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A vital part of the Windows operating system, Windows system registry, is that area or database of your computer which contains critical instructions, settings, configurations, changes and options related to all the programs and hardware.
Everything that you uninstall is not removed completely from your registry. As you turn on your system, it will have to go through all these unnecessary entries every time, causing slow start ups. The longer you use your computer, the more likely you are to encounter Windows registry problems.
After ruling out a virus infection, if the following symptoms crop up, it is most likely that you are encountering a Windows registry problem.
- Slow start ups, shut downs and overall slow performance – which happens as the system goes through traces of items that were uninstalled or information that are not necessary.
- Your screen freezes while you are performing a task.
- PC keeps crashing at critical times.
- PC needs frequent rebooting
- unable to remove a program using add/remove dialog
- You are unable to open certain programs and can do so only after shutting down your PC and turning it on again.
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