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Registry Cleaner - Worthy Tool or Snake Oil?

Various experts argue the benefit of registry cleaners everyday. And to be fair, both sides have a point. There have been many registry cleaning products over the years that have been either lousy or actual spyware/malware themselves.

The Windows registry is a complicated and important part of Windows. Mess it up and you could be looking at a reinstall of Windows.

Microsoft states the warning over and over: Backup your registry before making any changes. That includes running a registry cleaner. Backup Registry - Learn why and how to backup this important Windows component.

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Can A Registry Cleaner Speed Up My PC?

Yes, a registry cleaner can help a slow PC. If you have a tendency to install and uninstall a lot of software you will find that few products actually uninstall everything they installed.

Is that leftover garbage a problem? Maybe not, but everything in the windows registry adds to its size and thereby contributes to the time it takes Windows to open and access the registry. Getting rid of unneeded entries can certainly help speed up your PC.

There is a free registry cleaning tool that I personally have not used but it gets kudos from those who have. EasyCleaner may be all that you need.

But you really want the job done well, you may have to pay for a registry cleaner, and for that I recommend Registry Mechanic. Programs like this will check for a lot more than just leftover garbage and can help speed up your PC or possibly help with Windows malfunctioning.

Whatever you decided to do, Backup that Windows Registry First!

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