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CCleaner (/ ˈsiːˌkliːnər /; originally Crap Cleaner), [6] developed by Piriform Software, is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. It is one of the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. [7] It was originally developed for Microsoft Windows only, [8 ...
Dave Plummer. David William Plummer (born 1968) is a Canadian-American programmer and entrepreneur. He created the Task Manager for Windows, the Space Cadet Pinball ports to Windows NT, Zip file support for Windows, [citation needed] HyperCache [2] for the Amiga and many other software products. He has been issued six patents in the software ...
Registry cleaner. A registry cleaner is a class of utility software designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system, whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows Registry. Registry cleaners seem to no longer be supported by Microsoft, despite originally having made and distributed their own registry cleaner under the name of ...
Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite. The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end-user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to ...
The term "CloudAV" refers to the ability of a product to automatically perform scans on the cloud. The term "Email Security" refers to the protection of email from viruses and malware, while "AntiSpam" refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks. The term "Web protection" usually includes protection from: infected and ...
The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the registry. The registry also allows access to counters for profiling ...
Microsoft Office 2021 (third release codenamed Office 16) is a version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. It was released on October 5, 2021. [6] A successor, Microsoft Office 2024 is expected to be rolled out in the second half of 2024. [7]
Piriform Software Ltd. is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast which itself became part of NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital) in 2022.The company develops cleaning and optimisation tools for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Android operating systems, including CCleaner, CCleaner Browser, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy.