What is CCleaner for? If you intensively use your computer, the Internet, install or remove programs, then over time your computer starts to work slowly. That is, "dirt" accumulates in it, which must be cleaned out. There are many utilities for this, both free and paid, simple and powerful.
Registry cleaner - CCleaner is very easy to configure, it will not harm your computer in any way.
Optimal CCleaner settings for Windows
Install and run the utility. The first item in the menu in the left column is clear, where you can configure browsers. Go to apps and select the browser you use most often. Check the boxes next to:
- Internet cache.
- Download history.
- Session.
Do not mark the rest of the items, as they will be useful to you. For example, form autocomplete is a very convenient service for users. If you went to any site and filled out the registration or subscription form, then Autocomplete remembers the data.
When you reopen the site, you will already see the completed lines of your data, you just have to confirm them. If this item is ticked, then after cleaning your browser will forget how and where you registered.
The log of visited sites is that memory in the browser where it remembers which sites you have been to. If you clean it, the history will not be saved.
Cookies are responsible for remembering your logins and passwords that you enter on sites, social networks where you once registered. This is suitable for those who do not like to enter their data every time to get to the site or their page.
You can click on the pop-up window in the browser itself - "never remember the password for this site", and do not put a check mark in CCleaner in front of Cookies - do not put files. By this principle, you can configure the cleaning of any browser in the program.
Cleaning the registry from garbage
Do not uncheck the boxes anywhere in this menu. Just click on the bottom left on the button - search for problems. When you uninstall programs from your computer or some kind of malfunction occurs, entries about this remain in the registry, which slow down the computer. Therefore, if CCleaner shows problems in the registry, you need to fix it.
Service
With it, you can remove programs installed on your computer. The service has an autorun item, it shows which applications, programs are loaded along with the operating system when the computer is turned on. It is necessary to monitor this and disable unnecessary startup, as they slow down turning on and off the computer or laptop.
When you install or remove programs, the system creates restore points with which it can be restored. But when a lot of them accumulate, they take up enough memory, which also affects the operation of the computer. In the menu - System Restore in CCleaner, you can manually delete unnecessary points, leaving the last 2-3.
The above CCleaner settings for computer cleaning are aimed at the general user. If you are an experienced computer scientist, you can customize the program more professionally.
