How do I interpreters the Notification Warnings List!

I just looked into Bitdefenders Dashboard's Notification Warnings List and was surprised that almost all of my programs on my computer was listed, not all but most of them had this cryptic information, I gives an eample here:

The registry path hkey_users\s-1-5-21-4132993289-2168942183-3520238103-1001\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\compatibility assistant\store\c:\users\mr j\appdata\local\temp\7099-fab0-513d-2480-7099\logioptionsplus_setup.exe was moved to quarantine during a cleanup routine following the removal of a potentially unwanted application.

Detection name: Application.Generic.4274066

If you do not recognize any element in this path, you can choose to delete it.

What should I as a user make from this?

Should I ignore it or should I delete it?

All the programs listed here is not blocked/quarantined, they all work as usual as they should be!

But why put them on the list and give me (more) gray hair for no reason?

I don't have time to chase around checking all the items BD lists, that is why I bought an AV-solution!

Anyone with knowledge about how to read and act on this loooong list??

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thismarkjohnson

It’s normal — Bitdefender flags leftover setup files or temp data from old installers. Since your apps are working fine, you can safely ignore those alerts. If you recognize the files and nothing seems off, no need to delete them.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/105294/how-do-i-interpreters-the-notification-warnings-list

What It Means?

Bitdefender found traces of setup files or temporary registry entries linked to programs that were once flagged as potentially unwanted.
The message you saw refers to a registry path—basically a record of a program that ran at some point.
Bitdefender quarantined that registry entry, not the actual program. That’s why your apps still work fine.

Should You Worry?

No, if your programs are working and you installed them yourself (like Logitech Options+ in your example), it’s likely a false positive or just leftover data from an installer.
Bitdefender is being extra cautious, which is good for security but can be annoying.

What Should You Do?

If you recognize the program and it’s working fine, you can ignore the warning.
If you don’t recognize something or it looks suspicious, you can delete the registry entry Bitdefender quarantined—it won’t affect the actual program.

Why So Many Warnings?

Bitdefender scans everything, including old install files and registry entries.
It flags anything that might be risky—even if it’s harmless—to give you control.

You can follow the steps below to remove junk files from your PC.

1) Open the Run command and execute the following commands one by one:

temp - delete all the files in the folder

%temp% - delete all the files in the folder

prefetch - delete all the files in the folder

2) Run Disk Cleanup using this guide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/disk-cleanup-in-windows-8a96ff42-5751-39ad-23d6-434b4d5b9a68

3) Reset the Windows host file to default. You can find instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-reset-the-hosts-file-back-to-the-default-c2a43f9d-e176-c6f3-e4ef-3500277a6dae

Regards