As these INI files were stored all over the hard disc in a scattered way, it took the system more time to access these data that made the system slower.
As Windows registry is meant to store the settings of the PC it generated a new entry each time you make any changes to your PC settings through the control panel and install or uninstall a program.
As you keep using the PC that requires you to make regular changes to the PC settings, the number of registry entries keeps on increasing. |