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Finding a free Windows registry cleaner is not difficult, there are many of them online that you can download. It’s choosing the registry repair tool that you feel most comfortable with that will make the difference. Let’s talk about what a registry cleaner is and the differences in registry repair tools.

What is a Windows Registry Cleaner?

You can think of it like this - if your computer was your car, a registry cleaner would be like having an automatic oil change tech on hand to keep everything running smoothly. Just like an engine, a computer requires regular upkeep in order for it preform at maximum potential.

Your registry is a type of database where Windows stores important settings, software configurations and other details about your system and preferences. In reality, the Windows registry is easily prone to corruptions and the result is a computer that is slow, throws allot of errors or just generally acts like something is not right. It’s common for a computer’s registry to harbor hundreds or even thousands of registry errors.

By cleaning out the mess in the registry, you can restore your PC to like new condition. Errors disappear, the computer runs faster and more. Registry cleaners are software tools that are designed specifically to make repairing your Windows registry an easy and painless task.

If you have ever looked at your registry with the “regedit” command, you will see that it doesn’t make sense to us humans. It was designed for the computer, not for you so as a result it’s not very user friendly. Editing your registry by hand is in fact a great way to damage your computer and loose data. It’s a much better idea to use a free Windows registry cleaner to scrub your registry free of problems than it is to attempt a hand fix.

What’s the best Registry Cleaner?

Everybody has their favorite registry repair tool. Mine is Regcure (link to the free download is below). I like RegCure specifically because it’s both powerful and easy to use. My kids could use it its so easy. RegCure also has a scheduler that makes keeping up with maintenance easy for us forgetful people.

Aside from RegCure, there are a number of other registry software programs available for download. Many of them are pretty good. Essentially, there is little difference to the various software programs aside from the user interface. This is where it is important that you and your software “click” so to speak. With free downloads readily available, it’s easy to try as many as it takes to find one you like.

As you can see, cleaning your registry is an important part of maintaining your computer. There’s something in it for you, however. With a fresh registry and optimization your computer will run better, faster and use up less ram then before.