners becausethey deleteboth unimportant and important files. Here’s what you should know about using a registry cleaner, and the alternatives to using one.
What is the Windows Registry?
The Windows registry is a database of your computer’s configuration settings. Some registry entries remain on the registry even though that setting is no longer needed. For the average PC user, this is the same as holding onto your old class notes from college: they take up nearly zero space so you hold onto them, just in case you ever need them. Sure, you can trim the fat, but you don’t have to remove these tiny, generally harmless registry entries.
What is a Registry Cleaner?
A registry cleaner is an piece of external software, not supported by Windows, that aims to manually correct inconsistencies as well as extraneous content in the registry. These include registry entries that are invalid, repetitive, have missing file references, or broken links within the registry.
Should I use a registry cleaner?
Soluto does not recommend using a registry cleaner. Registry cleaners in most cases do not improve PC processing speed at all, and they can damage your PC if you’re not careful. Moreover, some Registry Cleaners out there are simply disguised malware that aims to harm or control your PC. Learn how to use Soluto to safely improve PC performance.
Soluto as an alternative to maximizing PC performance
At Soluto, we want people to get the most out of their technology without the hazards associated with experimenting on the Windows registry or otherwise putting their computers at risk. That’s why we offer features that can help improve PC performance and increase speed safely:
- Organize your PC safely with disk cleanup and defrag
- Stop unnecessary background apps from starting at boot
- Disable add-ons and toolbars
- Silently update windows and other programs
Soluto has gained a unique understanding of apps and other programs using crowd-sourced data from our users. This allows us to provide useful descriptions, as well as recommendations based on the experience of millions of users. We can tell you whether something is safe to remove, potentially removable, or required. Not only that, Soluto also shows you what other users did with each program.
Using Soluto, you can make informed decisions about how you want to improve your PC’s performance. Plus, if you change your mind, that’s okay; changes made with Soluto are easily reversible.
Why run the risk of taking a wild guess or bad advice and permanently deleting important items – or critical configuration settings – from your PC? Soluto can help you improve PC performance without the risks of a registry cleaner.
So take a break from researching registry keys, values, and strings, and download Soluto. It’s safe, effective, and free for up to 5 PCs.