Are Registry Cleaners Still Needed on Windows 10?

K..., I'm gonna put a stop to this!

I have had negative consequences as a direct result of using a Registry 'cleaner'.

I have never had negative consequences as a direct result of not using a Registry 'cleaner'!

jimbo45 said:

Hi there

my own view on this is that if you need a registry cleaner then you should either re-install windows from new or restore from a good backup.

These days with really cheap storage there's NO EXCUSE WHATEVER for not taking loads of backups -- I always take one before installing software in case the software doesn't work, I don't like it or I prefer the "previous" version.

A decent windows backup - especially if you use SSD's won't take more than around 15 mins even on quite modest hardware.

Fiddling around with the registry is usually an invitation to disaster . Unless you really have to and know what you are doing leave well alone or practice on a Virtual Machine.

Cheers
jimbo

. . .+1

Edwin said:

I'll take this opportunity to re-answer the original question -
Are Registry Cleaners Still Needed on Windows 10? :


No.

Not in my world. . .:)

Cliff S said:

The favorite argument here seems to be: "When I uninstall software...". How many then, just have these items ticked? Hmmmm?

Here Is Mine Cliff, and I have not added or changed one thing before posting this pic. Only thing is, like I've said many times, CCleaner is still a VERY Mild registry cleaner. :)

CountMike said:

So it cleans much less cleaning than "harsh"ones ? What happens with the stuff it missed comparing to other ones, doesn't that slow system down ? If it's so "mild" doesn't that leave even more important things out ?
Like washing your hands with mild soap, kills mild bacteria but leaves deadly ones which a harsh soap would kill.

LoL Hi Mike..... All I mean is as far as registry cleaners go.....I have 3 on my system.....CCleaner does not see everything compared to other reg cleaners. Its mild. Like Revo Uninstaller Pro that YOU use, it finds about 80 to maybe 85% of the leftovers in your registry, but Revo still does not find everything that the program your uninstalling leaves in the registry. If I run CCleaner right now, it will find no errors in my registry. I could run my other reg cleaner, and it would find some. I would never tell anyone to run
3 reg cleaners. That is MY choice from over 15+ years of using them. All we are talking right now is cleaning the registry, wonder what folks would say about defragging and then compressing your registry?? lol Which, one of my reg cleaners can also do.
Bottom line is simple for me, I've always used them, never had serious problems doing so, and will continue to use them. You could go back 7, 8, maybe 10 years and look at msg boards, and this discussion was going on back then too.
Its the users Choice....plain and simple. Either you use them, or you don't. That is the users choice, as its THEIR system.
:)