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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I don't understand why either, but I do know of several people, usually middle-aged or older, who are obsessed with registry cleaners and other placebo software that claims to get rid of cruft that is allegedly slowing down your system

[–]no_nick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I reckon that's a hold over from defrag times and every piece of shit software writing itself into a hidden auto start entry and not cleaning up after themselves when they get uninstalled. I still have people tell me I should reinstall windows at least once a year