cleaning

About this tag
The cleaning tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about removing unwanted items from Windows systems, including cleaning keyboard hardware, printer nozzles, browser caches, and registry entries. Users seek advice on clearing former employer profiles from the Windows menu, removing persistent ads from the desktop, and cleaning up system files without causing issues. The tag also includes threads about cleaning physical hardware like windows and keyboards, as well as software cleanup such as Chrome's cached images and files. Troubleshooting printer problems after cleaning cycles and recovering from registry cleanup mistakes are also common themes. These discussions reflect practical cleaning tasks for maintaining Windows computers and peripherals.

  1. ART Man Cleaning Windows

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    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • blue ladder brush chores cleaning cleaning tools exterior windows interior windows ladder man cleaning windows safety ladder window cleaning window maintenance window panes window washing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    clear former employer from Windows menu?

    Greetings. New to the forum. Not new to Windows. For the past year, I've been using my personal laptop for work. I had two Office365 Profiles -- personal, and work. I've deleted the work profile, and have scoured the Registry for every instance of my former employer's name, and have removed...
    • expatCanuck
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    • cleaning data removal delete employer ghosting laptop menu microsoft 365 recommendations registry settings tech support troubleshooting user interface windows 10 windows 11 windows profile work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  3. Windows 11 Message In Comments Of News

    Hello, What is this and i can clean these messages to not appear? Is not good nor necessary.
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    Windows 11 keyboard malfunction (Resolved)

    Help my keyboard is acting up, it is suddenly typing random letters like 'y' types y7, and 't' types t4. This happened when I was cleaning my keyboard while it was on, I don't know I broke my computer or pressed something. Sticky keys and key filters are off, I have reinstalled my keyboard...
    • JAXPVP
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    • cleaning drivers filters keyboard malfunction random input resolved sticky keys tips troubleshooting
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Canon TS-6020 failure

    3 year old printer has worked fine until recently. It started printing lines - voids - thru the words. I did a nozzle check - a cleaning - a deep cleaning - I then printed a test page and nothing printed at all except the image of a printer and the words, windows test page, at the top of the...
    • Fenway16
    • Thread
    • canon cleaning connection deep cleaning error ink issues installation maintenance malfunction network settings nozzle check performance printer printing support test page troubleshooting ts-6020 voids wireless
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 10 Chrome Cleaning system question

    When I go into the "privacy and security" settings for chrome, an option for cleaning comes up - "cached images and files" - does anyone know what that includes? Is this an option that could result in deletion of too much stuff? I am always hesitant to do this part of the clean up for that...
    • Fenway16
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    • browser cached files chrome cleaning cleanup data management disk space privacy security settings
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Reset This PC : Misery and Subsequent Recovery

    I want to recount how 'Reset my PC' saved my *** recently. My misery started when I replaced a failing 10-year old Lexmark printer with a new Epson WF-4740 AIO. Long story short(er) I was unable to uninstall the Lexmark and made the mistake of trying to manually delete the Lexmark drivers and...
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    unwanted ad in the right corner of the desktop

    How can I remove the unwanted AD in the right corner of my desktop? I tried to uninstall and adwcleaner, it didn't help. Please help!
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    Windows 10 Weird folders under AppData

    Does anyone know what those folders whose names are long sequences of hex numbers enclosed with brackets are used for? I have hundreds of them in my AppData directory and a hankering desire to remove them all! None of them appear to have any files in them.

  10. Windows 10 Are Registry Cleaning Tools Essential or Overrated? Share Your Thoughts!

    Hi all, Just a question; "register cleaning tools... Must have or useless?" I've read several blogs and papers, so far there are two camps.. Witch one does your opinion subscribe to? And why?
    • Skydoll
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    • cleaning discussion maintenance opinion performance register software system tools windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Win folder huge size

    My Windows folder in C drive is occupying 50gb of disk space. But the total space used by individual files in that folder adds up to 20gb. Please help me to remove that 30gb
    • Kummaraguru
    • Thread
    • bloatware c drive cleaning disk space error file management folder size hdd help investigation optimization ssd storage system files windows 8.1
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Space fills as I am clearing it

    I have searched the forums and Google, but have found nothing on my issue, so I hope someone else knows how to fix it. When I am clearing space by uninstalling programs and removing leftover files, the space goes up a little, but then it goes down next time I uninstall something. For example, I...
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    Windows 7 Laptop fan constantly on/ running hot.

    So long story short, my hard drive died on me so I installed a 1T SSD and got it up and running again. Couple days later it overheated twice. I wasn't doing anything that would require much processing. I only had a few tabs open in Fire Fox. The computer locked up and made a terrible noise from...
    • InitialKev
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    • background processes battery cleaning computer cooling cpu fans firefox hard drive hardware laptop memory noise overheating performance ssd temperature troubleshooting ventilation
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Guidance on Uninstalling Programs and Cleaning Up Residual Files in Windows

    Hey guys i'm trying to clean up and remove programs installed i have a couple questions 1) do i need ALL of these (img below) 2) if not what do i keep 3) i noticed when i remove programs not everything is removed. things like app data docs and all that. is there a good program that will help to...
    • Nibz
    • Thread
    • appdata cleaning cleanup community file management folders help input maintenance optimization programs questions software storage tech support tips troubleshooting uninstall windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  15. Windows 10 Does upgrading clear everything?

    Hi All Please forgive me if this is a bit of a silly question, but I've noticed how my windows laptop has gone so slow over time. I understand that this is due to files being saved and slowing everything down (is that right?) As such, when I do an upgrade, will this clear out all the rubbish...
    • Wadey
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    • cleaning files laptop optimization pc maintenance performance slow tech support upgrade users windows windows upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  16. Windows 8 Is there a good windows cleaning utility?

    Hey Windowsforum memebers! I am looking for a Microsoft Windows cleaning utility. Not something like Ccleaner, but sort of a window with all the cleaning tools which are from Microsoft Windows itself.
    • nesoor
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    • cleaning disk cleanup help maintenance microsoft optimization performance software support system tools users utility windows
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 registration files all trash....how do i delete?

    I ran the windows MSRT and it kept on running, finally when it finished I viewed the report and there were thousands of bogus entries under win32, win64 & winNT. I believe they are associated with these two registration files but my system will not allow me to delete these items. Any advice...
    • Trippin
    • Thread
    • advice cleaning delete error files gateway maintenance malware msrt optimization performance registration slow system troubleshooting win32 win64 windows 7 winnt
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  18. Windows 7 IconsCacheHelper.dll Sathurbot Trojan

    This is rather worrying, today Malwarebytes finds a Trojan called Sathurbot however, when the computer reboots after cleaning, it's back in the icons folder. also google isn't aware of it's existence: Can anyone shed any light on this, much appreciated.
    • Syex
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    • cleaning community computer cybersecurity detection forum icons iconscachehelper malware malwarebytes protection reboot sathurbot scan security threats trojan user help virus windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 How to Disable Restart Message After Malwarebytes Daily Scan Completion?

    I have configured the latest version of Malwarebytes Antimalware program to make full scan of my pc every day and when the scan finishes, a message appears saying i must restart my pc for the cleaning process to finish. Can i disable this message? If yes then how?
    • Marios1441
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    • antimalware cleaning configuration malwarebytes restart scan security settings troubleshooting
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 File Explorer prevents a process minimised on the taskbar from restoring

    Often, when I open a File Explorer window, other minimized open programs with buttons on the taskbar will not come to the front when I click on the button. (I then need to minimize F.E. Alt-Esc doesn't do anything in this circumstance). This started happening suddenly, but a system restore did...
    • ontodva
    • Thread
    • cleaning file explorer flickering focus forte agent forum installation issues minimize process program issues refresh reinstall restore system restore taskbar troubleshooting window management windows 8.1 windows update
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support