Folks, I have the Pro version, I did a registry scan, and now can't open any links. I did the Registry Backup before 'fixing' the issues that were found.
I'm hoping this issue was because of the registry scan, and that there's an easy fix! What can I try?
by links I mean desktop shortcuts and links in my email. I use Chrome browser, I Can open the FFox browser shortcut but not Chrome.
OK I reinstalled chrome and all's well now.
For future reference. Follow the registry advice in my signature (below this post)
Reinstalling Chrome was probably the only way that you were going to fix it.
We recommend that you don't regularly use the Registry Cleaner with Windows 10 or 11, only use it if you have a specific problem.
The Registry Cleaner is meant as a tool for fixing things if there is a problem, it is not meant for regular use.
Using any registry cleaner will not speed up your machine in any way, and only saves a few KB of disc space.
Using a registry cleaner on a healthy machine can even 'break' it, as you have found.
Windows 10/11 changes the registry too often to make using any registry cleaner 100% safe.
You might get away with using one occasionally, - but using one regularly can and does lead to problems.
For the official Piriform advice on using the CCleanerRegistry Cleaner see this: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/59952-i-get-a-registry-error-on-ccleaner-on-windows-10-i-have-scanned-5-times/?tab=comments#comment-326804
Here is Microsofts' advice on using any Registry Cleaner:
yeah I have win 10, I used CC after uninstalling a program, last time I do that!
thanks everyone for the advice and Info!
Since this registry cleaning messed at least one thing up, should I click that .reg backup now to maybe fix something else I can't see that's also messed up???
My advice is don't try to fix something that is already working how you want it to work.
What might be the first signs that something else is wrong?
If someting that you use doesn't work like it should work.