What is Windows Photo Gallery?
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Overview
How do I clean Windows Photo Gallery?
Windows Photo Gallery may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space.
It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system.
The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size.
A portable version is also available.
Clean Windows Photo Gallery
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean Windows Photo Gallery manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
Windows Photo Gallery stores private data in eight registry keys.
Registry
Warning: Be very careful when editing the registry manually. If you modify the registry incorrectly, your system might no longer function properly.
To clean the registry from data stored by Windows Photo Gallery, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems.
First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:
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Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and Alt keys.
- Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
- Type regedit.exe
- Hit Enter
Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click Camera.
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Right-click FilenameTemplate in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click Camera.
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Right-click RootDirectory in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Right-click DestinationMru.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click OpticalMedia.
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Right-click FilenameTemplate in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click OpticalMedia.
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Right-click RootDirectory in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click Scanner.
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Right-click FilenameTemplate in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Photo Aquisition.
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Click Scanner.
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Right-click RootDirectory in the right pane.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows Photo Gallery.
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Expand Library.
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Expand PreviewAssignment.
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Right-click MRU.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.