In this latest Registry Error Insight, User Shell Folders control all the settings for a particular user, and Registry Reviver makes sure those entries are clean.

There’s a standard scan that Registry Reviver performs every time you run it, and there’s a secondary scan as well called the Deep Scan. The deep scan is not enabled in Registry Reviver by default; you need to click the Scan button at the top, and select the Deep Scan check box. Then perform the scan.

When you start your PC, several programs launch automatically. These programs are set up to launch this way. However, when a program is removed incorrectly, often your PC will still try to launch it upon startup. That’s because the registry entry remains in your Windows Registry.

Program shortcuts are files on your PC that point to other applications. If those applications are uninstalled incorrectly, the shortcut can point to nothing. Registry Reviver identifies these.

Registry Reviver fixes paths to DLLs that have been broken when an application is uninstalled incorrectly. This can lead to Blue Screens of Death.

Help files pop up whenever you click Help within an application. They’re special files in Windows that are stored separately, away from the application. Though the content is written by whoever made the application, the help file’s interface is all Windows. Help files can be crucial for understanding how a complicated application works.

Welcome to the first installment of Registry Error Insights!