Hello everyone, we will talk about a small and useful software - Uninstall Tool, if you noticed it and now think what kind of program it is, then today I will try to answer this question in simple words. I will also show you how to use the Uninstall Tool.
Uninstall Tool is a tool with which you can install and uninstall software. I have already talked about a similar program, but it is more advanced, if you want you can watch it.
How does this all happen? Well, for example, you downloaded the installer, and right-click on it, and there will be an item like Install using the Installation Monitor - this means using the Uninstall Tool. And by selecting this item, the installation begins as usual. But through the Uninstall Tool, all the changes that the installer makes, all files and registry keys are all recorded. Then, when you delete the program, all this will also be deleted.
That is, the Uninstall Tool helps keep the system clean, allowing you to remove software along with the garbage that they left both during operation and during their installation. The Uninstall Tool also has a special driver for this, which is installed in Windows. This driver monitors programs that were installed using the Installation Monitor. And it records information about created files and keys in the registry, so that later it can be deleted when uninstalling the software.
Here is the menu where there is an item about the installation monitor:
Well, for example, I downloaded the Open Office installation package, this is software that allows you to create and edit office documents. So, I right-click on it and select install using the installation monitor:
You install the program as usual:
When everything is installed and all installation processes are completed, the following window from the Uninstall Tool will appear:
This means that the program was installed and the Uninstall Tool understood this and is now ready to save the history of created files and keys in the registry. In general, click Save and the log is saved:
Now in the Uninstall Tool itself you will see a record of recently installed software and also an icon that means that the program is being monitored (others are not being monitored, since they were not installed through the installation monitor):
How to remove software using the Uninstall Tool?
Now let's remove what we installed. Right-click on Open Office and select Uninstall:
We confirm:
And we delete it as usual, following all the instructions. At the end, the Uninstall Tool will prompt us to remove the garbage that was recorded during the entire use of Open Office and that was created during the installation of this software:
Click Delete and a message will appear that the Uninstall Wizard has done everything as it should:
Now the program has been completely removed from the computer along with all the garbage. But again, my personal opinion is that the Uninstall Tool is convenient, no doubt about it, but in terms of efficiency it seems to me that it is better to use .
How to remove Uninstall Tool from your computer?
If you don’t like the Uninstall Tool and are used to uninstalling various software using standard tools, then there is no question, it’s necessary
In general, open the Start menu, and there select Control Panel:
If you have Windows 10, then right-click on Start and select this item there.
So, now among the icons we find and launch Programs and Features:
A window will open with a list of all the programs that you have, here you need to find the Uninstall Tool, right-click on it and select Uninstall:
Then we confirm our intentions:
Now look, if you install the Uninstall Tool in the future, then click No in this message. And if you don’t and delete it completely, then click Yes:
That's all, you will see this window:
If instead it says that the program was not completely removed and some of the files remain, then you need to reboot and then delete the Uninstall Tool folder in C:\Program Files. It is also worth checking the %AppData% folder, if there is a CrystalIdea Software folder there, then delete it (this applies to the Uninstall Tool).
Conclusions - is the Uninstall Tool necessary?
Let's summarize a little to make it easier for you to understand whether this program is needed on your PC or not.
So here are the key points:
- Using the Uninstall Tool, you can remove a program and clean up as much garbage as possible after it;
- if you installed the program through the installation monitor, then the garbage will be deleted both found and that which was recorded by the monitor;
- The Uninstall Tool can monitor the performance of programs that were installed through the installation monitor; a special driver monitors file operations and registry changes that programs create and records all this; when deleting this data is taken into account;
Well, I think I managed to explain in an accessible and simple way what kind of Uninstall Tool program this is.
Uninstall Tool is a small, simple program that very efficiently removes programs installed on your computer.
When installing a program on a computer, in addition to its own folder, which you specify during installation, it can create folders in other places (user files), make entries in the registry, etc. So, when you If you want to remove the program, very rarely these additional folders, registry entries, etc. are deleted. As a result, the computer becomes clogged with unnecessary garbage and begins to slow down. To solve this problem, the Uninstall Tool program was created.
This is what the main program window looks like
As you can see, everything is simple. When we open the program, we find ourselves in the so-called “Uninstaller” where we can remove unnecessary programs, system or hidden updates.
Top Menu
It’s simple and you’ll have to use the default “Uninstaller” tab
Second point The “autorun” menu is more like a bonus to the program, but with its help you can disable and enable autorun elements.
Third point these are updates to the list of programs to uninstall or autorun
Fourth settings. You don't have to worry about settings. In the settings you can select the interface language and slightly customize the interface graphically.
Fifth point This help is detailed information about the program in English.
Well, now let's talk about the main function of the program - uninstalling programs. On the left of the program window, in the “Uninstaller” item, when selecting a program from the list, we see short information about the program to be removed:
- Program installation location
Program version
Program publisher
When was last installed or updated?
Publisher's website.
Of course, some menu items may be missing because not all developers provide such data, or maybe they simply forget to indicate it.
Here you can also remove the “Uninstallation” program, change it, add or remove functions that were not selected during installation. And you can forcefully delete - sometimes you select a program, click delete, it tells you that the program has been deleted, but it hangs in the list (accordingly, there is still data about it), and for such cases the “forced deletion” item is used.
At the bottom of the uninstall tool program window is an additional toolbar.
On it, programs are divided into categories: applications installed by us, System components and system updates, and hidden programs. If in the “applications” menu it is even less clear what kind of programs are there, and we know whether they can be deleted or not, then with system and hidden ones everything is more complicated, of course, most likely, there is no need to delete them, but suddenly there is a suspicion that Is “this” program a virus? Here another function of the program will come to the rescue: Select a program that you do not know about, press Ctrl+g. It will send the program data to the Google search engine and perhaps you will find out why this or that update is needed. In addition to the hotkey, this function can be accessed through the main “action” menu.
The next item on the additional toolbar is “Install and Monitor”. One of the main functions of the program.
When you install a program (any one) and when you continue to use it, tens or thousands of files can be created, and when you uninstall a program, the created files are not always deleted. Over time, they accumulate, which ultimately affects the performance of the computer. The “Install and Monitor” function of the program is used to solve this problem.
Software Installation Monitor, allows you to install new programs, and at the same time monitor in real time what elements of the file system and registry appear during the installation program.
Thanks to this, when deleting a program, all its parts are completely deleted, i.e. you literally return the state of your system to its original state, as if the program had never been installed!
You can install a program using Install Tracker either directly from the main Uninstall Tool window by clicking on the “Install a new program” button or in Explorer (or any other file manager) from context menu installation file. You can also simply drag and drop the installation file directly into the Uninstall Tool window.
After installation, the program will appear in the list of monitored ones, and when uninstalled, the uninstall tool will delete (with your consent) everything it found for the program being removed. You can also choose which data to delete.
Important!
Make sure that no other software installation is running while installing the desired program.
If you are going to install a program that already has an older version installed on your computer (for example, 3.0 over 2.0), it is highly recommended that you first uninstall the old version before installing the new one. This is necessary so that the uninstall tool can fully determine which files/registry elements belong to the new version.
Some programs may install common components on your system. These components may be used by other programs in the future. And if you remove these components, other programs may stop working. A common case is the installation of Microsoft Visual C + + 2008 Redistributable Package.
What the Uninstall Tool program can do briefly:
- Complete removal of any programs! (using Installation Monitor and Uninstall Wizard)
- Works ~3 times faster than standard Windows utility
- Removing system and hidden programs
- Adding/removing programs in startup
- Portable mode: You can run the Uninstall Tool from a USB flash drive
- Uninstalling programs, which the standard utility cannot remove
- Forced deletion allows you to remove programs with a damaged uninstaller
- Detecting/highlighting recently installed programs
- Quickly navigate to registry entries, installation folders, and program websites
- View detailed information about specific programs on your PC (if any)
- Simple, modern and efficient interface
- Multi-language support
- Launch from Control Panel
- Saving (export to HTML) a detailed report on current state installed programs
- Fully compatible with 64-bit editions of Windows
Uninstall Tool is the best uninstaller and my favorite. I have been using it for many years and would never exchange it for any analogue.
Over the long time that I have been working with the Windows operating system, starting with version 98, the question has constantly arisen: Why are system uninstallers so useless? You constantly have to “wipe” them manually. And it’s good when you know what and where. What should a novice user do here? Just, as an option, install CCleaner or Advanced SystemCare Ultimate and clean it later...
With each new version of the OS I thought, well, now there will be something worthwhile or they will improve the previous one, and every time the reliability “broke against a stone.” I never understood why such a serious detail is treated this way. Do you have any thoughts on this? Write in the comments!
Proper removal of programs is an equally important part of working with a computer, which will also determine whether your PC will work well in the future or will start to slow down, freeze, or glitch. After all, those registration keys, registry entries, temporary files and other garbage that remain in the system when applications are removed incorrectly, constantly accumulating, will contribute to this.
Uninstall Tool
Created to remove programs that were previously installed on your computer. The tool has its own “installation monitor”, which monitors installed applications in Windows. “Remembers” where, what, and in what directory it is located, in order to ultimately completely clear traces of the utility from the system. By the way, it will do this automatically! And the “Forced Removal” function, which is not replaceable in cases of previously incorrectly deleting applications from the PC, and as I wrote above, thereby leaving your files in the system and registry.
Well, from words to action! First you need to download the utility, do it from the link, and then install it. I’ll say right away that the product is paid, but there are other places on the Internet... :)
The utility window is divided into several parts. At the top there is a menu with tools, on the right there is a list of software in the system, and on the left, let’s call it the work area.
How to remove a program from your computer?
First, on the right side of the window, find the desired utility and click on it once to select it. On the left side you can see all the information about it, who the publisher is, when it appeared in the system, its location, version, official website, etc. Next, on the left side, click on the “Uninstall” link with a red cross.
The removal process will begin. Upon completion, an additional “remains window” will open, the so-called result of a deep scan, which will show places on the computer where registry entries, files and application folders are still present. All we have to do is click the “Delete” button and the application will finish what it started. You may need to restart your PC when finished, but this does not happen every time.
We're done with this! The utility was removed from the computer without leaving any garbage behind!
Let's take a look at the other settings.
What else can the Uninstall Tool do?
- Autostart. Here you can manage applications that run with Windows. Disable unnecessary ones (uncheck the box), save the changes and the next OS reboot will be faster, as will its operation.
- Windows components. Newbies should be careful when disabling or activating components. Uncheck only those sections in which you are confident, for example, “Games”, if there is no printer, “Print and Document Services”, etc.
- Security Center. View messages and resolve problems. Just follow the directions and that's it.
- Properties of the system.
- Task Scheduler.
- Services and services.
In conclusion, I want to say that it will safely remove the software from your computer without leaving a single mention of it. In addition, UT is compact, simple and easy to use.
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The program file size is just over 1 MB, and immediately after installation it is ready to use. Launching the Uninstall Tool, as opposed to the standard window Programs and components in Windows, it happens almost instantly. After launching, the small working window of the Uninstall Tool program will list all programs and updates installed on the system.
- high speed and very small program size;
- convenient multilingual interface;
- cleaning the system registry after uninstalling the program;
- the ability to transfer the program to various media, including flash memory;
- ability to view hidden programs;
- displaying the disk space occupied by the program;
- the ability to filter the list of installed programs according to certain criteria;
- the ability to remove programs that cannot be removed using the program’s own means;
- the ability to rename the program name in the list;
- going to the system registry entries associated with the program, the installation folder and the program website;
- ability to save a list of installed programs in HTML format;
- the ability to launch the Install Windows Components utility directly from the Uninstall Tool program window.
As you can see, compared to the utility Programs and components, the Uninstall Tool program is distinguished by its advanced capabilities and ease of use.
Using the Uninstall Tool is easy. Simply double-click on the program you are interested in to begin the removal procedure. From the File menu, you can select Export List to HTML to save a list of all installed programs in HTML format to your hard drive. The Action menu allows you to select uninstallation commands, remove a program from the Uninstall Tool list, and navigate to registry entries related to the program being removed. You can also navigate to the folder with the program files.
The main program window is divided into two parts. On the left panel of the window there are panels Actions, Search and a panel with the parameters of the selected program, in particular its name, version number and installation date. You can also click on the link there Registry entry to open the system registry branch related to the selected program.
Click on the tab System to open a list of components used by various programs installed on Windows. The same list lists all installed operational updates (Hot Fix) and other modules. Remove modules from this list only if you are absolutely sure of your actions! One wrong step and the program, one of the modules of which has been removed, will refuse to start and you will have to reinstall it.
Click the button Hidden to find entries for those installed programs or components that are not usually displayed in the window Programs and components. As a rule, this list contains programs that have already been deleted, for which certain entries remain in the system registry. Click the button Remove from registry to clear the system registry of corresponding entries.
Everyone knows that today on the same Internet you can find a huge number of utilities for the most complete removal of any applications from computers, including those that are “hardwired” into Windows systems. However, not all such programs are equivalent in their capabilities. And that is why it is worth mentioning one of the most interesting applications of our time called Uninstall Tool. What kind of program this is, we will briefly consider further. In addition, we will try to find out why it attracts users so much, and why so many people prefer it.
Uninstall Tool: what is this program in a general sense?
Based on the name of the utility itself, its purpose is apparently clear to anyone, even a completely inexperienced user in computer technology.
This application is an uninstaller that can be used as an alternative tool for maximally cleaning the computer from previously installed applications, since the built-in tools of Windows systems cause legitimate complaints, if only because during the uninstallation of selected applets they leave behind a huge amount of garbage.
Some Uninstall Tool programs for uninstalling programs are compared with such giants as lObit Uninstaller and Revo Uninstaller, which is somewhat incorrect. Indeed, in the main application there are quite a lot of tools for cleaning the computer as completely as possible from residual elements that may remain after the uninstallation is completed (registry entries, folders and files). However, few people know about some of the features of the Uninstall Tool application. What kind of program is this, from the point of view of its, so to speak, undocumented capabilities, we will further analyze.
Nuances of installing applications
The main difference between the Uninstall Tool application and similar utilities is that it has a rather unusual tool for installing programs, integrated into some context menus (for example, in Explorer). When launching an installation file, this is what most people do Windows users 7 and up? Simply run it as administrator, after which the installation process starts. What does the Uninstall Tool do? If you open the context menu on the installation file via RMB, you will be able to see the installation item for the selected software using the “Installation Monitor”. What is it for?
Only in order to track exactly what changes the original installer makes to the system configuration, which will subsequently facilitate removal without the need to run an in-depth search, as is done in other similar utilities.
Uninstall Tool: Deleted programs and applications queued for removal
Another reason why the application does not use search is that after installing the software, it monitors its state (activity). At the same time, in the list of applications installed on the computer, an icon with an image of an eye appears opposite some programs. This indicates that this software was installed using the above monitor.
Since finding and installing the Uninstall Tool program in Russian is not difficult, understanding its interface, which allows you to uninstall any other applications, will also be quite simple.
This process is no different from those offered by similar programs that provide a list of all remaining elements to be cleaned. But when using the context menu on a marked element in the list, you can use a program change or even a forced deletion, which allows you to get rid of the so-called undeletable applets.
Among other things, the program has an application launch control tool, akin to what the system startup section is.
How to completely remove the Uninstall Tool?
So, we figured out what kind of Uninstall Tool program this is. Now it is necessary to say a few words about removing the utility itself if its use on the system is no longer required. It goes without saying that the program cannot delete itself through its own interface. In this case, it is enough to use the standard programs and components section, which is located in the Control Panel, and perform the necessary procedure. If, upon completion of the installation, it indicates that some items need to be removed manually, restart your computer and get rid of the Uninstall Tool folder in the Program Files directory, and at the same time check to see if there is anything left in the hidden AppData directories (but this is usually not required).