How To Completely Uninstall Programs Using Revo Uninstaller

Windows built-in tool for uninstalling software, the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet does not completely remove all installed components. Many traces are left over, such as registry keys, empty folders, and so on. This is why you need a good system cleaner to completely uninstall programs. Revo Uninstaller is a free uninstaller program for Windows which also acts as a registry cleaner, similar to Ccleaner.

Here are the steps to uninstall and clean Windows PC using Revo Uninstaller:

1. Download and install Revo Uninstaller. A portable version is also available, so that you can carry it on your USB drive and use it on the go. All download links given at the end.

2. Launch Revo Uninstaller. The main window shows up all the installed programs on your PC in an ‘Icons’ view. You can change the view to ‘List’ or ‘Details’ by clicking on the ‘View’ toolbar button.

3. In order to uninstall a program, select the program icon and click on ‘Uninstall’. Click ‘Yes’ when asked for confirmation.

4. Select the Uninstall mode. By default ‘Moderate’ is selected. In addition to a registry scan and a hard drive scan to find leftover items that are safe to delete (Safe mode), this mode also performs an extended scan to find all of the application’s leftover details. The ‘Advanced’ mode is the slowest one, with deep scanning for leftover information. Click ‘Next’ to proceed.

5. Revo Uninstaller will start with step 1 of the process, creating a system restore point. This is a slow process and takes up a while for completion.

How To Skip System Restore Point Creation

In case you want Revo Uninstaller to skip the System Restore Point Creation, cancel the process, go to Options –> Uninstaller and uncheck the option ‘Make a System Restore Point before uninstalling’. Click ‘OK’ to save the changes, and start the uninstallation process all over again from Step 2 above.

So the next time you run the Uninstaller, it start with step 2 that is analyzing the application’s data before uninstalling it. The first step of ‘Creating System Restore Point’ is shown in red indicating it is disabled.

6. In step 3 of the uninstallation, the selected application’s built-in uninstaller is launched.

7. Once the uninstallation is completed, click ‘Next’ in Revo Uninstaller’s interface. This will start the scanning for leftover information in registry and your Computer’s hard drive.

8. Any found leftover registry items are displayed in a tree view. Select the items that you want to delete and click ‘Next’. Use ‘Select All’ for deleting all the leftover entries.

Click ‘Yes’ when asked for delete confirmation.

9. Click ‘Finish’ on the next screen, or ‘Back’ if you want to perform a deep scan using the ‘Advanced’ mode.

That’s it. You have completely uninstalled the application, with no left over data in the registry.

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Works with Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

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