Are Registry Cleaners Still Needed on Windows 10?

fdegrove said:

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.
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,

I have to say though, that I turfed a Vista installation by ridding of registry entries (in CCleaner by the way) that pertained to the 1.1x branch of the .NET Framework. Also a lot of registry cleaners detect unused file associations and prompt for their removal, and then when you need that file extension, it may not work (as opposed to asking you what program to use). Just need to be careful, that's all

lehnerus2000 said:

What's the bet that system cleaners delete the accumulated "surveillance" data that MS wants to sell?.

Almost Zero

lx07 said:

Zero

Actually it may go into minus too, IObit is also know for spying !!!

Edwin said:

MS would rather you didn't muck around cleaning the Registry, if they did, they'd have included a utility to do so!

Actually in discussion about 7 while still in beta form people at TechNet were warning about the overuse of register cleaners ending up trashing Windows when removing important entries some cleaner saw as obsolete or removed by mistake. People were getting too reliant on having a cleaner in use all the time leading to all types of support requests you could trace back to some reg cleaning app!

fdegrove said:

Hi,

Well, there used to be one from MS a very long time ago. I think it was called regclean.exe. Probably part of a resource kit or so.

Besides that, the logic in that statement is rather flawed IMHO.
Not saying it's a must do but I still feel it's good housekeeping if you know what you're doing.

Cheers,

The regcleaner.exe was never actually any MS utility but an executable placed on the drive by a 3rd party app if not some trojan dropper.

What is regclean.exe?

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the regclean.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

The Filenet site is generally quite accurate when you need to find things out about any file. regclean.exe Windows process - What is it?