Clean out and speed up Windows with CCleaner

Does your PC run like a snail? How to make your slow computer/laptop run faster? It is simple. Clean out and speed up your Windows PC with CCleaner - a free program that helps me complete my daily tasks and keep my PC and laptop running quick and jitter-free. It is one of my absolute favorites from Piriform, an excellent company that produces a number of useful programs out there, free and paid.

In case you have not heard about it, CCleaner is akin to a maid for the system files and OS (Operating system) of your Windows PC and laptop or Macintosh, keeping it clutter-free and clean from temporary files, recent documents, cookies, obsolete data knowledge, cached' history…

In other words almost any “leftovers” that tend to make up and clutter your disc drive and bog down your system, sometimes to a grinding halt.

It will also clean up your registry of unwanted references and what I liked about it is that you are prompted to take a backup of your registry files just in case something goes wrong in future.

It is the top most programs that I install whenever I need to increase the speed of my system.

The speed of a computer will gradually reduce due to the silent junk that starts building up and in turn will reduce the space available for your important files. 

It will also result in unwanted delays due to obsolete paths and file-pointers that do not exist now but were created by you long ago. these leftovers stay in the registry and will increase the time it takes in performing simple tasks.

What does CCleaner do?

Safer Browsing - CCleaner erases your browser search history and cookies so any internet browsing you do stays confidential and your identity remains anonymous from trackers.

Clean registry - CCleaner’s registry cleaner clears out this clutter to make your PC
stable and efficient. Why is this important? Registry is the storehouse of your PC's functional codes. Like the DNA of your cells. Over some time it will accumulate waste and redundant data that is no longer needed. Usually when you uninstall any program the registry should also be theoretically cleaned but it does not happen that way. this results in obsolete references and paths that will bring your computer to a slowdown. So it is a good tool to speed up your registry.

Faster start-up of the OS -  CCleaner helps you get to work, or play faster by letting you disable unneeded programs.

And a lot more depending on which version you are going to use.

This screenshot gives an example of some of the items removed by a recent scan of my PC:

I use CCleaner at least once a fortnight and I strongly advise you to do the same. You can learn more about this great program and download it for free at www.piriform.com/ccleaner.