Vista "concealed" Registry garbage cleanup method

You already know how to delete redundant fonts and backup files in the Vista system. Therefore, this article only introduces some "concealed" deletion methods. Note: before performing the following operations, you must back up the Windows registry so that the system can be restored in time after an error operation is performed.

Delete unnecessary virtual optical drive icons

After we have installed a virtual optical drive in the system, an extra optical drive icon will appear in "My Computer". Even if you no longer use the virtual optical drive, the icon of the virtual optical drive will be retained, it is not necessary. Click "Start> Run", enter "regedit", Press "OK", open the Registry Editor, and expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEEnumSCSI branch in sequence, there are usually two sub-keys under the SCSI sub-keys, which correspond to the virtual optical drive and the physical optical drive respectively. delete all the sub-keys under the SCSI, and the virtual optical drive icon will be deleted after the computer is restarted.

Delete unnecessary system-level icons

System icons are automatically created by the system during Windows installation, such as recycle bin, inbox, and network neighbors. Some icons are useless to users, but cannot be deleted directly. Open the Registry Editor, expand the hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionpolicer=topnamespace branch, and delete unnecessary subkeys. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. Then, you will find that the unwanted system-level icons on the desktop have disappeared.

Delete unnecessary options in "run"

If you use the "Start> Run" menu multiple times, you will find that its "open" window is messy by a lot of unnecessary commands. Open the Registry Editor, expand the hkey_users.defasoftsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionpolicerrunmru branch, and delete the key values in the right window.

Delete unnecessary options in "Search"

Expand the HKEY_USER.DefaultSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDoc-FindSpecMRU branch, and delete the key values in the right window.

Delete redundant keyboard la s

Windows is trying to become the darling of the world, so its keyboard layout is suitable for all kinds of people in different countries. Open the Registry Editor and expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlKeyboardLayouts branch. We can see that the branch stores multiple keyboard layouts, including Spanish (traditional), Danish, and German (standard, if you cannot use the keyboard layout of these languages, you can delete these subkeys directly.

Delete unnecessary region settings

Similar to the above keyboard layout, there are Windows region settings. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlNlsLocale branch. Simplified Chinese users can retain only the "00000804" key value, and others can be deleted without mercy.