When we start a PC, we all usually have our favorite programs, those that we always have at hand and that accompany us wherever we go. Apart from Windows, and the essential programs for everyday life, such as Google Chrome as a browser, or Office as an office suite, we also have other programs necessary to carry out all types of tasks, from listening to music or watching videos to taking the device maintenance day. Today I am going to talk to you about one of the programs that, for me, is vital and allows me to always have Windows like the first day: CCleaner.
CCleaner is one of the oldest programs that we can find on the entire network. This software aims keep PCs clean of all types of junk files, those files that accumulate on the hard drive as we use the PC. These files are generally useless, and only make our device slower and slower.
Thanks to this program we can analyze the hard drives, detect all the Windows files, and the programs that we use daily, which are useless, and delete them with a couple of clicks to free up space and make the PC slow down. Furthermore, it also allows us optimize the Windows registryas well as perform other optimizations in the system to ensure its correct functioning.
The advantages of CCleaner Free
Best of all, this program is totally free to all users. That is, we can use it without restrictions or limitations on all the PCs we want. Just by downloading and installing it, we will have at our disposal a whole collection of tools to optimize Windows in the simplest way possible.
As soon as we install the program we can see that it invites us to check the health of the PC. We can do it, to start cleaning now, or postpone it for another time. I recommend doing it, since it is the perfect opportunity to see everything you have that makes your PC slow and everything you can improve.
In our example, we can see that we have hundreds of trackers installed on the PC, in addition to more than 300 megabytes of space wasted by junk and unnecessary files. Furthermore, if we pay for CCleaner Prowe can also use other tools, such as a speed optimizer or a security analyzer.
The cleanup feature is the standard CCleaner tool. This is the one that is responsible for analyzing the entire device in search of all unnecessary files, cache and system junk. It will search Windows and all the programs we have installed. When it is finished, we can see a summary, and if we agree, proceed to delete it with one click.
He registry cleaner It is another of the most basic tools that we can find in CCleaner. As its name suggests, it allows us to analyze the configuration database (the Windows registry, or regedit) for all orphaned and unnecessary keys and values. It will analyze the entire system, and allow us to delete all unnecessary content with one click. By having a smaller, more optimized registry, we can reduce system wait times when performing queries on it.
But the tools don't end there. CCleaner Free also has other modules perfect for cleaning and optimizing your PC. Within the “Tools” section we can find, among others, the following add-ons:
- Software uninstaller: allows us to see a list of all the installed programs and delete all those that we are not going to use. This uninstaller also allows us to delete Windows programs (bloatware) that, otherwise, cannot be deleted.
- Start: It analyzes all the programs that are configured to start with the system when we turn on the PC, and allows us to disable as many as we want. By eliminating unnecessary software from Windows startup, we make the PC turn on faster.
- Browser plugins: with this option we can see all the add-ons installed on the PC, and delete everything that does not interest us.
CCleaner also allows us to schedule automatic cleanings (I have it done every Monday morning, to start the week on the right foot), and also even always have it in the background analyzing and cleaning the PC in real time.
Download CCleaner for free
CCleaner has always been, is and will be completely free for all users. If we want to use it to optimize and clean our Windows, we can download CCleaner Free from its website. The download is very quick, and the installation is very simple, since we simply have to follow the steps to launch the program on our PC.
If we want to unlock advanced features, such as driver updater, security check, or performance optimizer, we have to pay for CCleaner Professional. This version does unlock the full potential of the program.