balloon66 wroteMaybe the end of all registry cleaners?
This has nothing to do with "all registry cleaners" or not even to registry cleaners in particular, to be more precise.
As the blog post linked says, this is about Microsoft looking to restrict coercive messaging from otherwise misleading applications, such as the one provided in the example (Advanced PC Mechanic).
Programs must not display alarming or coercive messages or misleading content to pressure you into paying for additional services or performing superfluous actions.
Software that coerces users may display the following characteristics, among others:
Reports errors in an exaggerated or alarming manner about the user’s system and requires the user to pay for fixing the errors or issues monetarily or by performing other actions such as taking a survey, downloading a file, signing up for a newsletter, etc.
Suggests that no other actions will correct the reported errors or issues
Requires the user to act within a limited period of time to get the purported issue resolved
jv16 PowerTools does nothing of this nature and jv16 PowerTools is much more than a "registry cleaner". We regard our product as a PC system utilities software / system mechanic.
Here is a recent blog post from our website which talks a bit about this type of software, in hopes to shed some light on the topic: https://www.macecraft.com/should-you-use-system-mechanic-software/https://www.macecraft.com/should-you-use-system-mechanic-software/
We hope this helps!
