I am the opposite of a nerd, completely computer illiterate. I am using Win 8.1 OS and have Webroot
I do allot of internet searches, so I am active on the internet. Every once-in-awhile it seems that my computer is running a bit slower. Are any of these registry PC Cleaners any good on top of the Webroot program?
Hi CraigSS
Welcome to the Community Forums.
You pose a polemic-generating question there...and one that rages on and on if you scan the web on this topic.
WSA's System Optimiser (which you have if you have the Complete version only) does remove some redundant Registry settings but is very conservative iin its approach...IMHO...which is a good thing.
As to whether there are any good ones out there...well,it is the definitiuon of what 'good' is here that is the key to the polemic. But that aside, a number of users here use CCleaner and have had not issues with what it removes, etc. Some have and do use jv16 PowerTools...but both of these are not out and out Registry Cleaners per se as they also clean out other 'rubbish' such as cookies, temp files, etc.
I have been usiing SlimCleaner from Slim Utilities, again without any noticeable negative results, and I could name a couple more that I have tried but will refrain from doing so here (please PM me if interested in those)/
But overall it is very much down to what works for you...and of course, before you try any of these or any others you should always make sure that you have a back up, image of your data or have created a System Restore Point...as a minimum.
Hope that helps?
Regards, Baldrick
Welcome to the Community Forums.
You pose a polemic-generating question there...and one that rages on and on if you scan the web on this topic.
WSA's System Optimiser (which you have if you have the Complete version only) does remove some redundant Registry settings but is very conservative iin its approach...IMHO...which is a good thing.
As to whether there are any good ones out there...well,it is the definitiuon of what 'good' is here that is the key to the polemic. But that aside, a number of users here use CCleaner and have had not issues with what it removes, etc. Some have and do use jv16 PowerTools...but both of these are not out and out Registry Cleaners per se as they also clean out other 'rubbish' such as cookies, temp files, etc.
I have been usiing SlimCleaner from Slim Utilities, again without any noticeable negative results, and I could name a couple more that I have tried but will refrain from doing so here (please PM me if interested in those)/
But overall it is very much down to what works for you...and of course, before you try any of these or any others you should always make sure that you have a back up, image of your data or have created a System Restore Point...as a minimum.
Hope that helps?
Regards, Baldrick
Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete Beta Tester v9.0.24.49, imaged by Macrium Reflect v7.2
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