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Registry is the repository which keeps all information about system hardware and software configuration, system and network settings, and user profiles on your computer. Each and every activity on the computer, such as accessing, installing, uninstalling, working on applications and configuration change, such as modifying display settings, changing audio level, changing window size, etc. makes an entry or adds a key within the registry.
Causes of Registry Errors
Normally, an entry or key when no longer used—after you uninstall an application or close a program are deleted automatically from the registry. Sometimes, some of these keys are either left behind and leave vacant spaces or registry holes.
Over time, a large number of obsolete, redundant, and invalid entries and registry holes accumulate within the registry causing it to grow at an unwarranted rate. Eventually damaging, corrupting, and fragmenting the registry.
Prevention and Cure of Registry Errors
- A single registry error can considerably bring down your system’s functioning.
- A healthy registry is crucial for optimal performance of your PC.
- Use a software which helps in fixing corrupt and invalid registry entries that, in turn, helps fix several computers errors.
- The current registry cleaner software goes deep into the registry hive and weeds out malicious embedded keys and helps in getting rid of sticky programs such as spyware and adware.
- These tools helps you defrag the registry to reindex its files to make them contiguous.
- Compress the registry to considerably reduce its size by removing all registry holes left over during registry cleanup and program uninstall.
Tips of prevention of Registry errors
Manual Approach: You can manually clean up the registry, using the Registry Editor tool that comes built-in to your Windows operating system. It is called regedit tool. But if you are unfamiliar with registry files and are unsure of what is to be deleted, then it is advisable that you avoid using this method.
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