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PCtools Registry Mechanic

PC Tools Registry Mechanic (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)

Overview

The Windows registry contains information, values, and instructions related to just about everything on your computer. However, the registry is susceptible to becoming bloated with irrelevant information, corrupt entries, and other problems. When this happens, the computer’s performance suffers in general and computer errors occur. Registry Mechanic is a tool from PC Tools that optimizes the registry and cleans it up.

Features

Fast and easy - Registry Mechanic is fast and easy to use. You don’t need advanced computer knowledge in order to clean out your computer’s registry and repair computer errors.
Safely repairs the Windows registry - Registry Mechanic safely cleans the registry and makes the necessary repairs with minimal risk to your computer.
Searches for invalid entries, orphaned startup programs, and invalid shortcuts - This utility scans the registry in search of invalid, missing, and obsolete registry entries, all of which adversely affect the stability and performance of your computer.
Automatically backs up the registry beforehand - Automatic registry backups ensure that should the cleaning deliver undesirable results, you can selectively restore it after the fact.
Registry monitoring - Registry Mechanic monitors changes to the registry and alerts you when it is time for a cleaning.
Registry compaction - Registry compaction keeps your registry from becoming bloated with wasted space and corrupt entries.
Performance optimization - A “optimize” button applies a set of pre-defined performance enhancements and patches to the registry, boosting and optimizing your computer’s performance.
Links to popular Windows management tools - Links to related Windows management tools are provided directly within the Registry Mechanic, making it easy to take care of computer maintenance tasks in one location.

Benefits

Many computer errors can trace their cause directly to entries in the Windows registry. By finding and repairing these incorrect, corrupt, empty, or missing entries, you will also repair the undesirable results such as sluggish performance, blue screen errors, system crashes, computer stop errors, and Dr. Watson errors.

As a result of a thorough registry cleaning, your computer’s performance will also improve. After all, instead of committing resources to following invalid instructions, your computer’s resources will be available for more important tasks such as running your favorite software.

How it works

Registry Mechanic scans the registry in search of incorrect entries. It uses an advanced algorithm to find invalid results. From there, the results are listed where you can selectively choose which ones to correct. You can also allow Registry Mechanic to automatically remove them all.

A free trial version is offered with limited functionality. The full featured version of Registry Mechanic covers three computers with additional licenses also available.

Recommendations

If your computer is slower than normal or generating errors, corruption within the registry is possible. Try the Free Download to see if Registry Mechanic finds repairable registry errors before buying the full featured version.

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