Revo Uninstaller, developed by the VS Revo Group, is a software utility for the Microsoft Windows operating system designed to be an alternative to the built-in Windows "Add/Remove Programs" control panel applet. The main feature of Revo Uninstaller is to remove unnecessary files and registry entries left behind by incomplete program uninstallation routines. |
Available editions
The product is available in two different editions: A "pro" edition distributed under a shareware licensing model, and a "free" edition distributed as freeware.
The shareware edition has the following additional features compared to the freeware edition:
- Real-Time monitoring of system changes during install of programs.
- Forced Uninstall remove remnants of already uninstalled programs.
- Multi-level Backup system including full Registry backup.
- Print and Print Preview of installed programs.
- Export of installed programs in TXT, HTML and MS Excel.
- Customizable and flexible User Interface.
- Visual themes support.
- Full 64-bit compatibility Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
System requirements
Hardware requirements call for an Intel Pentium 133 MHz processor or equivalent, 64 MB of RAM, and 5 MB of free hard disk space. Administrator privileges are required.
For systems where Revo Uninstaller cannot or should not be installed, a portable version is available that can be started directly (e.g. from a USB stick) without requiring an installation and without leaving files or registry entries on the computer.
Features
Uninstalling software
Revo Uninstaller begins with listing all the installed programs found on the user's computer. If Revo Uninstaller fails to list a particular program, the feature "Hunter Mode" can be used to manually select the program to uninstall.
When uninstalling software, Revo Uninstaller prompts the user for which particular "mode" to use, "built-in", "safe", "moderate", or "advanced". The built-in option simply runs the application's bundled uninstaller. The safe option only removes files which mostly likely can be removed without any impact on system stability and proper functioning. The moderate and advanced modes scan deeper in the registry and folders (directories).
In case the user wishes to roll back an uninstallation, Revo Uninstaller can create a System Restore point.
Next, Revo Uninstaller runs the program's built-in uninstaller, if possible. Sometimes the built-in uninstaller may be corrupted or missing. In cases when the built-in uninstaller prompts for a reboot after it has completed, it is recommended to cancel the reboot and continue with Revo Uninstaller.
After the built-in uninstaller has completed, Revo Uninstaller proceeds to scanning the hard disk for leftover files using alghoritms. Users can exclude certain folders (directories), file extensions, and even hard disks from scanning to ensure a critical file is not removed by accident. Once additional scanning has completed, the user is presented with a list of registry entries and files. The user can decide which files to delete or to keep. Revo Uninstaller will prompt if a reboot may be necessary to remove all files completely, as some may still be marked as "in use" (and thus the operating system will not allow them to be deleted).
Revo Uninstaller finishes the uninstallation by offering the user to go back and choose a deeper scanning mode.
Other features
Revo Uninstaller also includes several other computer maintenance features:
- Junk Files Cleaner: Deletes temporary application files.
- Auto Run Manager: Deletes or disables applications which run at startup.
- Browsers Cleaner: Removes Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Netscape browsing history and cache.
- Windows Cleaner: Clears temporary Windows files.
- Evidence Remover: Prevents restoration of deleted files by overwriting free space.
- Unrecoverable Delete: Overwrites and then deletes selected files and folders in order to prevent their restoration.
- Microsoft Office Cleaner: Clears the recently used file history in Microsoft Office 2000 through 2007
- Windows Tools: Provides shortcuts to commonly used tools in Windows, such as System Restore.
- AutoUpdate: Checks for new program builds. It can download and install new versions and display a summary of changes incorporated into the latest version.
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