{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Raymond.CC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.raymond.cc\/blog","author_name":"Raymond.CC Blog","author_url":"https:\/\/www.raymond.cc\/blog","title":"7 Tools to Defrag and Compact the Windows Registry - Raymond.CC Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OONZkWLPxS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raymond.cc\/blog\/one-click-windows-registry-optimizer\/\">7 Tools to Defrag and Compact the Windows Registry<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raymond.cc\/blog\/one-click-windows-registry-optimizer\/embed\/#?secret=OONZkWLPxS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;7 Tools to Defrag and Compact the Windows Registry&#8221; &#8212; Raymond.CC Blog\" data-secret=\"OONZkWLPxS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.raymond.cc\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Registry is very important in Windows because it stores information and settings for just about everything used by the system. One of the problems with the registry is it can become fragmented over time because of the amount of data constantly being added to, changed or deleted from it. Over time these constant changes leave gaps and spaces inside the registry which can degrade its performance, although in all but the most severe cases, this degradation is going to be very small. A process known either as compacting, optimizing or defragging your registry aims to eliminate these gaps and"}