When uninstalling software, most people may think they know how to do it. Using the operating systems built in uninstall software may seem obvious, but this is not the only way to do it. When installing software, files are stored at various places throughout your computer, not just the program file and these all need to be securely deleted too in order to rid your computer of junk files which could potentially become corrupted. By learning properly how to uninstall you can be sure that you will keep your computer free from corruption and degrading speeds.
How To Uninstall Programs Without Software
Uninstalling software manually, without the aid of any software at all is potentially destructive and could result in permanent data loss and system corruption. When manually uninstalling files you will need to not only delete the program files from your main drive, but also all the registry entries and various other junk files associated with the program. Deleting files from the registry could render your computer useless so if you really wish to use this process we would recommend you take your computer to a professional who has experience with the registry.
To uninstall manually, you should carefully follow these steps;
Go to the start menu and click 'Run'
Type in 'regedit' and navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE'
Locate and delete all registry entries associated with the software
Back to the start menu and click 'Search'
Type in the name of the software and delete any files associated with the program
This process, while effective at removing all traces of a program from your computer, it is a potentially dangerous process and will still not delete all the files securely. For this you require the use of software which is the only effective way of removing programs from your computer safely.
What Are The Positives Of Uninstall Software
To uninstall using the provided uninstaller, you simple need to follow these steps;
Click the Start Menu
Go to Control Panel
Click 'Add/Remove Programs'
Find the software you wish to uninstaller
Click 'Remove'
Follow the on screen instructions
While this process should successfully uninstall the program from your system, it will not completely and securely remove it from your system. There is a difference. Uninstalling like this will simply remove access to the file which starts the program and delete all unzipped files. All files associated with the program such as saved data, junk files and registry entries will remain intact and will become potential targets for malware and spyware intrusions.
What is Uninstall Software?
Uninstall software is a group of programs which will carry out all the duties of manually removing software, but it is a lot safer, more effective and economical. Good quality software will remove a program and all files associated with it, securely delete it and re configure your system registry to prevent further corruption from junk files. This will result in a faster and more secure operating system.
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