What is Registry Mechanic?

Registry Mechanic is software application developed by PC Tools Software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 53.85% of installations running this operating system. Registry Mechanic's installer is typically 32.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files. The most common release is 7.0 with 49.11% of all installations currently using this version.

Registry Mechanic is most popular in the United States with 60.76% of installations residing in this country.

Registry Mechanic adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Registry Mechanic is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Registry Mechanic?

PC Tools Registry Mechanic is a sophisticated registry repair utility designed to eliminate unnecessary items from the Windows registry. Its advanced features automate the detection and resolution of invalid entries, missing file references, and broken links within the registry. While the debate over the effectiveness of registry cleaners continues among experts, our software aims to provide users with a reliable and efficient solution for optimizing their PC's performance.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lavalys\EVEREST Home Edition\unins000.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

Update.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RMSmartUpdate' (Next runs on 6/6/2013 at 2:24 AM).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

RegMech.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RMSchedule.

Registry entries:

RegMech.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegistryMechanic' and executes as C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe /H.
RegMech.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegistryMechanic' and executes as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe /H.
RMTray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegistryMechanic' and executes as C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RMTray.exe /H.
RegMech.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RegistryMechanic' and executes as C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\regmech.exe /S.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic

Support:

https://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/support.php

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\unins000.exe"

Size:

32.00 MB

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