CCleaner Registry Scan Results.

[MarkMiller196633]

Greetings Forum members, I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. I use CCleaner and have for years. My concern is, when I scan the Registry, the results are confusing to me. My PC settings does not permit sharing files or folders and the results of the Registry Scan indicates that there are MANY Registry entrees that are "Missing Shared .Dll. Would anyone in the community have an explanation that would clear up my confusion in this matter? Thank you h in advance! Mark Miller.

[Nergal]

Only delete registry entries you know you no longer need. Those having to do with uninstalled software (ex: last years tax program) and old versions of updated software (ex: .net 1.1 now that .net is version 1.2)

 

Registry entries you are unsure on leave them, they cause no harm. Conversely, removing entries that are needed can cripple or kill a pc (not something you need happening during these early win10 days especially)

 

As far as individual entries, the members here may be able to offer guidance if presented with entries in question, be they only a few, nobody wants use their freetime parsing a list of many shared dll entries but one or two we may be able

 

Edit

Footnote 1: shared dll, in this case does not mean shared by users of a pc. It refers to driver files that applications have placed in system folder in order that they may be used (shared to) other software (including windows itself).

 

Footnote 2: the Too Long : Didn't Read version of my answer is. Leave the registry alone, unless you know what you need to remove. It gains no stability nor speed to clean registry

 

[Corona]

As far as I know no pron is stored in registry. So you can breath easier tonight.

[RJL24]

I too am using WIN10 and the following registry entries (see attached) keep popping up.  

 

After I the clean registry, the three files continue to show up.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Using CCleaner Version 5.08.5308

[Nergal]

Same answer as post 2