One of the applications which can aid in this situation is CCleaner, equipped with all tools needed to scrub every bit of your computer.
However, performing periodic scans and cleaning can keep your PC in good shape. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.Malicious content can come uninvited from the information superhighway, leftovers after removing programs have an impact on performance, and broken registries can cause serious compatibility issues, and an antivirus solution doesn’t offer complete protection. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. It removes unused files from your system allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. We've renamed the 'Windows SubSystems Temp Files' rule to "Network Data Usage" to make it clearer that this rule removes historical, statistical data about your network usage.CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC.We expanded our Google Chrome 'Metrics Temp Files' rule to include Setup Metrics.We added cleaning of bookmark backups in Edge and Firefox.This new feature puts apps into 'Sleep' mode if they're not needed to boost system performance. We've also released a preview of our new Performance Optimizer feature to a limited number of CCleaner users for their feedback.
Note: We only update this version with critical security updates.
In this release, we've expanded cleaning for Edge, Firefox and Chrome and renamed some files for better clarity around what CCleaner is cleaning. If you are on Windows XP or Vista, you can use CCleaner version 5.64. If you're a CCleaner Professional user, you can now set CCleaner to run every time you shut down your browser, or you can set it to monitor your entire system in the background and detect when to Clean based on disk space that can be saved! CCleaner now includes a duplicate file finder tool, which can quickly find these files, and allow you to choose which ones to delete - freeing up more space on your PC than ever before! Its even better with the Platform for easy installs and automatic updates. ccPortable can run from a cloud folder, external drive, or local folder without installing into Windows. You may not realize how many duplicate files are stored on your computer, taking up valuable hard drive space. This is an online installer that will download CCleaner during setup.
Beware of this when installing or opt for the Portable version instead.
Note: CCleaner was acquired by Avast and the application's installer has been found to bundle the free version of the antivirus on occasion or offer it as a bundle install. CCleaner also comes with a registry scanner that scans for invalid references (advanced users). CCleaner removes unused and temporary files from your system - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more storage space.