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A folder may be partially locked to enable administrators to create files and subfolders in the folder. Essential registry keys installed by Windows Vista are also protected. If a key is protected by WRP, all its sub-keys and values can be protected.
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.
The CLSID keys under Browser Helper Objects tell the browser which BHOs to load. Removing the registry key prevents the BHO from being loaded. For each CLSID that is listed below the BHO key, Internet Explorer calls CoCreateInstance to start the instance of the BHO in the same process space as the browser.
CCleaner (/ ˈ s iː ˌ k l iː n ər /; originally meaning "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]
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 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.
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 RegClean.
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