How to fix windows 8 registry errors easily?

Question

How do can I fix all my windows 8 registry errors easily?

I am not an avid Windows or computer person but I am not computer illiterate either. I know of the regedit.exe but not sure how to go about using it.

I have not even attempted to try to fix this issue I'm having. I have something like 384 registry errors on my laptop, it is not running that good.

I'm sure this is most likely the reason why but not 100% sure. I need help badly, please.

Answer 1

Welcome. The answer to your question on how to fix these errors would really be just don't do it...

There is no such a thing as registry errors! And I repeat, this whole registry errors buzz-word is simply marketing gimmicks or trying to fool users which aren't that experienced.

Of course, there may be sometimes problems and errors caused by misconfigured, or even malicious, registry entries. But...there's no magic way to find these things, not yourself and not through a program. And even worse, attempting to "clean" or "fix" it might result in a broken PC.

Here's from Microsoft themselves, in their Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities:

Some products such as registry cleaning utilities suggest that the registry needs regular maintenance or cleaning. However, serious issues can occur when you modify the registry incorrectly using these types of utilities. These issues might require users to reinstall the operating system due to instability. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved without a reinstallation of the Operating System as the extent of the changes made by registry cleaning utilities varies from application to application.

And the same thing you can read from most of real computer specialists. Here are some from reputable sources:

• Registry Cleaners: Digital Snake Oil from Malwarebytes
• Why Using a Registry Cleaner Won’t Speed Up Your PC or Fix Crashes from How-To Geek
• And you can also read about it in the Registry cleaner Wiki page

Answer 2

As Yisroel Tech correctly maintains, there are no registry errors, but there are frequently registry left-overs, mostly created when uninstalling products.

Most uninstallations usually leave behind registry settings and files. This is why it is recommended to use an advanced uninstaller rather than only using the uninstaller that came with the product. I usually recommend Revo Uninstaller Freeware.

These left-overs normally do not present a problem, unless the user is in the habit of installing and uninstalling many products during the year. I would suggest to install a temporary product using Sandboxie, so no modifications are done to the real registry and the sandbox can be cleaned out with one click of a button, no uninstallation required.

Some products really abuse the registry. I have encountered products which create thousands of entries in it, mostly large ones like Adobe. Even if these entries are deleted when uninstalled, the deleted entries still take their place in the registry and will slow it down. This inefficient way in which registry deletions are done has given registry cleaners their bad name.

Registry cleaning by itself is useless, unless followed by registry defragmenting, reorganizing the registry to exclude the deleted entries. This is normally not done by registry-cleaning products, requiring other specialized products.

All these operations are very risky, and usually unnecessary. They are only meaningful after some very unusual long-term usage of the computer. Shaving off some microseconds for registry access is absolutely not worth the risk involved in running these kind of products, which I do not advise to anyone who is not an advanced user of Windows.