Orphaned Application Path Entries

Every time you start an application its path is automatically stored in the Windows® registry. Such path entries are also often stored during the installation of applications.

If you then uninstall or move the application the path entry in the registry becomes orphaned, i.e. it refers to an application that no longer exists. These path entries are completely useless and can be deleted safely.

Activating this option tells Registry Optimizer to search for such orphaned entries so that you can delete them.

Note: The actual paths to the applications are often valid even though the application files themselves no longer exist.