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What are the best software uninstallers on Windows?

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8 Options Considered

Best software uninstallers on Windows	Price	Last Updated
84 Revo Uninstaller	$19.62	Feb 3, 2019
-- CCleaner	$34.95	Dec 27, 2018
-- HiBit Uninstaller	Free	Mar 31, 2019
-- Bulk Crap Uninstaller	Free	Mar 28, 2019
-- GeekUninstaller	Free	Feb 2, 2019

Revo Uninstaller

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Unique

Can uninstall a program without monitoring its installation. See More

Top Con

Relatively expensive

Revo is proprietary software with a price tag that is rather high. See More

EarnestEmpusa's Experience

Everything about Revo Uninstaller Free OR PRO is all positive. Over 10 years using it over the varied versions of Window # baked in uninstallr or the individual aplication self uninstallers Revo 100% is the way to go to prevent left over itemems in Register and other random leftovers. See More

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Removes all traces of programs

Revo will monitor the program's uninstaller and do its best to remove every last file, folder, and registry entry that the program has created for itself, even if the installation was not logged. See More

Top Con

Old UI

Yes, the UI has not been updated in many years. Although it is still one of the easiest UI's to use and understand. This still is a good option for you if you prefer a simple-to-follow UI compared with a fancier and more complicated UI that may obscure all the different options and settings with its fancy designs. See More

PopularSulis's Experience

Used it for years. Never let me down. See More

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Easy uninstall with "Hunter mode"

Includes a feature called "Hunter mode" which lets you drag a crosshair on any running application and automatically uninstall it. You can also drag and drop shortcuts within this mode to uninstall them, See More

CCleaner

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Uninstaller function limited

CCleaner does not clean up leftover files after an application's uninstaller has been run, nor can it handle uninstalling applications that do not have an uninstaller. See More

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Not simply an uninstaller

CCleaner is a general Windows maintenance tool but it also has an uninstaller built-in. See More

InfluentialDaichinTengri's Experience

takes alot of ram and cpu See More

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Bad

Takes up too much ram and CPU, and not a good cleaner anyway. See More

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Keeps bundling minimal and optional

A common drawback for freeware of this quality is when they are bundled with crap-ware. This only includes Google Chrome and can be easily opted-out of. See More

Bulk Crap Uninstaller

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Detects unregisterd programs

Can detect most applications and games (also portable and not registered), cleans up leftovers. See More

CapableMandanu's Experience

This tool saved me countless hours of cleaning up old Windows installs. Unlike most other uninstallers this one is fully portable and is great to have when fixing up many PCs. See More

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Automatic

Can uninstall automatically. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Free, open source uninstaller that will run on almost any Windows version. See More

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Completely free and open source

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Works even on very old Windows versions

It can even run on Windows XP, obviously with reduced functionality. See More

IOBit Uninstaller

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Free version available

However, the database is not as complete as the pro version for uninstalling/cleaning up after more stubborn programs. See More

Top Con

License maxes out at 3 PCs

Competitors offer much more, even unlimited. See More

InfluentialDaichinTengri's Experience

so fast and clean the registry and dont left any folders its so good See More

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Batch uninstaller

Displays a list of all the installed applications with checkboxes for each, by simply checking what applications you want removed and clicking the "Uninstall" button it will automatically remove all of your unwanted apps. See More

Top Con

No official portable version

However, an unofficial portable version exists over at portableapps.com. It requires admin privileges on the computer that you use it on. See More

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Removes the whole selected file

It removes everything the file has like registry and file texts and everything the file left behind. See More

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Runs each application's uninstaller

What IOBit does is run the uninstaller for every application that you have chosen to uninstall. Unfortunately since most of the time uninstallers require user intervention this doesn't really save you any time since you still will need to be clicking "Next" buttons. See More

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One-click toolbar uninstaller

Has a handy one-click toolbar uninstaller built-in. See More

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Uninstall Tool

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Trial is functionally crippled

The Uninstall Tool trial will find all the traces and let you select what to remove from your system but won't let you actually perform the deep clean until you purchase a license. The results can be saved and acted on once you purchase a license. See More

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Has comprehensive tracing feature

It can even continue to trace after an install is done. This is done by launching the application and appending a trace for config/preference files, downloaded content and the like. See More

Top Con

Ugly UI

With all toolbar menus enabled, it's pretty ugly. See More

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Force removal

Uninstall Tool lets you force uninstall programs that you can't get rid of with a standard uninstaller. See More

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Official Portable Version + Portable License Available

This means the application can be used from a USB drive. License wise this is a great option for people with multiple PCs or virtual machines too. See More

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