Programs for removing programs and cleaning the registry. Full versions of programs with keys. Registry cleaning programs

You can clutter your computer very quickly. It’s enough to surf the Internet well, install several new applications, uninstall old ones incorrectly - and your computer is already full of unnecessary garbage.

Even with modern hard drive capacities, some manage to fill all the space. In order not to lose precious information, you should first use programs to optimize the operation of your computer.

Wise Disk Cleaner

Wise Disk Cleaner is a program for cleaning up disk space and optimizing computer performance. The utility is distributed under a free license and helps to find files that slow down your computer.

A unique search algorithm allows Wise Disk Cleaner to find junk files in a few seconds.

In the program window you can specify which data needs to be checked.

The program allows you to automatically delete all specified files and perform selective deletion. The user can always set the time for automatic scanning and forget about the need for manual start.

You can not only clean history and temporary files, but also remove unnecessary applications.

Using the program, you can also defragment disks and uninstall unused applications. You can download the installation file for free on the official developer’s website: http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html.

WinUtilities

WinUtilities is a collection of utilities for thoroughly cleaning and optimizing the operating system. Using a multifunctional assembly, you can clean disks and defragment them.

All program features are distributed into modules.

The utility displays all working processes and their security level. Quick optimization of free memory can be carried out in the background. The user can also disable the startup of some programs to speed up the startup of the operating system when turned on.

The disk scanning procedure may take several minutes.

If you accidentally delete a file, you can restore it. WinUtilities will help with:

• uninstalling programs;
• cleaning the registry;
• deleting website browsing history;
• permanent destruction of files;
• fixing broken shortcuts;
• disk space defragmentation;
• in password protection of certain documents.

New test of Windows operating system registry cleaners

- What is the best program for cleaning the registry from garbage?

- format c:

(from a computer forum)

Introduction

Every time we install a program and then uninstall it after some time, traces of this program still remain. Thus, there is a steady growth of the Windows operating system registry, i.e. the registry becomes clogged with garbage (invalid keys, invalid links, broken shortcuts). Such garbage can lead to various program conflicts and errors when installing new programs and drivers. It is possible to manually clean the registry thanks to the regular RegEdit editor, but not every user can handle such cleaning. Therefore, it no longer surprises anyone that registry cleaning programs have become widespread, and free registry cleaning programs have occupied a special place among them.

There are a great many such programs, which only makes us happy. But which one should you choose? Unfortunately for us, a search on the Russian-language Internet yielded almost nothing; we came across registry cleaner tests with very old data. It turned out to be relatively recent only in the magazine "Hard" n "Soft" in which 6 free registry cleaners were tested. Let us then hasten to make up for what we missed and do not be too angry, because... The test involves both paid and free programs, both individual solutions and as part of customizer programs (tweakers). These ten programs were selected by a preliminary test of the 30 most popular applicants.

The best registry cleaner

Let’s first draw for ourselves which program we would like to see the best. What should such a program be able to do? Well, of course, find work quickly and effectively find various garbage, but an important criterion will still be the efficiency of finding garbage, speed is secondary. By efficiency we need to understand the number of errors found per session or, in other words, the depth of the search. Next, the ability to create a backup copy of the registry before each cleaning is an important mechanism! If problems arise during the operation of the operating system after running the cleaner, you can do a “rollback”. Almost all cleaning programs have this function. But we’ll still wrap it up so we don’t end up in a puddle. Also welcome is the option of optimizing the cleaned registry or, in other words, compression and defragmentation without using third-party utilities. Let us remind you that entries are not deleted from the registry, but simply updated, and this leads to fragmentation. And in order to organize the registry, you need to defragment it. And yet, any good registry cleaner needs to have several levels of cleaning, from the easiest - guaranteeing the safety of cleaning to a thorough one, depending on the goals that the user sets for himself. All other options, such as, for example: advanced “manual” editors, come as a nice addition, and this is the boundary that separates tweeters from free solutions, which is what the creators ask for money for.

Participants and tests

Let's take a look at the 10 participants. All programs were downloaded from official websites (you can download some programs on our website in the free cleaners section) and have the latest versions at the time of preparing the article for publication.

ACleaner 3.5

Developer - Cleanersoft Software; www.cleanersoft.com; distribution size - 1.15 MB; supports Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7; there is no Russification; freeware.

Developer - Piriform Ltd. (Great Britain); www.piriform.com; distribution size - 2.9 MB; supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

Developer - Eusing Software; www.eusing.com; distribution size - 0.94 MB; supports Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

Reg Organizer 5.12

Developer - ChemTable Software (RF); www.chemtable.com/ru; distribution size - 2.66 MB; supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; There is Russification; shareware (30-day demo version), price - $39.95 (for Russian users - 400 rubles).

Registry Cleaner 2.0.6.55

Developer - Auslogics Software Pty Ltd.; www.auslogics.com/ru; distribution size - 4.52 MB; supports Windows 2003/XP/2008/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

Registry Life 1.26

Developer - ChemTable Software (RF); www.chemtable.com/ru; distribution size - 7.33 MB; supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

TweakNow RegCleaner 2011 v. 6.0.3

Developer - TweakNow; www.tweaknow.com; distribution size - 5.15 MB; supports Windows XP/Vista/7; there is no Russification; freeware.

Developer - VitSoft, Vitaliy Mikhalko (Ukraine); www.vitsoft.org.ua; distribution size - 2.28 MB; supports Windows XP/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

Developer - ZhiQing Soft, Inc. (China); www.wisecleaner.com; distribution size - 4.35 MB; supports Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/2008/Vista/7; There is Russification; freeware.

jv16 PowerTools 2011 v. 2.0.0.1007

Developer - Macecraft Software (Finland); www.macecraft.com; distribution size - 9.3 MB; supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; There is Russification; shareware (60-day demo), price: $29.95.

The tests were carried out in 3 stages.

Stage 1: we check for errors in the registry of test computer No. 1 (Computer parameters: AMD Athlon 4400+ / 2 GB RAM / WinXP Professional SP2). We installed all registry cleaners on one logical drive. Scanning was done for the largest number of sections provided for by the settings of the test participants, the number of problems found and the time spent on scanning were recorded. After preloading the operating system, the procedure was repeated, the average data was taken and entered into table No. 1.

At the 2nd stage, we check the functionality of each utility, i.e. the presence of basic useful functions (restoring and copying the registry, manual editing, optimization) and additional equally useful functions (startup manager, system cleaning, program uninstaller, etc.), 11 points in total. The data is included in table No. 2.

Summing up the results of the first two tests, the best 5 were selected, which were re-tested, with a reboot, checking the registry keys of computer No. 2: Intel P4 1.6 GHz / 384 MB RAM / WinXP Professional SP3. The obtained data were averaged and entered into table No. 3.

Based on the results of all tests in Table No. 4, final scores were assigned to each of the 10 registry cleaners in the following categories: “Ease of use,” “Functionality,” and, finally, “Overall rating.”

Let's take a closer look at the results of the first stage of testing (Table 1).

Table 1 (test computer No. 1)
	Scan time, sec	Number of problems detected
ACleaner 3.5	32	348
CCleaner 3.04.1389	3	64
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 2.6.6	125	349
Reg Organizer 5.12	45	448
Registry Cleaner 2.0.6.55	20	428
Registry Life 1.26	9	126
TweakNow RegCleaner 2011	50	301
Vit Registry Fix Free 9.5.31	121	670
	27	311
jv16 PowerTools 2011	22	920

By a large margin, jv16 PowerTools 2011 took the palm; it turned out to be the most effective in detecting garbage in the registry, and the fastest among the participants' programs. But the Registry Life program, as well as CCleaner, the most popular computer cleaner among users (at the moment - more than 700 million downloads from the official page), showed the worst search results, one might say they failed this test. "Mr. Slowness" was Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 2.6.6, showing average scan results.

Let's look at Table 2.

Table 2 (functionality)
	Aclea- ner 3.5	CCleaner 3.04.1389	Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 2.6.6	Reg Orga- nizer 5.12	Registry Cleaner 2.0.6.55	Regis- try Life 1.26	Tweak- Now Reg- Cleaner 2011	Vit Regis- try Fix Free 9.5.31	Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.91	jv16 Power- Tools 2011
registry backup and restore	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
number of levels of automatic registry cleaning	1	1	1	1	1	1	multi-level	2	multi-level	multi-level
manually editing the registry	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
registry optimization (compression, defragmentation)	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+
search and replace in the registry	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
system cleaning	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+
overwriting (overwriting)	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
startup manager	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+
application uninstaller	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+
working with files (search, move, delete)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
system optimization (performance, interface)	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+

There are only three programs that can be called full-fledged tweakers (see the last column “System optimization”), and only one of them is free, TweakNow RegCleaner 2011. With a slight stretch, Vit Registry Fix Free can also be considered a tweaker, which, as an additional bonus, does not one, but two levels of registry auto-cleaning. Here jv16 PowerTools again showed itself as the most functional participant. And the selection of candidates for the last test round was made according to the column “Registry optimization” in accordance with our model and the belief that a good registry cleaner should not only clean out garbage, but also leave behind the registry in perfect order. In other words, be able to compress and defragment.

And in conclusion, we removed from the list of candidates the already mentioned Registry Life, which failed the first test, and the paid tweaker Reg Organizer, which lost the palm to the also paid jv16 PowerTools in all respects, and the free Vit Registry Fix in terms of scanning depth. Abandoned place in 5 was given to ACleaner 3.5 - the fastest and most functional of the "cleaners" that do not know how to optimize the system registry. The selected programs were tested on the office grandfather P4 1.6 GHz / 384 MB RAM, and the average results can be seen in table No. 3.

And finally, table No. 4, where on a three-point scale ("3" - satisfactory, "4" - good, "5" - excellent) all our candidates were rated in the categories "Ease of use" and "Functionality".

Table 4 (final)
	Ease of use	Functionality	Overall rating
ACleaner 3.5	4	3	3,5
CCleaner 3.04.1389	5	4	3,5
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 2.6.6	4	3	3
Reg Organizer 5.12	4	5	4,5
Registry Cleaner 2.0.6.55	4	3	3,5
Registry Life 1.26	4	4	3
TweakNow RegCleaner 2011	4	5	4
Vit Registry Fix Free 9.5.31	4	5	4,5
Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.91	5	4	4
jv16 PowerTools- 2011	5	5	5

Let us note that the assessments in the first nomination carry a touch of subjectivity; when filling out the final results (the “General assessments” column), we relied mainly on the data from tables No. 1 and No. 3. In other words, the priorities were set as follows: “Number of problems detected” - then “Scanning time” - “Functionality” - “Ease of use”.

What about the "seven"?

Before summing up the results and brief characteristics of the finalists, we will make a note regarding the new Windows 7 operating system. Of course, although Windows XP is currently still the most popular operating system in the Windows family, and our tested programs worked under its control, we would not like to leave this question without attention. We direct everyone who is interested to last year’s big testing of the Finnish company Macecraft Software (these are the creators of the jv16 PowerTools tweaker): www.macecraft.com/registry_cleaner_comparison2010/. Tests were done on a personal computer configured Intel Core i7-940 2.93 GHz / RAM 12 GB / Windows 7 x64; by a large margin, as in our test, the brainchild of the developers won. In the final testing table you can see 3 of our other participants with predictable results (after jv16 PowerTools comes Reg Organizer, then, equally, Registry Cleaner and ACleaner). There is a pattern, which means that our attempts were not a waste of time and energy.

conclusions

So, to summarize, the victory went to the jv16 PowerTools 2011 program, which, in addition, has a large set of options for optimizing the operating system (it’s easier to say what this tweaker can’t do) and, from practice, the highest reliability. Without reservation, we recommend it to users, incl. system administrators. The only negative is that the program is paid, but no one will forbid you to find out its qualities after 60 days of working with the free and uncut demo version. The money spent jv16 PowerTools works 100%.

Further, among the free registry cleaners with the best algorithm for detecting registry garbage, Vit Registry Fix Free and TweakNow RegCleaner should be considered, the latter is memorable for its design (one of the downsides is that there is no official Russification, but will that stop us?). The paid tweaker Reg Organizer 5.12 has its own editor, which is more convenient than the standard one, and will be of interest to more professionals who prefer to work with the computer registry manually.

Having the title "Editor's Choice" of the magazine "Hard" n "Soft", the registry cleaner Wise Registry Cleaner liked its simple and intuitive interface, good speed of detecting "broken" registry keys, and most importantly it is free, Russified and designed for a wider audience than, for example , Reg Organizer. We also recommend it for use.

Regarding the outsiders - Eusing Free Registry Cleaner and Registry Life - the results speak for themselves, and this is the case when freeness bears the stamp of inferiority. But that's life.

And in conclusion, I would like to note: no matter what utility you prefer, “do no harm!” - this is the basic principle when working with the Windows system registry. Don’t be lazy to make backup copies of the registry and system restore points (in Win2000 - through the ntbackup.exe utility) before you start cleaning the registry (so that, in case of unexpected events, you can always return the operating system to a working state), and your efforts will pay off handsomely.

Hello dear visitors.
The registry is the main database where all information about the computer, settings, programs, operating system and much more is constantly stored. There is constant interaction with this area while the device is operating. Therefore, it is not uncommon for individual pieces of code and small unused files to remain here. All this leads to slower operation of the machine. To avoid such problems, the registry in Windows 7 is cleaned and defragmented. Using these procedures at least once a month will keep the equipment in order, which will significantly extend the operating time of the operating system. You can do this yourself, but it is better to use software from various developers.

This program is considered one of the most popular and effective in cleaning your computer from unnecessary files. It is free for home use, which cannot be said about many tools in this segment. At the same time, the functionality is not limited at all. The only difference is that there is no priority customer support.

It is important to note that the developers offer updates every month. You can learn about them by following the link “ Check for Updates", which is located at the bottom of the window.

CCleaner has many features. There is no need to describe them all. I will only tell you about the most useful ones:

Advantages:

distributed free of charge;

wide functionality;

intuitive interface;

work in systems with different bit depths.

Flaws:

closed code - there is no possibility to customize individual functions to suit your needs;

Previously, the program only worked on Windows, which was fixed in later versions.

Wise Disk Cleaner( )

Also a free app. The developers position it as the fastest in the world. It is worth immediately noting that the search is carried out automatically, and there is no need to carry out any manual actions. It is believed that this program is able to find even more than the previous one. In addition, it should be noted that initially there are tools here that allow you to clean out parts of files that relate to settings, updates, and other things.

The application has several tabs. The first one performs a standard scan. After that, click “Cleaning”, which will remove unnecessary files, their parts and the rest of the “garbage”. There should even be additional space on the hard drive. Although the other tabs will help deal with this issue better.

The second page of the program with the title " Deep cleaning» makes it possible to perform the necessary actions better. In other words, this process cleans up what is left after the first. The procedure will help free up additional space on your hard drive, in the registry, and simply optimize the entire system.

Third tab " System cleaning" makes it possible to remove all unnecessary things from the area " Windows" This will help clear about 4 GB at a time. True, this will only happen on the first launch. The tool removes installation residues, unused updates, etc.

It also provides " Defragmentation» disks, which will again speed up the system.

There are many similar solutions that will help clean your operating system of unnecessary documents and keys. You can choose based on your personal needs.

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Category: Registry Cleaning

The operating system registry is a huge database that is formed according to a certain hierarchy. It contains mainly OS settings. It also contains device driver settings, profile settings for any account and user on this computer, and presets. After deleting or moving applications, games, or changing settings, unnecessary data remains in the registry, which slows down the entire operation of the computer. It needs to be cleaned periodically to improve Windows performance. Let's look at some of the best utilities that can do this.

No. 1. Auslogics Registry Cleaner

The first place in this top is occupied by a free utility from Auslogics – Registry Cleaner. It is a simple but powerful tool for keeping the system registry clean for a long time. Allows you to clear unused and faulty entries in any OS version and architecture. Its main advantage is fast and safe operation, as well as a simple and intuitive user interface. A quick search by error category is built-in, there is a filter to indicate the extension of problematic files, search in startup, the Internet, DLL and others.

Video review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-GIODeeTo0 After scanning, the program algorithm independently determines which files can be easily and without consequences deleted and which ones can be corrected. Before scanning, you can create a restore point using a special wizard that will do this in a few simple steps. If your computer suddenly starts to malfunction, you can restore its settings before applying the cleaning. There is also another, improved search that provides deeper results. Another advantage of this software is its modest requirements for the computer system on which it is installed.

No. 2. Wise Registry Cleaner

Registry Cleaner is a secure software that cleans the Windows registry. Searches for unused, outdated or damaged files, provides detailed information about them, and also gives the user tools to solve these problems. When working with this program, cases of deletion or erasing of important system data are excluded. The user has the right to cancel certain data found for deletion.

Video review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8sbYVQD4hQ The program can also work in automatic mode. To do this, it needs to be configured. With each automatic (can also be configured for manual mode) scanning, a copy of the data is created before the utility runs, so that in the future you can return the data to its original position. Any deleted information can be recovered from the REG file. After using the utility on their computer, users will be able to experience changes for the better.

No. 3. Reg Organizer

Reg Organizer cleans the Windows registry from a set of utilities intended for other purposes. For example, by installing it, you can not only clean, but also remove applications, as well as delete other files and configure autorun. Has a tool for identifying key snapshots. The startup manager has a full range of standard features: disable programs, delay startup

Interested in cleaning the Windows 7 registry? Then you've come to the right place.

The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database for most MS Windows operating systems, containing parameters and settings for hardware and software, presets and user profiles.

The creation of the registry in Windows was intended to organize information that at that time was stored in many INI files, as well as to provide a unified mechanism for reading and writing settings.

The creation of the registry made it possible to get rid of the problems of short names, lack of access rights and slow access to INI files stored in the FAT 16 file system, which has performance problems when searching for files in directories with a large number of them.

All the problems that MS Windows developers solved using the registry disappeared with the release of the NTFS file system, but the registry remained in all subsequent versions of this OS.

At the moment, there are no real prerequisites for using such a mechanism and the only system that uses the registry is MS Windows (and its free software clone - ReactOS).

The register is formed from various data. When installing and subsequently configuring Windows, files are generated that store system configuration information.

During the process of loading the operating system, as well as logging in and out of its users, a certain abstract, virtual entity called the “registry” is formed.

Thus, one part is static and stored in files, and the other is dynamic and formed in the process.

Disadvantages of the MS Windows Registry

The method of storing operating system settings using the registry has a number of significant disadvantages. Below we list the most significant ones.

Relatively low fault tolerance. One wrong byte in a hive file (a registry branch similar in nature to the root directory in file systems) when trying to load it causes the OS to crash.
This problem in modern versions of MS Windows is solved using two-level logging, and in case a situation arises where the registry cannot be restored, the system can reinitialize damaged registry entries during boot.

Selectivity when saving system settings to the registry means that not all system settings are entered into the registry. Because of this approach, transferring system settings by copying its registry is impossible.

During the operation of the operating system, the registry undergoes fragmentation, which leads to a gradual slowdown in access speed.

In addition to settings, the registry also stores other system and application information, which leads to a gradual increase in the size of the registry. This problem can be partially solved with the help, which we will talk about in the next part of our article. By the way, in our material you can read about the five best free programs for fixing errors in Windows 7

Cleaning the MS Windows 7 registry manually

Let's move on to directly deleting information about programs , which have been removed. To do this, go to the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER” section (which is located on the left side of the registry editor window), open the “Software” subsection and look for the name of the software developer company or directly the name of the program that was deleted.

To delete, select the entry by clicking on it and pressing the “Del” key on the keyboard.

You can also search for a program automatically using the search function. To do this, press the key combination Ctrl + F and in the window that opens, enter the name of the program and click “OK”, after which all found entries will be selected.
If the found highlighted record is correct, i.e. belongs to a remote program, press the Del key on the keyboard and press F 3 to go to the next entry.

After deleting unnecessary entries, close the registry editor.

Cleaning the MS Windows 7 registry using programs

Software registry cleaning is intended for beginners, as well as users who want to save their time, because manual cleaning, as it became clear in the previous section, is quite a painstaking task.

Let's look at the 3 most popular programs for optimizing and cleaning the system.

Reg Organizer

This program has good functionality and, in addition to actually editing the registry, allows you to search and replace its entries, completely remove installed software, create and compare snapshots of registry keys, as well as manually and automatically clean it.

Additional features of the program are the function of fine-tuning the OS, editing configuration files and the ability to clean disks from system debris.

Note! The free version of the program only looks for registry errors; to fix them, you need to purchase it; the license price is $10.

Advantages:

Multifunctionality.

Russian-language interface.

Ability to work on 64-bit systems.

Flaws:

Paid.

CCleaner

This utility is no less multifunctional and registry cleaning is one of the many options of the application, but unlike Reg Organizer it is free for non-commercial use.

The functionality of the free version is not reduced, and the only difference is the lack of priority technical support.

The program is very popular; at the end of 2012, more than 1 million downloads were made from the official website of the program.

Every month a new version of the program is released, and you can find out about updates by clicking on the “Check for Updates” link in the lower right corner of the program.