Scan & Fix 50 registry issues FREECNET Editors' review
Portable uninstallers rank as some of the most useful tools to have on a USB drive, especially if you're the person who helps technophobic friends and family with their forehead-slappers. We looked at IObit Uninstaller, which is portable freeware. Among its advantages are the ability to find and eliminate leftover files and its Toolbars Uninstallation Module, which targets those pesky adware toolbars that sneak into your system via cleverly configured installers and setup wizards. These toolbars can be a royal pain in the cache, and a free tool that gives them the heave-ho sounded like a winner.
As portable freeware, IObit Uninstaller requires no installation itself but runs when you click its program file. A compact, colorful interface quickly populated with our system's installed programs, displaying the size and installation date of each. A useful selection of sorting options runs along the left-hand side, letting users select All Programs, Toolbars, Recently Installed, Large Programs, Rarely Used, and Windows Updates. Commands are labeled Uninstall, Forced Uninstall, Manage, and Clean PC, though the last entry merely accesses another of the developer's downloads. Under Manage, we could manage the log, export the application list, and view the restore point, while the Uninstall command offered Standard and Advanced modes; we selected the latter. Anxious to try the toolbar zapper, we clicked Toolbars and selected two of the four entries, the other two being Firefox add-ons we wanted to keep. We clicked Uninstall, and a dialog appeared indicating that IObit was creating a system restore point, uninstalling the selection, and optionally scanning the Registry for leftover items. We opted to initiate the scan after the selected programs were removed. Including the restore point and pop-up notifications, the process takes a bit longer than the standard Windows add/remove program tool, but then it does more than Windows does as well. We also found that we had to close browser pages that solicit user feedback when a program is removed to allow the uninstaller to proceed in a couple of instances, so be on the lookout for that.
IOBit Uninstaller is one of the most powerful uninstallers we've seen in some time. It takes longer than other tools of its type, but it's thorough. Unwanted toolbars are harder to get rid of than bedbugs in a cheap motel. Just being able to throw those bums out earns IOBit Uninstaller a place in our toolkit.
Publisher's Description
From IObit:
Integrated with up to date uninstall technology, IObit Uninstaller helps you remove unneeded programs easily even when Windows "Add or Remove Programs" fails. Besides removing unwanted applications, it also scans and removes leftovers easily. The most attractive part is that it makes a restore image before every uninstallation. With the new added Toolbars Uninstallation Module, IObit Uninstaller helps you remove unwanted toolbars thoroughly.
What's new in this version: Version 2.0 added a "Search" feature in "Forced Uninstall".
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 186 votes
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Current version:
4.6 starsout of 10 votes
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"Very useful Makes thing easier to find and uninstall."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
Very useful Makes thing easier to find and uninstall. All in alphabetical order
Cons
Couldn't find anything wrong with this program
Summary
Just giove it a try . I think you will like it too
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""Best Uninstaller I've Used !"
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
'Will uninstall 64 bit programs (unlike Revo free), in addition to the features mentioned in editor's review. Flexible, easy to use, displays true size of each program (I often use it just for that),and it's free.
Cons
None that I have found.
Summary
I first started using this when it was still in beta, and Iobit was including it with downloads of Advanced System Care, which I used for a time. Unfortunately, I liked the Uninstaller a lot more than I liked ASC in the long run, but uninstalling ASC takes the Uninstaller along with it. Kudos to Iobit for making the Uninstaller available by itself, as it has become an essential part of my toolkit. Despite some of it's more dubious practices, such as the data-mining performed by ASC (hey, everybody's doing it; just ask Google), Iobit has demonstrated the ability to develop first-class free utilities (check out their Smart Defrag 2, also). Their approach tends to be on the aggressive side compared to other companies' products, but I don't mind that one bit when it comes to what is, literally, the best uninstaller I've ever used. Highly Recommended !
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"JUST THE BEST I HAVE USED. iOBIT PRODUCT, OF COURSE...."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
EVERYTHING: EASY, FAST, EFFECTIVE.
Cons
NONE THAT I AM AWARE,
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"It does what it should do"
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
It's an excellent product
Cons
Really for the advanced user
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"amazing product"
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
amazing product
Cons
no cons to this product
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"it realy works!!!"
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
it saved my laptop from; IMESH program that took over my computor and got rid of it for me. thank you.
Cons
non that i can find.
Summary
best free download i ever used
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"Amazing Program One Of The Best Out There."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
It Saved My Laptop From Reinstalling Windows 7 the thing i like is that it makes a restore point on every uninstall u do. the second thing i like is that it has a force uninstaller that scans and finds left over stuff from the programs that u removed. I was having a hard time moving avg from my laptop and some other programs and some that were eating alot of memory. Gonna be putting this on my pc and all my computers great stuff keep up the great work.
Cons
none.........try it you will see
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"Easy, thorough, simple."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
Easy, thorough, simple.
Cons
Takes a little while. But not too long.
Summary
Easy, thorough, simple.
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"Great product."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
Fast and reliable.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Summary
Iobit has done it again.
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"Best uninstall program I've ever used."
Version: IObit Uninstaller 2.0
Pros
Easy to use, quick,thorough,nicely laid out.
Cons
None so far
Summary
I've recommended this program to several people whom all think it's wonderful. Even my 80 yr old mom finds it quite simple to use. Also love the deep scan which gets rid of attached files belonging to the program you're deleting that would otherwise get left behind.
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