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This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage.
Data from .REG files can be added/merged with the registry by double-clicking these files or using the /s switch in the command line. REG files can also be used to remove registry data. To remove a key (and all subkeys, values and data), the key name must be preceded by a minus sign ("-"). [26]
The program includes a registry cleaner to locate and correct problems in the Windows registry, such as missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references to application paths. [9] CCleaner 2.27 and later can wipe the MFT free space of a drive, or the entire drive.
• Clear your browser's cache in Chrome. Internet Explorer may still work with some AOL services, but is no longer supported by Microsoft and can't be updated. We recommend you download a new browser.
Click on "Tools" and then "Internet Options", and choose the "General" tab. Then click on "Delete…" under "Browsing history". In the "Temporary Internet files" section, click "Delete Files…". You will then get a dialogue box asking if you want to delete just the temporary files, or all off-line content. Choose the latter and click "OK".
If you want to delete your entire browser history, select "all time." Check the boxes for what you want to erase, being sure to include "browsing history." Click "clear data" to complete the process.
• Clear your browser's cookies in Chrome. Internet Explorer may still work with some AOL services, but is no longer supported by Microsoft. For secure browsing, we recommend you download a supported browser.
Windows 10: Command Prompt: Text-based shell (command line interpreter) that provides a command line interface to the operating system Windows NT 3.1: Windows PowerShell: Command-line shell and scripting framework. Windows XP: Windows Shell: The most visible and recognizable aspect of Microsoft Windows.