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Hi,
People should try running a thorough registry cleaner just to see how much useless keys are already present right after the install is finished.If no garbage accumulates in a Windows install, why do some people reinstall Windows every few months and then claim that their PC runs much better?
Dot net framework also is notorious for adding pointers to a ton of files that aren't there, Silverlight, same story etc. , etc.
The more you use that pc, the bigger the registry gets because Windows just keeps track of things most aren't aware of.
After every monthly check you can be sure you can delete 50 odd keys from the registry. Not that they're harmful per se but why keep trash if you can get rid of it?
Would leaving these keys in be causing trouble in the future ? Who knows, we've just starting to use this OS anyhow.
In the mean time, I like to keep things mean and lean. With a decent registry cleaner you'd really have to be "stupid" to run into trouble and besides, a decent registry cleaner automatically backs up whatever it removes so what's the big deal ?
I take no fun out of reinstalling Windows, especially not one that comes with so many errors that need manual fixing anyway....
Cheers,
What's the bet that system cleaners delete the accumulated "surveillance" data that MS wants to sell?
Note the use of the word "may".
Empty keys are probably not an issue, depending exactly how Registry permissions and software interacts.
Leftover keys can contain anything, including commands:For example, .ccd key > "C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe" /MODE WRITE /SOURCE "%1"
I hypothesise that they could be used in a multi-part attack; contaminated "trialware" installers in combination with special files or Internet sites.
The uninstaller for the contaminated installer uninstalls the program, but it "accidentally" leaves a stack of keys, which are used by the real attack.
All OS installs slow down over time, even Linux Distros.
My W10 IP VM with a handful of software (without Office or Adobe bloatware) takes twice as long to boot, as an empty W10 IP VM took.
In W7, winsxs seems to fill up with junk.
A clean install of the OS and using latest program installers, seems to run faster than an old install (on my PC).
My W7 used to sometimes boot up in ~30 seconds (even just after SP1).
Before I replaced my HDD with an SSD (a few weeks ago) it rarely booted in under ~55 seconds.
Most ordinary users don't create Backup Images OR run Registry Cleaners.
The first time I tried CCleaner was pre-W7 (on XP) and my Internet cache had 2 GB of junk in it.
In 2012, I cleaned a friend's mother's XP machine and it had 4 GB of junk.
I assume that it was still the original install and no cleaners (including Disk Cleanup) had ever been run on it.
Even though I almost never use IE10, CCleaner always finds entries in the Internet cache (FF/PM use their own cache folder).
I've tried some IObit software (several years ago) and I wasn't impressed.
Oh hell yah, CCleaner still comes up with hundreds of old entries.