Monitor, clean and optimize the Windows registry

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You can find the registry database by a Windows program named "Regedit.exe" stored on your hard drive C: in the Windows folder.

• If you run this program, open a window split into 2 parts.
• The left side represents the tree of the registry (and yes everything is pretty tidy, nothing to do with my apartment!).
• The right side displays the information that you selected in the left side.

Browsing the to familiarize yourself with a bit without changing anything if you start.

There are many programs to help with the registry, some free, many pay.

I'll try to find free programs most helpful in handling the registry.

With these programs you will be able to:

• Clean the registry
• Set deep in Windows
• Remove Programs
• Save / Restore database
• Quickly find an entry in the database
• Edit the base more easily than Regedit
• Monitor changes in the registry

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RegScanner

Look for something in the registry is not really easy via Regedit. It is long and you need to press "F3" to continue the whenever you search registry entry.

To quickly search the registry, you can use RegScanner, Free tool developed by Nir Sofer.

Here's how to search in the registry with RegScanner :

1. Open the program
2. In the dropdown Base Key, set your tree on which research will be
3. In the Find text String: Enter the phrase you want to search
4. If case sensitivity is important to check the Case Sensitive
5. Specify whether the search should focus on key values or value data (Keys, Values, Data) In the latter case it is possible to search the data to Unicode in these binary values.
   • You can choose to display only the entries modified since a certain date or not making a determined length.
   • Say you want to search on all values beginning with a UNC path you can use this expression:\\
6. To open the Registry directly found in the tree click right mouse on this entry then the command Open In RegEdit

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Vilma Registry Explorer

This software allows you to work effectively in the registry, like regedit, but better. The changes are backed by security and there is also a search key as RegScanner.

The software interface resembles the tool "regedit". Some left with the tree and right side with the content. If you make changes, you can cancel a grace to the built-in software by clicking on "Cancel" on the top menu.

To find text, click on "Research"In the top menu then"Search Text. Enter your search word into the party that appears on the right and click OK. A new section appears at the bottom of the interface.

It contains all the keys to the registry where your text was found.

The last interesting feature of Vilma Registry Explorer is the ability to create "Bookmarks" Thus understand the"Favorites".

You position a key to the registry and you right click and "Bookmark". This key is now added to your favorites keys. To access your favorites, you must click on "View"In the top menu then"Bookmarks"

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RegSeeker

RegSeeker is a registry cleaner, powerful and easy to use. Not satisfied with thorough scrubbing your registry by allowing you to remove invalid entries (extensions unused, missing files, invalid references ...), the program also makes others more like a section for applying many parameters Windows. It also enjoys a backup management for effective restoration if a problem occurs.

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TweakUI

Modify Windows settings with a tool by Microsoft (in the range of tools PowerToys),This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

You can change Windows settings inaccessible by the normal user interface.

You can download this utility.

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CCleaner

CCleaner is a free which will allow you to easily and quickly a spring cleaning on your computer. CCleaner is for Windows users, whether or not experimented. Indeed, with this application, it is possible to clean areas that are completely inaccessible to a novice users, without any special technical prerequisites. With CCleaner, you can also clean the wrong shortcuts, files from the recycle bin, temporary files, ... that some elements of the registry of your computer.

CCleaner is for 2 types of users:

• The manic of cyber-cleanliness that do not support the presence of a file useless
• Users who simply want to improve performance their computer by removing unnecessary items