Windows 10: Windows 10 Needs a Better App Uninstaller, Users Claim

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  1. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member

    Windows 10 Needs a Better App Uninstaller, Users Claim


    Don't know which "cr@p" you're referring to, if "Metro APPs" I may agree about most but they re easy to get rid of anyway, no need for any uninstallers. Yeah, I know that from time to time I will try out a new App/Program and find out that I really don't like it and I un-install it. Do I have to, No but I just would rather get rid of it from my PC.
     
    BunnyJ, Feb 11, 2015
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  2. WINUSER
    Winuser Win User

    There are many reasons to uninstall a program. Just a few examples. You install a program and then you decide that you don't like it or it doesn't do what you want. You uninstall a program because you want to install it on another computer. A program from another company is better than the program you have installed. You no longer need the program. Just because you uninstall a program doesn't mean it's cr@p.
     
    Winuser, Feb 11, 2015
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  3. FUTURDREAMZ
    FuturDreamz Win User
    If I really need something I will look for a Web app or a portable app that doesn't need installation.
     
    FuturDreamz, Feb 11, 2015
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  4. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member

    Windows 10 Needs a Better App Uninstaller, Users Claim

    CountMike, Feb 11, 2015
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  5. LEE
    Lee Win User
    The Portable Freeware Collection - Latest entries
    The Best Portable Apps
    Etc. etc. Just "Google": portable programs there's a lot of stuff. @CountMike . . .Thanks for the Info. . .use a good deal of the apps on this site, albeit still a little confused you still have to install these for them to work. . .or am I missing something in this thread. . .*Smile
     
    Lee, Feb 12, 2015
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  6. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member
    The Portable Freeware Collection - Latest entries
    The Best Portable Apps
    Etc. etc. Just "Google": portable programs there's a lot of stuff. @ . . .Thanks for the Info. . .use a good deal of the apps on this site, albeit still a little confused you still have to install these for them to work. . .or am I missing something in this thread. . .*Smile Some portables may have install but it's just making a folder with it's files without writing anything in registry and can be "uninstalled" by just deleting folder and shortcut.
     
    CountMike, Feb 12, 2015
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  7. ORLBUCKEYE
    orlbuckeye Win User
    I guess guilt by association. Windows is a very open environment and 3rd party development is encouraged. That mean the 3rd parties use their own programmers and their own ways to install their apps. I mean MS doesn't even force developers to use .NET to develop so it's the responsibility of the 3rd party software to remove their own remnants. But once you remove an application they are not longer at fault and MS is the easiest one to blame.
     
    orlbuckeye, Feb 12, 2015
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  8. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member

    Windows 10 Needs a Better App Uninstaller, Users Claim

    Nobody is blaming MS for that,"Open system" is what made PC and windows, only thing is that MS could if they only would, make better uninstaller program.
     
    CountMike, Feb 12, 2015
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  9. LEE
    Lee Win User
    Nobody is blaming MS for that,"Open system" is what made PC and windows, only thing is that MS could if they only would, make better uninstaller program. Okay Milky dumb question time. . .What is wrong with the present one? . . .*Smile
     
    Lee, Feb 12, 2015
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  10. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member
    Nobody is blaming MS for that,"Open system" is what made PC and windows, only thing is that MS could if they only would, make better uninstaller program. Okay Milky dumb question time. . .What is wrong with the present one? . . .*Smile Good question.. I think that it might leave some traces that other 3rd party apps clean up.

    Jeff
     
    BunnyJ, Feb 12, 2015
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  11. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member
    Nobody is blaming MS for that,"Open system" is what made PC and windows, only thing is that MS could if they only would, make better uninstaller program. Okay Milky dumb question time. . .What is wrong with the present one? . . .*Smile Good question.. I think that it might leave some traces that other 3rd party apps clean up.

    Jeff You are right Jeff, it's already somewhere in this tread. "Normal" windows uninstall just points to that particular program's uninstall and is left at the it's mercy whether it's going to delete leftover files and registry entries and most programs do not uninstall cleanly because of sloppiness, by accident or by design. I'm yet to see any "cleaners" to be able to cleanup all that leftover mess after the fact. When I use Revo for instance, after program is uninstalled on it's own, Revo looks at leftover fragments and gives you a list of files and registry entries that would not be removed otherwise. Those list may be pretty long, could be reviewed and chosen what to delete if you are so inclined. Before I started using Revo, I had to chase all those fragments manually and clean them one by one which in some cases could take hours without any guarantee that all were removed.
     
    CountMike, Feb 12, 2015
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  12. FUTURDREAMZ
    FuturDreamz Win User
    Nobody is blaming MS for that,"Open system" is what made PC and windows, only thing is that MS could if they only would, make better uninstaller program. Okay Milky dumb question time. . .What is wrong with the present one? . . .*Smile The current one depends on the third-party developer actually creating their own uninstaller app to remove traces of the program and de-register it from the system. Problem is that a) the uninstaller doesn't account for changes made by updates and b) the developers don't make the uninstaller as thorough as it can be (possibly due to data being risky or tricky to remove but probably because the developer is lazy and only does enough to meet Microsoft's guidelines)
     
    FuturDreamz, Feb 12, 2015
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  13. LEE
    Lee Win User

    Windows 10 Needs a Better App Uninstaller, Users Claim

    Okay, now how does this harm the OS or cause problems. The reason for asking is over the years I cannot ever remember having a problem, BSOD, or any other situation caused by installing or uninstalling a program. . .now it may be that I have just been lucky. Also, don't remember using Programs and Features to remove a piece of software and then having a problem. The only reason I now use iOrbit uninstaller is so I don't have to go through and do a manual cleanup of the register as I did in the past.
     
    Lee, Feb 12, 2015
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  14. GROZE
    groze Win User
    Lee, this will *Shock you. I agree with a you.
     
    groze, Feb 12, 2015
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  15. RMONROE36
    rmonroe36 Win User
    There are occasions, for example, when Windows Uninstaller is unable to do its job because of virus or other malware infections. I have had to use Avast's special uninstaller as well as MalwareBytes uninstaller on relatives' and friends' computers. But generally, I think that most users don't run into these type of problems. That's why it is handy to have Revo or Iobit at the ready.

    Avast Uninstall Utility | Download aswClear for Avast Removal

    https://helpdesk.malwarebytes.org/hc...-Anti-Malware-

    Rich
     
    rmonroe36, Feb 13, 2015
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