The “Uninstall a program” utility found in the Windows Control Panel is an extremely inefficient and cumbersome tool for removing programs from your PC.
In addition to being slow to display a list of installed applications and remove the ones selected, the removal process sometimes fails and almost always leaves behind traces of uninstalled programs which clutter up the registry and slow your system down.
There is an excellent alternative to the Windows Uninstaller. It’s called GeekUninstaller, and I have found it to be fast, extremely easy to use and incredibly thorough at removing all traces of uninstalled programs.
This awesome tool is completely portable which means it doesn’t have to be installed on your system in order for it to work. And best of all, it is completely free!
Here are all the instructions you need for using GeekUninstaller:
1 – Visit www.geekuninstaller.com and click the green Download button.
2 – Click the ZIP button in the box on the left to download the zipped folder containing the GeekUninstaller files.
3 – Right-click on the downloaded zipped folder and click Extract all.
4 – Right-click on the geek.exe file, then click Run as administrator.
5 – Right-click on the name of the program you wish to uninstall, then click Uninstall.
Here’s a screenshot for you:
This should be all the info you really need in order to use this powerful tool for removing unwanted apps from your PC, but if you’re interested you’ll find more detailed information at www.geekuninstaller.com.
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