How to Delete Broken Registry Items on Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
379How to Delete Broken Registry Items on Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
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Command Shown: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Microsoft’s Windows is one of the most used operating systems and it has many features that most certainly assert its dominance over the competition. Everything that is done on the computer, be that installing an application, visiting a webpage, etc. is stored in the registry. The Registry is the digital footprint of the user on Windows. It also contains numerous entries that are vital for Windows and shape the way it runs on a daily basis.
There can often be certain “Broken Registry Items” in the registry. These items are most usually corrupt/deleted registry entries that can be left as a residue after the uninstalling/deleting of a file. They can sometimes slow down the computer and cleaning them up is certainly a good thing to do. In this tutorial, we will teach you some of the easiest methods to get rid of the Broken items in the registry.
The Windows registry is a repository for a massive collection of details about your computer—where programs are stored, which helper programs (known as DLLs) are shared among your various applications, listings of all your Start menu shortcuts, and pointers to the programs that fire up when you click on an icon. And that’s just the beginning.
Practically everything you do in Windows is recorded in the registry. For instance, the URL for this tutorial probably has an entry now, somewhere. The paths to the last dozen or so images or documents you opened are there, too, as are the details of the programs you have installed or uninstalled.
Here’s the problem: If you pry open the registry, you’ll find it about as cluttered as a teenager’s bedroom. That’s because Windows doesn’t efficiently clean up after itself as it goes about its daily business. It constantly creates new entries, but seldom—if ever—removes old entries after they’re no longer needed.
Compounding this problem is the fact that applications are usually too inept to uninstall all of the registry entries they create. Far too often, program updates and installers leave unneeded pointers in the registry, so the registry becomes bloated with unnecessary entries, slowing down your system.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).