jcraighj 0 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 What's the community's assessment of CCleaner's Windows 10 registry cleaning? Is it necessary? Does it cause problems? The computer techies I've researched say that CCleaner is a great product, but recommend against its cleaning the registry. I would appreciate any information that any members of the community care to share. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 5 Posted May 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted May 26, 2018 I personally don't clean Win 10 registry as Win 10 is evolving so fast you have no idea what the cleaning might break. CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
jcraighj 0 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 That's what I thought. Thank you very much for your input. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators nukecad 7 Posted May 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted May 26, 2018 Microsoft themselves say not to use a registry cleaner, especially with Windows 10. The highlights of Microsoft's policy state: Quote Microsoft does not support the use of registry cleaners. Microsoft is not responsible for issues caused by using a registry cleaning utility. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of a registry cleaning utility can be solved. Before you modify the registry, make sure you back it up, create a restore point, and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2563254/microsoft-support-policy-for-the-use-of-registry-cleaning-utilities Refistry cleaners have a place as a specialist tool, but not for regular use. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted May 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted May 26, 2018 I've never run into registry problems. I follow the steps laid out in my signature (rarely actually remove anything) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
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