Registry Cleaner Definitions of Registry Areas

Table of Default Profiles of Registry Cleaner

Registry Cleaner - Default Clean profiles
	Quick Clean	Normal Clean	In-Depth Clean
Registry areas covered	Filter Entries Start-up Locations Font Locations Uninstall Locations Help Locations	Filter Entries Start-up Locations Shared Dlls Font Locations Uninstall Locations File Extensions Help Locations Shared Folders Menu Order	Filter Entries Start-up Locations Shared Dlls Font Locations Uninstall Locations File Extensions COM and ActiveX Help Locations Shared Folders Menu Order

Registry Cleaner - Default Clean profiles

Quick Clean

Normal Clean

In-Depth Clean

Registry areas covered

Filter Entries
Start-up Locations
Font Locations
Uninstall Locations
Help Locations

Filter Entries
Start-up Locations
Shared Dlls
Font Locations
Uninstall Locations File Extensions
Help Locations
Shared Folders
Menu Order

Filter Entries
Start-up Locations
Shared Dlls
Font Locations
Uninstall Locations
File Extensions
COM and ActiveX
Help Locations
Shared Folders
Menu Order

Registry Cleaner - Definitions of Registry Areas
Area Name	Definitions
Ignore List	Some registry locations can be specified here using their names, so that the Comodo Registry Cleaner ignores those registry locations during scanning. Click here for more details.
Filter Entries	The Registry Cleaner searches the registry for a specific name entered by the user. After the search, Registry Cleaner can remove all the references for the specific name found in the registry. Click here for more details.
Start-up Locations	Windows Registry items that are set to run at Windows startup in this section of the registry. These registry entries contain references to the locations of these items on the hard drive. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes startup items from the registry that no longer exist at their specified locations on the hard drive.
Application Paths	The Windows system supports "per application" paths. If an application registers a path, Windows sets the PATH environment variable as the registered path when it starts that application. When the application no longer exists, related information may be deleted safely - Comodo Registry Cleaner searches for such entries and removes them.
Shared Dlls	Libraries that offer some form of sharing, allowing the same library to be used by multiple programs at the same time. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes share control files entries from the registry that no longer exist.
Font Locations	Fonts that are registered in the fonts folder of the Windows operating system. Comodo Registry Cleaner detects the registry entries which reference fonts that no longer exist in the Windows fonts folder and removes them.
Uninstall Locations	After you have uninstalled and application, the references to the uninstall file may remain in the registry. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes such entries
File Extensions	File extensions that are usually registered in the registry during installation of the application. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes Windows file extensions that are no longer associated with applications installed on your system.
COM and ActiveX	The Registry Cleaner scans for COM/ActiveX object that refer to a non-existing file. This reference is considered invalid and it is removed.
Help Locations	All installed application should register their help files in this section of Windows Registry. Comodo Registry Cleaner identifies those references to help files that no longer exist.
Shared Folders	The Registry Cleaner checks every path in the Shared Folders section. If a folder referenced by a path doesn't physically exist, Registry Cleaner removes the path from this registry key.
System Services	The Registry Cleaner checks every path in the System Services section. If a path doesn't physically exist, Registry Cleaner removes the path from this registry key.
Menu Order	The Registry Cleaner checks every entry in the Menu Order section. If the entry doesn't physically exist at Start-> Programs, Registry Cleaner removes the entry from this registry key.

Registry Cleaner - Definitions of Registry Areas

Area Name

Definitions

Ignore List

Some registry locations can be specified here using their names, so that the Comodo Registry Cleaner ignores those registry locations during scanning. Click here for more details.

Filter Entries

The Registry Cleaner searches the registry for a specific name entered by the user. After the search, Registry Cleaner can remove all the references for the specific name found in the registry. Click here for more details.

Start-up Locations

Windows Registry items that are set to run at Windows startup in this section of the registry. These registry entries contain references to the locations of these items on the hard drive. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes startup items from the registry that no longer exist at their specified locations on the hard drive.

Application Paths

The Windows system supports "per application" paths. If an application registers a path, Windows sets the PATH environment variable as the registered path when it starts that application. When the application no longer exists, related information may be deleted safely - Comodo Registry Cleaner searches for such entries and removes them.

Shared Dlls

Libraries that offer some form of sharing, allowing the same library to be used by multiple programs at the same time. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes share control files entries from the registry that no longer exist.

Font Locations

Fonts that are registered in the fonts folder of the Windows operating system. Comodo Registry Cleaner detects the registry entries which reference fonts that no longer exist in the Windows fonts folder and removes them.

Uninstall Locations

After you have uninstalled and application, the references to the uninstall file may remain in the registry. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes such entries

File Extensions

File extensions that are usually registered in the registry during installation of the application. Comodo Registry Cleaner removes Windows file extensions that are no longer associated with applications installed on your system.

COM and ActiveX

The Registry Cleaner scans for COM/ActiveX object that refer to a non-existing file. This reference is considered invalid and it is removed.

Help Locations

All installed application should register their help files in this section of Windows Registry. Comodo Registry Cleaner identifies those references to help files that no longer exist.

Shared Folders

The Registry Cleaner checks every path in the Shared Folders section. If a folder referenced by a path doesn't physically exist, Registry Cleaner removes the path from this registry key.

System Services

The Registry Cleaner checks every path in the System Services section. If a path doesn't physically exist, Registry Cleaner removes the path from this registry key.

Menu Order

The Registry Cleaner checks every entry in the Menu Order section. If the entry doesn't physically exist at Start-> Programs, Registry Cleaner removes the entry from this registry key.

Comodo System Cleaner

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Table of Default Profiles of Registry Cleaner