
We’ve covered why PC-cleaning software programs are generally scams. Like registry cleaners, they’re advertised on banner ads all over the web - there are even daytime TV advertisements for expensive PC cleaning software. “PC cleaning” utilities are another worthless category of software. RELATED: PC Cleaning Apps are a Scam: Here's Why (and How to Speed Up Your PC) If you must use a registry cleaner, use the registry cleaner built into CCleaner and skip all the paid registry cleaners produced by shady companies.

The registry is massive, and erasing even a few thousand tiny entries won’t speed your computer up. Running a registry cleaner once per week will likely cause more problems than it fixes. Registry cleaner companies often promise that registry cleaners will speed up your PC and fix any crash you encounter, but they won’t. Okay, there are some scenarios where a registry cleaner could theoretically fix a problem - but these are few and far between.

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