{"id":55767,"date":"2017-01-14T20:04:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T20:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=55767"},"modified":"2017-01-12T20:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:10:30","slug":"cleaning-computers-registry-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/cleaning-computers-registry-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Your Computer&#8217;s Registry &#8212; Is It Necessary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What is a Registry?<\/h4>\n<p>Before going into detail about cleaning your computer&#8217;s registry, first I want to discuss your registry is.\u00a0 The registry within your PC holds details about every piece of your computer.\u00a0 For instance where programs are stored, which programs are in your Start menu, which programs have shared applications, and so much more!\u00a0 Essentially, everything you do within your computer is recorded within the registry.\u00a0 For instance, the URL to this article can now be found in your registry.<\/p>\n<h4>Do I Need to Clean It?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes you should.\u00a0 Here is why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As stated above, the registry holds details about every piece of your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Things are added to the registry daily.\u00a0 Unfortunately outdated things are rarely, if ever removed.\u00a0 That is unless the user does it themselves.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s good PC maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Programs to Clean Registry<\/h4>\n<p>Manually going into the registry can be overwhelming.\u00a0 There are various programs available that are designed to clean the registry.\u00a0 One of which is PC Matic.\u00a0 PC Matic offers the ability to automatically clean the registry after each scheduled and\u00a0manual\u00a0scan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Registry? 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