The Windows® registry is a major component of the over all operating system. It keeps track of all interaction between hardware and memory spacing (for applications) as well as settings that are frequently referenced during regular PC usage. This information contained in the registry is vital to maintain smooth operation and usage of programs, hardware and your operating system.
When you install and remove programs, make any control panel system setting changes or other updates all of these are noted in the registry. Over time as this process continues (and it does) the registry becomes bloated with old driver entries, unused command signals from old programs and empty registry keys from programs that are no longer installed. (more…)