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Windows System Items
Click on the Windows System panel of the Privacy Items Windows tab to show the options for your Windows System items (as per screenshot at right) and then choose the items you'd like to clean and wash by checking the relevant checkboxes.
- Clipboard contents: The Clipboard is the area of Windows memory that stores the text, pictures and other items that you transfer between applications with Windows Copy and Paste operations. Select this option to clear all data from the Windows Clipboard.
- Windows temporary folder: Check this item to clean and wash the temporary files that are created in this folder by various Windows applications.
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- System temporary folder: Select this item to remove temporary files created and stored in the default system folder as defined for your system.
- MSDownload temporary folder: Deletes the folder where Microsoft stores temporary files for Windows updates and service packs.
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- Temporary Windows update files: Deletes all the temporary files created during installation of Windows updates.
- Windows paging/swap file: Clears the Windows paging file (also sometimes called the swap file) that Windows uses to store the overflow of programs and files that do not fit into memory.
- Registry streams: Certain information is 'remembered' by Windows when you make changes to the Windows Registry. Check this item to delete the record, but not any of the registry changes themselves.
 Note: For Advanced Users Only! Amending or deleting Registry information may cause undesirable effects in the operation, layout and other characteristics of your computer.
- Registry streams MRU: Check to clear the record of the most recently used Registry streams (see above).
- Memory dump file: When Windows encounters errors, certain system information is 'dumped' to a specific file (memory.dmp). This information can sometimes be used by technical support personnel to identify, troubleshoot and rectify the error. Generally it is of no use to the vast majority of 'normal' computer users and can be safely deleted. Check this box to delete this file.
 Tip: Move (or hover) the mouse cursor over any privacy washing item on the screen to get further information and a brief description of that item.
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