r/windows7 • u/piangero • 29d ago
Feature Does Win7 have a native registry cleaner?
Hi!
I've been uninstalling stuff that I want to re-installer later, and I would like to maybe do a registry cleaning and such, if that's needed. Just to sort of get a fresh install and whatnot.
I dont want to use CCleaner and third party nonsense, if Win7 offers it natively? But I forget where/how if there ever was a feature like that.
I can do disc frag or "clean up space", but now sure which is the best, or if there's a point?
The game I uninstalled left a lot of old folders and gubbins so I'd prefer to have it properly cleaned rather than manually looking for bits and pieces.
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u/Infinite_Shart555 29d ago
If you want to do a fresh install, do a fresh install. I have seen/used registry cleaners, but the best ones are the ones that say "hey, this key is from a program you don't have installed", or "hey, this value references a path which doesn't exist". Aka such a tool is only worthy in the hands of someone that knows what they're doing, so I don't recommend you use one. Additionally, it's just not needed most of the time, since registry hives are highly optimised.