When Are Registry Scans Necessary?

The computer is composed of different components hardware and software alike to perform the way it should be. Among these components is the Windows Registry. The windows registry is a hierarchical database that serves as a central depot where the configuration settings and all other options are kept on Microsoft Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista and 7. In other words, the windows registry is the location where the computer’s settings and configurations are stored and accessed. It contains the settings for any application to run in the operating system and provides means to access profiling the system performance. It also determines the settings as to what and how the computer’s system may look and feel.

As you work on the computer, ever other things are kept and recorded in the registry from the simplest change to a complete uninstall of programs. Because of that, the registry expands to save all those important data and significant changes that have happened in your computer. A lot of obsolete and erroneous information may also be stored in the registry because of the changes that happened and the updates that was installed. The size of these outdated registry keys will increase causing the computer registry to be cluttered and also be fragmented. When the registry grows big, the computer’s performances goes slow especially with all the clutter that was left behind by configuration changes and program uninstall. This then may lead to registry related errors that a computer may sometimes have.

In order to avoid registry errors to come out, you need to clean the registry from all the debris that setting change or uninstall may have left so the registry will be kept clean and clutter free. You can use the easiest tool that is available in your operating system, called Registry Cleaner. The registry cleaner is a software utility included in the operating system designed to remove redundant and unwanted items that can be found in the registry. As manual cleanup of the registry is next to impossible due to the sheer size of the registry itself, third party software are recommended for the purpose of optimizing computer performance by cleaning and fixing the Windows registry.

Third-party software created solely for registry cleanup and fixings is always good and recommended for every computer. As computer viruses and other malware affect and damage the computer by changing and modifying keys in the computer’s registry even after the viruses are removed, it is highly advisable to scan the registry after a malware or virus scan. For the computer to be faster and free of registry errors, scan the computer registry after every install or uninstall of a program or application. Also, it is advisable to set a scheduled registry scan for the computer to be optimized and maintained properly. Scheduled scan may be set weekly, or monthly depending on your choice. Always remember that a small error on the Registry can be a big impact on the computer system itself, so taking good care of the computer’s registry is one of the best ways to take care of the computer system itself.

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