Should I remove FixMyRegistry?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
42% remove it58% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,470
United States Rank #19,919
Reach 0.0338%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.79 days
170.87 days >
Average installed length: 89.78 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 38.1 |
83.03% |
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| 9.0.0.9 |
3.45% |
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| 9.0.0.8 |
0.75% |
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| 9.0.0.7 |
1.35% |
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| 9.0.0.6 |
7.66% |
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| 7.0.0.191 |
2.10% |
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| 7.0.0.188 |
0.30% |
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| 7.0.0.173 |
0.15% |
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| 7.0.0.142 |
0.15% |
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| 0.0 |
1.05% |
|
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FixMyRegistry
What is FixMyRegistry?
FixMyRegistry is a utility designed to optimize PC performance by allowing the user to prevent various processes from running on startup. FixMyRegistry includes a Windows registry repair utility designed to fix potentially damaged registry entries by scanning for entries that point to various files that are no longer active on the PC. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.
About (from SmartTweak Software)
The Windows Registry is a crucial part of your PC's operation system. Regular use of computer makes the registry fragmented and cluttered with obsolete and invalid data. Fix My Registry software keeps this critical part of your PC in perfect condition. Try Smart PC software.
Overview
The most used version is 38.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is fixmyregistry.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 1.71 MB (1,795,768 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.smarttweak.net
Help link: www.smarttweak.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SmartTweak Software\FixMyRegistry
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{68F766EE-8D82-44FC-AE6D-51A34A617E7E}\FixMyRegistry.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 1.71 MB
Files installed by FixMyRegistry
| Program executable: | fixmyregistry.exe |
| FixMyRegistry Installation |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\{ae2b3b34-beca-4756-b0bf-b94f05123eae}\fixmyregistry.exe |
| MD5: | 3ddd969e0917e0432f2e8e60f0c06df9 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- FixMyRegistry.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'FixMyRegistry' and executes as C:\Program Files\SmartTweak Software\FixMyRegistry\FixMyRegistry.exe /ot /as.
Network connections
- FixMyRegistry.exe connects to smarttweak.com (67.213.216.68 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| FixMyRegistry.exe |
| Memory: | 16.01 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0052446210% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00184404% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00340058% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 566,572 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 5 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove FixMyRegistry?
You can uninstall FixMyRegistry from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program FixMyRegistry, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove FixMyRegistry.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 42%
Keep it 58%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.36% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.48% |
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| Windows XP |
6.16% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.85% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.15% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.04% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.62% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.60% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.77% |
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Geography
16.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
16.28% |
| India |
6.89% |
| Brazil |
6.57% |
| Italy |
5.16% |
| Israel |
4.69% |
| Czech Republic |
4.69% |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.38% |
| Turkey |
3.13% |
| France |
2.82% |
| Germany |
2.66% |
| Netherlands |
2.35% |
| Poland |
2.35% |
| Belgium |
2.19% |
| United Kingdom |
2.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.01% |
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| Acer |
20.44% |
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| Dell |
14.84% |
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| ASUS |
11.92% |
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| Lenovo |
7.30% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.33% |
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| Samsung |
4.14% |
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| Toshiba |
4.14% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.95% |
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| Intel |
1.22% |
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| Sony |
0.73% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.24% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.71% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
3.14% |
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| Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
3.14% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.09% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.09% |
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About (from SmartTweak Software)
Our company is currently one of the leading developers of software products in the area of computer security, protection of confidential information and optimization of computer systems.
Publisher URL: www.smarttweak.net