The best registry cleaner ever!

Maxstar · Apr 12, 2022

"There are a lot of PC cleaning apps (cleaner, optimizer, system care, tune-up), some work pretty well, some are just scam. But the feeling of relaxation after the end of the cleaning process is priceless. This is where Placebo Cleaner comes in."

Placebo Cleaner does nothing but makes you feel good about "cleaning" your desktop or laptop computer.
Download Placebo Cleaner Portable - Vovsoft

Corrine · Apr 12, 2022

Please note that Microsoft does not support the use of registry cleaners. See Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities.

britechguy · Apr 12, 2022

Corrine said:
Please note that Microsoft does not support the use of registry cleaners. See Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities.

Corinne,

You are 100% correct, and I am in absolute agreement with you and that policy, but note well the name of this `cleaner`: Placebo. I do believe that this is a joke (now confirmed as an April Fools Day joke, even though the software is real). Even if it's software, we know that placebos don't do anything.

Heaven knows if I could put a placebo cleaner in the hands of everyone who insists on using one that makes them feel better, but that does nothing, I'd do it in a heartbeat! The amount of devastation that occurs when one of the real things does something wrong is catastrophic, and when it doesn't harm anything it's no better than a placebo to begin with!

Maxstar · Apr 12, 2022

I know, I would never recommend a registry cleaner. But this one is an 'dummy', it does nothing, hence the best registry cleaner ever! (See the spoiler above the screenshot).
Therefore I posted this in the lounge as a joke...

britechguy · Apr 12, 2022

@Maxstar

The link you gave takes you straight to the download page, and there's nothing there that clearly indicates the joke status of this software. I worked my way "back up" and found the page with the full description of Placebo where that's made clear.

The name, however, was enough to clue me in.

And this topic is not in The Lounge.

Maxstar · Apr 12, 2022

It was, but it has been moved to general help & information.

britechguy · Apr 12, 2022

Maxstar said:
It was, but it has been moved to general help & information.

Interesting decision on someone's part, and not one I ever would have made! I hope it gets moved back to The Lounge, which is a more appropriate location by far.

Maxstar · Apr 12, 2022

britechguy said:
The link you gave takes you straight to the download page, and there's nothing there that clearly indicates the joke status of this software.

I have now placed the URL under the spoiler.

Corrine · Apr 12, 2022

Moved back to the Lounge. My apology -- I was in a hurry because I had a meeting about to start and hadn't gotten further than the title before moving it and posting my reply.

jcgriff2 · Apr 17, 2022

I do not recommend registry cleaners.

ubuysa · May 3, 2022

TBH I think it's clearly a joke, the thing only found 25 issues!

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The best registry cleaner ever!

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Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst

Well-known member

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Well-known member

Windows Update Moderator, Security Analyst

Well-known member

Windows Update Moderator, Security Analyst

Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst

Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.)

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Administrator,
Microsoft MVP,
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Administrator,
Microsoft MVP,
Security Analyst

Co-Founder / Admin
BSOD Instructor/Expert
Microsoft MVP (Ret.)

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