RegSeeker Changelog

What's new in RegSeeker 4.7 Build 364018

May 13, 2018
  • NEW : Junk files results display with easier selection for deletion
  • NEW : Office 2016 product key support
  • Fixes deleting some registry keys
  • Other several fixes and optimizations

New in RegSeeker 4.5 Build 364017 (Sep 5, 2017)

  • NEW : Script support ! RegSeeker includes a custom script engine to perform aumtomation tasks ! (see script exemples in RegSeeker script folder)
  • NEW : Fully DPI aware
  • NEW : support UTF8 coding for language. Simply add UTF8Coding=1 in the top section of the language file.
  • NEW : improve tablet mode support
  • NEW : Theme support (see file themes.ini). You can add your own themes
  • IMPROVE : more applications cleaning
  • FXES : several fixes and speed optimizations

New in RegSeeker 4.0 Build 364017 (Apr 24, 2017)

  • NEW UI to be more tablet friendly
  • NEw : greatly improve the System Information tool with more devices / windows details
  • NEW : Backup driver tools (Advanced edition only)
  • NEW : Autoclean now includes all cleaning options
  • Improve registry cleaner incorrect entries check
  • Redesign Cleaner (temp files, histories etc...) configuration panel
  • Faster temporary files cleaner scan and more entries detected
  • Add Application Compatibility registry cleaner
  • Popup display while autocleaning is running (Command line switch - Advanced version)
  • More Windows tweaks
  • Fix Old Start Menu entries not displayed in Windows 10
  • Fix : jump to registry entry not always working
  • Fix : Windows key not correctly read without admin rights

New in RegSeeker 3.01 Build 3680 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • Fix invalid "installdate" error in Applications manager
  • Fix UAC error for Windows XP
  • Some more few Windows tweaks
  • New updated languages : Italian / Hungarian / Chinese traditional

New in RegSeeker 3.0 Build 3680 (Mar 12, 2016)

  • New: Process Navigator:
  • Show process/tasks lists and navigate thru parents within the process properties window
  • Kill all selected processes (RegSeeker advanced version only)
  • Kill all selected processes and delete file,useful killing spywares etc.. (RegSeeker advanced version only)
  • Kill selected process and rename the executable (RegSeeker advanced version only)
  • Export process list with startup time stamp (RegSeeker advanced version only)
  • RegSeeker startup paramter /p will start in Process Navigator mode
  • New: Live Files / Process monitor:
  • Live monitor for new files creation/rename/deletion
  • Live monitor for new process start/stop
  • Export monitor results (RegSeeker advanced version only)
  • New: Repair Dialog box:
  • To set default Windows specific entries (useful to get rid of virus)
  • New: Completely redesign the Tweaks panel with more than 40 tweaks!
  • New: Installed applications management:
  • Options to rename, delete, export application registry entries
  • New: Hints in About page
  • Improved: Support Windows 64bit version
  • Improved: Completely rewritten Registry cleaner code for faster speed (+50%) and safer results
  • Improved: Registry exclusion list handling
  • Improved: could give some false invalid services/drivers path listed
  • Improved: Internet Explorer BHO List
  • Improved: some wrong display for Chrome extensions name
  • Other: show item text search in titlebar (search for registry/hard drive)
  • Other: UI change

New in RegSeeker 2.57 Build 2212 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • New : Add Chrome extension in startup entries (you can enable/disable/delete them)
  • Improved : Additional information missing in Driver list
  • Other : Fix invalid file detection for x64 version in "Program Files (x86)"
  • Other : Finally fix the "Type de donnĂ©es incorrect" error
  • Other : Fix violation error enabling/disabling invalid startup entry
  • Improved : Add Wait popup message while computing PC Info
  • Improved : PC Info Windows 8.1 detection
  • Improved : add more Windows 8 (including metro apps) temp files cleaning

New in RegSeeker 2.55 Build 0607 (Jul 16, 2013)

  • Improved : Add missing Startup entries for x64 version
  • Improved : Add missing BHO/Toolbar/Extensions for x64 version
  • Improved : Add missing Non-Microsoft services entries (both on x86/x64 version)
  • Improved : Registry Cleaner for Windows 8
  • Improved : Add network cards to PC Info
  • Other : Fix Windows 8 key in PC Info
  • Other : Fix total size for junk files
  • Other : Code optimization
  • Other : Introducing some Windows 8 junk files cleaning

New in RegSeeker 2.50 Build 0401 (May 7, 2013)

  • New: Introducing Windows 8 support (beta)
  • New: AppInit_DLLs added in Startup entries (usually should be empty except for anti-virus)
  • New: Add Firefox support for Junk files
  • New: Junk files: option '-recurse' after path\files to recursively list the files.
  • For ex: d:\dev\*.bak -recurse will list all .bak files in all d:\dev subdirs
  • New: Junk files editor : browse for a folder button. Full path will be auto-modified with the
  • matching variable
  • New: Junk files editor : rule color : gray=disable, red=invalid path, blue=recurse
  • New: Junk files editor : option to open the path with a right-click on a rule
  • New: Junk files editor : Auto-select rules button
  • New: Recent files list : counter options, see recentfiles.ini
  • New: Add Junk files option to Auto-Clean panel
  • Improved: Invalid extensions detection (Registry Cleaner)
  • Improved: More StreamMRU cleaning (Registry)
  • Improved: Backup list sorted by date by default (most recent on top of list)
  • Improved: Estimated size for application list
  • Improved: PC System Information panel
  • Other: Command prompt context menu tweak (1 normal and 1 elevated) for Vista and above
  • Other: Fix Remove arrow on shortcuts tweak
  • Other: Some minor UI changes

New in RegSeeker 2.4 Build 1209 Beta (Feb 20, 2013)

  • New : Greatly improved the Startup/Services/Drivers/Applications/Junk files panels
  • New : You can now Start/Stop any Service/Driver and change Service startup
  • New : Easy view for Service/Driver status (green balloon=running / red balloon=stopped)
  • New : Startup entries : Internet Explorer Add-ons (BHO, Toolbars, Extensions, ActiveX)
  • New : You can now enable/disable Start Menu shortcuts entries (Startup panel)
  • New : Open and file auto-selection in explorer (right-click Open Parent directory) for
  • Junk/Startup/Drivers/Services panels
  • New : Easier Junk files editor
  • New : System Information panel in the About Page (PC Info)
  • New : Option to send to Recycle Bin or permanently delete junk files (Privacy)
  • Improved : Windows 64 Bits support, small fixes and optimization for registry export
  • REG_MULTI_SZ values were missing
  • Improved : Some junk files were missing
  • Other : Hint 1 : if you hit the SHIFT key before opening Services/Drivers then you'll get all of
  • them (including Microsoft ones). Use with care !
  • Other : Hint 2 : if you hit the SHIFT key before before searching for protected keys, then you'll
  • get all of them. Use with extreme caution if you're taking ownership !

New in RegSeeker 2.1 Beta (Dec 28, 2012)

  • New : Introducing x64 support (beta) !
  • New : You can now view the backup contents in an easy way before restoring it
  • New : Option Search Protected Keys only (in the Search panel. Use with care)
  • New : Option to take ownership of Protected Keys (right-click on an item and select Take
  • Ownership). This option is valid with Search Protected Keys only.
  • New : Filtered text is now highlighted
  • Improved : backup / restore function with button to display failed entry restoration due to key
  • security
  • Improved : Progress bar accuracy when scanning for invalid entries
  • Improved : code optimization and fixes for registry cleaner
  • Other : Add big warning before deleting Service/Driver
  • Other : Fix RegSeeker hanging on some PCs while scanning HKEY_CURRENT_USER

New in RegSeeker 2.00 Beta (Dec 11, 2012)

  • New: Include Windows Vista / 7 support (UAC compliant).
  • New: Great option to filter the results (just enter your text near the magnify icon) !
  • You can now easily select all entries matching your filter for deletion !!
  • New: Option Check for invalid service removed, replaced by 2 new entries : Drivers and Service (except Microsoft ones).
  • Drivers/Services listed in Blue : no information available on file, user needs to check if valid.
  • Drivers/Service listed in red: missing file for Driver/Service, eg. Invalid.
  • New: User customizable list to clean Temporary files ! (see file : TempFiles.txt)
  • New: User customizable Open Files/Recent File list per application (see file : RecentFiles.txt)
  • Improved: scan speed improved under Vista
  • Improved: Add/Remove and Invalid application list
  • Improved: Recent Open file / Old Start Menu list
  • Improved: Speed and Safety for Registry cleaner results
  • Other: You can now stop the scan by hitting the ESC key.
  • Removed: Printing function

New in RegSeeker 1.55 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • New : Introducing Vista support !
  • Improved : backup/restore functions (double-click for opening in regedit)
  • New : Integrated Exclusion list editor with Import option
  • Improved : Fix issue with StreamMRU cleaning (quicklaunch/desktop icons reorganization)
  • Improved : Safer registry cleaning results
  • Improved : some crashes fixed

New in RegSeeker 1.52 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Improved : Safer registry cleaner / export handling protected keys
  • Improved : Fix issue with IE Flashplayer activeX control
  • Improved : Fix issue with "Type de donnes incorrectes pour Path"
  • Improved : Ability to disable Office style menu which may cause some problem on Win9x put
  • disablexpmenu=1 in file lang.ini)

New in RegSeeker 1.51 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Improved : Invalid Add/Remove entry
  • Improved : Fix issue where RegSeeker could close on some PC while cleaning the registry
  • Improved : Fix issue where RegSeeker couldn't delete some registry entries (due to security rights)
  • Improved : Fix issue "Drive not ready. insert a disk"

New in RegSeeker 1.50 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Improved : Registry cleaner (with experimental invalid services)
  • Improved : Registry Finder (within binary keys)
  • New : Perform 1 click full cleaning (Auto Clean)
  • New : Command line swith for cleaning (%regseeker path%\regseeker.exe /autoclean).
  • Specify cleaning options in the Auto Clean panel
  • New : Ability to specify backup names
  • Improved : More entries listed in History/Open files - Old Start Menu items
  • New : Interface changes
  • Improved : some bugs fixed (like "Incide hors limite" / language selection)

New in RegSeeker 1.45 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Improved : registry cleaner
  • Improved : search in registry : can now find text inside binary values
  • New : Display Invalid add/remove entries
  • New : Display Software settings registy entries
  • New : Ability to select only green/red items
  • Improved : Some bugs fixed

New in RegSeeker 1.30 Beta (Dec 11, 2012)

  • New : Print any of RegSeeker results
  • New : File tools : find files/duplicate files/check bad shortcuts (marked in red)
  • Improved : Some minor bugs fixed

New in RegSeeker 1.10 Beta (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Improved : Registry Cleaner (with optional drive scan for old exe entries in the registry)
  • New : history cleaning : StreamMRU/Streams keys (window placement/size parameters)
  • New : Easier way to add an entry in the exclusion list (right-click on an item in the listbox)
  • New : RegSeeker size/position are now saved
  • Improved : Bug "type de donnees incorrect" finally fixed (thanks to Robert Bruce Wallum for his help)
  • New : More foreign languages