Windows 10: Registry Cleaning

Hello,
Recently when I ran Ccleaner to chk the registry, there were many 'Application paths Issues' from the downloads folder. These download items are not anymore in the downloads folder, some download items were deleted, some others were used such as videos, music, programs to install,
images etc.. However, nothing of these items are not in this folder any more.
In the registry they are in the 'store' section (as on screenshot attached). Will it be safe to select all of them and delete them to clean a little the registry ?
Answers will be appreciated.
Thanks





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Suggestion - Registry Clean Up

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Suggestion - Registry Clean Up

Hi,

I think it's time for Microsoft to have a Registry cleaner as part of the system clean up software. Why do you ask?

Because the registry is full of unwanted files that make the PC working slowly or have some weird glitches. For example, I'm trying to clean some files in my Nvidia Settings and there is this little program that can't be removed, that I never installed and
it's just bugging me. So I went in the registry to delete all stuffs with the same name and there was a lot! I also found some old placeholder like BingNews for the News app.

I think it would be a great idea sometimes to just clean up old and unwanted files. I know they don't have a big size, but sometimes it's just adding complexity to everything. So a Registry Clean Up where it find registry that weren't used for the last couple
of months or don't have the required program to run and delete them.

What do you think?

Thank you

 

Probably, but there's little to be gained by cleaning the registry - it won't make the PC any faster. Safest to leave the registry alone. There's always a risk you may 'clean' something important by mistake.

I use Ccleaner too, but ONLY for junk files - never the registry.

 

I am not a fan of registry cleaners. There are all kinds of potential problems with registry cleaners. The problem is that there is no completely reliable way to determine if a registry entry is unneeded or in error. As a result a registry cleaner must frequently guess. Usually it guesses right, sometimes not. Then you have a problem.

 

CCleaner's reg cleaner is very basic, thus very safe. Reg cleaners are mostly important only for people, who like their privacy or who like to run a problem free PC, since prevention is better than a possible cure.