Bad Shortcut Killer, Delete Broken Shortcuts From Windows PCs

One of the issues that the majority of Windows users will experience after some time of using the operating system is that of broken shortcuts. The best case when uninstalling programs is that the uninstallation routine removes the shortcuts and program folders. Sometimes that is not the case so that shortcuts pointing to directories that no longer exist remain on the system.

The two locations where this becomes apparent the most are the computer desktop and the Windows start menu. Especially the start menu becomes crowded after some time of usage.

Bad Shortcut Killer is a program like the previously reviewed Broken Shortcut Fixer. The program can verify all shortcuts that are stored on the desktop and the start menu.

All that it takes is to click on the Find Bad Shortcuts link after program installation. The program will check all shortcuts in those two locations and display the broken ones in the program interface.

Each shortcut is listed with its status (invalid) and the full path of the shortcut on the local computer system. The program is missing an option to open the containing folder for manual validation, but that’s the only missing feature of the program.

Options are available to check individual or all broken shortcuts. A click on the delete selected shortcuts button will remove them from the system.

Some users may find programs to delete broken shortcuts from the computer redundant. This can be the case if they run software like the popular temporary file cleaner CCleaner which comes with the same functionality. CCleaner can remove broken shortcuts both from the Windows start menu and the desktop.

The thing is though that the default configuration does not include the verification of broken shortcuts on the PC. CCleaner users need to locate the System group in the program interface and enable Start Menu Shortcuts and Desktop Shortcuts Manually.

Windows users who like to give Bad Shortcut Killer a try can download the program from the official program website. The application is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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CCleaner Network Professional

CCleaner is an indispensable tool for many Windows users to clean up temporary files and other leftovers on the system. The core benefit here is that running the program regularly frees up storage space. Pirisoft, the developers of CCleaner, are offering a commercial CCleaner Network Edition for some time now for easier deployment and administration of the software in computer networks.

Two additional versions of CCleaner, CCleaner Home and CCleaner Business, are also available next to the free and network edition. And with the release of CCleaner Network Professional, users now have the choice between five different versions. Lets take a closer look at their differences:

• CCleaner Free: Free for non-commercial use.
• CCleaner Home: Like the free version but with priority technical support.
• CCleaner Business: Like the free version, but with premium business support.
• CCleaner Network Edition: Suggested for computer networks with ten or more computers. With SMB and Enterprise network support, simple one-click deployment onto clients and options to analyze single machines, workgroups or the entire network. Additional, the network edition supports Active Directory, management of all operations from one place and encrypted communications.

The newly released Network Professional version of the software looks on first glance much like the Network Edition. The only difference to the network edition is inclusion of the company’s disk defragmentation software Defraggler.

Interested users can download a trial version of the Network Professional version after filling out a form. The download link and product registration code will be send to the email address entered in the form. You won’t find the software download anywhere else on the Internet, as you are asked to enter the product key during installation.

The program offers to scan the entire network for client PCs after installation. The trial version is limited to 500 clients which should be sufficient for the majority of trials.

You can then install clients on connected systems right from the admin client. Once done, you get access to both CCleaner and Defraggler in tabs This is true when selecting a Workgroup or a single client PC.

The program itself works like the CCleaner Network Edition with an additional program included in the package and manageable from the same admin interface.

Interested users find more information about the Network Professional version of CCleaner at the Piriform website.

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