Registry Cleaner Free
Registry Cleaner ProUser Manual

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Welcome to Auslogics

Registry Cleaner
This is your guide to one of the safest and most effective  registry cleanup tools in the world that lets you:
Analyze

SearchClean out

your Windows registry andlocate invalid or corrupt
entries that may affectsystem stability

for specific registry keys andsafely clean them out.

detected entries to resolve
issues and get your PC
running smootherInstalling Registry Cleaner
Launch the installer by double-clicking
on the downloaded file.
You can leave the installation options
as they are or customize them on thispage.

3Click the links to review the EULA andPrivacy Policy, then click the 'Agreeand install' button to start installation.

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Installing Registry Cleaner

Make sure the checkbox to launch
Registry Cleaner is checked and clickthe ‘Finish’ button to completeinstallation.

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Pro

Registry Cleaner comes in two versions: Free and Pro. The Free version offers
essential registry analysis and cleanup functionality. The Pro version lets you control
notifications, scan and clean up advanced registry entry categories for an evenbigger boost to performance and more. The table below should give you an idea ofwhat you can expect from each version.
When using the Free version, you will see all Pro features marked with the yellow

tag. This shows you what you can get if you upgrade. The rest of this manual
will talk about both Free and Pro version features in more detail.
FREEPRO

1 question

3 questions

Deep Registry Optimization
Notificaion Settings Control
Extended Priority Support
Ask a Question option for live expert answers

Activating Registry Cleaner ProTo unlock and use all of the Pro features, you need to upgrade your Registry Cleaner
Free to the Pro version. Here is how to do that:
Hover your mouse over the ‘Activate Pro Version’ button at the bottom-right of theprogram window (do not click). This will open a popup with two options for you toclick. The ‘Activate Today’ button takes you to a web page where you can purchasea license key. (You can also reach this page by simply clicking the ‘Activate Pro
Version’ button without bringing up the popup).
Right below the ‘Activate Today’ button in the popup, you see the ‘Enter licensekey’ link – click it when you’ve already purchased a license and received a license
key via email. This will bring up a small window with the ﬁeld to enter your key in.
Copy the license key from the conﬁrmation email. Then, go back to Registry Cleaner,
paste the key into the registration ﬁeld and click ‘Register’.
NOTE
When you place your order online and complete payment, a conﬁrmation message
is sent to you via email to the address you provide during checkout. You will begetting two messages: one containing your invoice and the other with your license
information. If you don’t see the message(s), please check your spam/junk mailfolder before contacting technical support. A common reason for not receiving anorder conﬁrmation is typos made in the email address, so be sure to double-checkyour contact info when placing order.

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Backing up with the Rescue Center
Auslogics Registry Cleaner is equippedwith the Rescue Center, which lets you
create a backup prior to runningregistry cleanup. This helps ensure thatTo access the Rescue Center settings,

you can always roll back any changes

click on the gear icon at themade by Auslogics software if you dobottom-right of the program window.

not like the results.
In the Settings window that opens,
We recommend getting familiar withclick on ‘Rescue Center’ on thethe Rescue Center prior to using

left-side navigation panel. This will

Registry Cleaner for the ﬁrst time. You

open the current Rescue Centercan specify how long those backups

settings and let you change any ofshould be stored and how much disk

them according to your preferences.

space they may occupy.

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Backing up with the8Rescue Center

Main Scan and Cleanup

You can also view available system

restore points here by selecting‘Restore Points’ from the left-side

To view backups created in the Rescue

Center, click on the diskette icon at thebottom - right of the main program

window.

menu. Use this feature if you need totake your whole system back to a point

in time before you applied speciﬁcchanges or installed certain software,

not just Auslogics.
In the window that opens you will see alist of available backups that haveNOTE

been created by Registry Cleaner.

Select a backup from the list and thenchoose the action you would like toapply to it by clicking a button above

the list , such as ‘Restore’, ‘Details’ or‘Delete’. Clicking ‘Refresh’ will refreshthe list of available backups. Click ‘OK’

when done.

When you use a restore point , you may

lose all changes made and all ﬁlessaved after the date to which you arerolling back.

9Main Menu
The main program menu is located at the very top of the program window  and gives you three drop-down lists of shortcuts to almost every Registry Cleaner feature.

The File menu contains the mainThe Pages menu lets you quickly
options that let you quickly run any
switch between tabs.
program or open a website by simply
The Help menu lists the options youtyping its name or address in a popup
have for getting information about thewindow; open the Control Panel, open
program or assistance with it.
settings or check for updates.

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anavigation

When you open Registry Cleaner, the main program window opens on the Registry Cleaner tab.

At the very top of the window, you see

The items you see in the main section

the main menu that lets you navigateof the navigation panel are:through the program, easily accessvarious features or ﬁnd help info (seeMain Menu section above for details).

Options & Settings: the main control
for registry analysis and cleanup thatlets you choose which operation to run

Right below the main menu you see

and select whether you want all

the tabs that let you switch betweenchanges to be backed up for safety.

the program’s sections. We’ll belooking at each tab in more detailfurther in this guide.

Clean Registry, which lets you selectregistry sections to be scanned andcleaned up, and launch analysis or

On the left , you see the navigation

cleanup on them.

panel that lets you go through theF d

program’s functionality and apply all of
its features for maximum stability
improvement.

inRegistryKeys, which lets you

search the Windows registry forspeciﬁc entries you want to delete.

U

se this feature with caution, as-removing a system

critical registry key

can lead to serious problems with yourcomputer.

Right below, you see recommended options that link to Auslogics Store entries (see ‘Auslogics Store’ section further in this guide).  
Click on the task you would like to accomplish, such as ‘Clean up your drives’ and get a software recommendation to help you do the job.

Using Registry Cleaner

11Main Scan and Cleanup

To ensure maximum optimization effect, get familiar with the program’s functionality before using it.

The ﬁrst screen you see when youlaunch Registry Cleaner displays

thelist of registry key categories you cango through while running cleanup.

When done selecting or deselecting,click the ‘Resolve’ button to clean theCheck the boxes next to key

registry of non-optimal entries.

categories you want included in thescan, then click the ‘Scan now’ button
to launch the scan.

NOTE

When the scan completes, you will see

Make sure the ‘Back up changes’ box

a summary of its results on youris checked before clicking on ‘Resolve’,screen. Click on the category oras this will help you get your PC to its

subcategory on the left to see aprevious state if you don’t like thedetailed list of all issues detected

result. The registry is a very sensitive

under it. You can uncheck categories,area and extra precautions never hurt.

subcategories or speciﬁc registry
entries to have them excluded fromcleanup, if you like.

When cleanup completes, you will see
a brief results summary and will beable to click a link to view moredetailed results in an html report.

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Using Registry Cleaner Deleting Individual Entries
To ensure maximum optimization effect, get familiar with the program’s functionality before using it.

Besides the main scan and repairfunctionality, Registry Cleaner lets yousearch the Windows registry forspeciﬁc entries using a keyword or key
phrase. This option comes in handy
when you need to make sure thatevery bit of some uninstalled
application has been removed fromyour PC, or when you know that a
speciﬁc registry key is causing aproblem for an installed app.
To access this feature, click on‘Find Registry Keys’ on the left-side
navigation panel. Then, enter thekeyword(s) in the blank ﬁeld and clickthe ‘Search’ button. The program will
check every key in your registry andproduce a list of entries that containyour keyword or key phrase. You canreview the list and check the keys youwant removed.

After that, make sure the ‘Back upchanges’ box is checked and clickthe ‘Clean up’ button.
NOTEBe very careful when using this feature,
as removing a system-critical registry
key can lead to serious stability issues.
We recommend avoiding running asearch for entries containing words like
‘Microsoft’ or ‘Windows’, as those havea higher chance of being important foryour operating system’s proper
functioning.

Reports
Using the ‘Reports’ tab in Registry Cleaner, you can review your current resource consumption and manage operation reports.
On the left side of the screen you сanmonitor current resource use
statistics. This provides a great
overview of how your system ishandling all the tasks and applications
that are currently running on it.
If you see extremely high CPU, disk,
network or memory loads, you willknow that something might be wrong
and will be able to take action.
On the right side you see a table thatlists reports created after every
operation. You see the report name,the name of the tool that created it
and the date when the operation ran.

13The ﬁlter above the table lets you
search for speciﬁc reports by creation
time. Click on a report in the table toselect it, then click the ‘View report’button below the table to view it. Use
the ‘Delete’ button to delete allreports ever created or just the reports
listed above (the ones that match yoursearch ﬁlter): you can select the option
you want from the drop-down menu
that opens when you click on the‘Delete’ button arrow.

14Portable Version
Clean up the Windows registry on all your computers without installing the program.

Portable software is software that runsTo create a portable version of Registryfrom a removable storage device, suchCleaner, click on the ‘Create portable

as a USB flash drive.

version’ button and let the programsave the files on your PC.
It does not need to be installed on acomputer to run and does not store

Once Registry Cleaner Portable isdata on your system. Instead, you cancreated, you can locate it by clicking

have all your settings and files relatedthe ‘Open folder’ button. Move the fileto this software stored on theto a USB drive or any other removable

removable drive.

storage device and use Registry

Cleaner on any PC you want optimized.
Portable software is lightweight andallows you to easily move theapplication between computers.

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15The ‘Ask a question’ tool lets you ask online experts your questions related to using Auslogics software or to getting your PC optimized.
You can also browse through other questions and answers there and see if what you need has already been posted before.

To use the feature, you need to get registered by providing your email
address and a display name. To do that, click on the ‘Sign up’ button. Clickthe link, then enter your name or a nickname you’d like to be identified by onforum pages, and hit the ‘Register’ button.
Once you click the ‘Register’ button, go to your Inbox at the address you
specified in the form and look for a confirmation message with yourautomatically generated password. You will need to use that password to log
in when you go to ask your question. Return to Registry Cleaner and click the‘Sign in’ button to continue.

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Ask a Question
Once logged in, click on a category name for yourquestion, which will open a form that will let you fillin your question details. Select the subcategory
for your question topic, type in a descriptive
subject and write your question in the big blankfield. You can also use the ‘Add file’ option to add
screenshots or other files to provide more
information on the issue you are having. Whendone, click the ‘Send’ button. Your question will bereviewed and posted on the web forum, and you
will be able to log in and view answers to yourquestion there.
To access the forum, click the ‘My account’ buttonor use the link that was emailed to you with yourpassword. In the lower part of this screen, you seelinks to the most common help topics. On theright, find the latest questions posted by users
through the Ask a Question tool. Clicking on the‘Read now’ link will take you to the question on theAuslogics forum, where you can read the answers
and browse other questions.

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Auslogics StoreThe ‘Auslogics Store’ tab lists software programs made by Auslogics or its partners and recommended for your PC.

This is also where you can see special
deals and discounts available to you.
You can click a button to go straight toan online cart and purchase software
using your exclusive discount.
To install and try a recommended
program, click the ‘Buy now’ button
next to it. This will open a window witha brief summary of what the software
can do for your PC, and a link to
download and install it.
Once a recommended program has
been installed, it will show as installed
and will have a ‘Run’ button and a ‘See
status’ link next to it.

NOTE
These programs may offer a trial or afree version, but require a license to bepurchased for full functionality.
Installing or using any of them iscompletely optional.

18Customizing Program Settings
The Settings manager allows you to change the program’s appearance and behavior.

Under View, select the size of interface
elements.

Under Ignore lists, you can see files
To access Registry Cleaner settings,
click on the gear icon at the bottom right of the main program window. A
new window will appear, with its own
navigation pane on the left. Clickthrough the options on the navigation
pane and adjust the settings to satisfy
your needs:

Under General, you can specify theprogram’s behavior (whether you want
it to start at Windows logon, or be
minimized on close, etc.).

and folders that will be skipped overduring scans. To add them, you canright-click on your selection in theresults section after a scan. In thedrop-down menu, simply select “MoveSelected to the Ignore List”. You canalso enter them manually into the list.
The same applies for keys in theRegistry ignore list.

Under Rescue Center, adjust backup
settings (see ‘Backing up with theRescue Center’ earlier in this guide).

Under Language, you can choose theinterface language for Registry Cleaner.

When done, click ‘OK’ to exit and apply
all changes.

19Contacting Auslogics
There are a number of ways to contact Auslogics, including several you can reach right from Registry Cleaner’s Help menu.

Click on ‘Help’ in the main menu, Many of the questions you may havethen select ‘Technical Support’ to regarding Auslogics products havego to the contact form on

already been answered in the FAQ

auslogics.com and send us a message.

section on www.auslogics.com

If you experience technical issues withThe Support section on the Auslogics

the program, you can click on ‘Send

website also offers a way to retrieve a

Debug Log’ to help our team get to thelost license key, request a refund,root of the problem.

download product manuals and more.
Should you have any questions that are
not answered on the website, don’t
hesitate to email our dedicatedcustomer support team 24/7 at thefollowing address:
support@auslogics.com

Thank You

for Using Auslogics Software!