Windows 10: uninstallers

hello
I was using Revo and Iobit but someone just told me about Geek uninstaller. I am hesitant to switch b/c I have heard nothing about its reliability.
Does anyone have a first hand opinion?
Thank you
Peter

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Uninstall won't uninstall

I decided to expand/clarify in a very brief summary of the above rant.

In my opinion, most error messages essentially say 'something went wrong' and leave the user clueless what to do next in order to avoid the error.

Consider creating useful error messages that could allow the user to actually address the error, on their own, rather than resort to a nearly endless runaround, flailing in the dark.

 

Uninstall won't uninstall

Hi Bob,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concerned. I will be glad to assist you on this.


I appreciate your time and effort trying to fix the issue. Let’s try simple steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. I suggest you to boot the system in clean boot state and try uninstalling it.
Clean boot process will help you determine which third party program/app that is causing this issue. It could be some other application or programs, which runs on the computer at the background, leading to this issue. Please visit the below link
on how to perform Clean boot.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Disclaimer: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

You can also visit the below link for reference.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2669244

Hope it helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Geek uninstaller is good one, comparable to Wise Uninstaller I use, those 2 are the only free ones with 64-bit support. *Nerd

 

Are the free versions effective?

 

Revo works very good for me. Why do you want to switch?

 

Because it does not support both 32 and 64 bit.

See post #2.

 

Accordings to reviews and my testing, better than free version of Revo/Iobit, but still not perfect, they can leave leftovers.

You will need a realtime monitoring, like GeekInstaller Pro has, but I did not buy it, so do not know, how effective it is.

 

64-bit OS will run ALMOST all 32-bit programs.

I have Revo installed in my 64-bit Win 10 Home and it works perfectly.
In fact only about 2 months ago I used it to removed Chrome and all its remnants from the registry.

I also have it installed in my 32-bit Win 10 Pro Insider preview.

**** adding .................. my comment is referred to Revo free edition, not the Pro version.*****

 

I am sure it does, but it will not uninstall 64-bit software. *Wink

 

I have chosen Wise and it is fine but lists all the MS downloads which I would like to avoid..

 

Well, it lists MS software like Visual C++ or Silverlight, which are basically standalone software, not included in updates.

 

Do not lump Revo with IOBit *Smile Different companies, different programs.
Anyway, I heard very good things about Greek Uninstaller and Revo Uninstaller. I have RevoU-Pro -- for 64bit support.

 

I Understand. It seems to do a good job and I will use just this Wise program.
I have to remember to create a restore point.

 

I always use Revo Uninstaller pro