Best free and open source alternatives to Revo Uninstaller

• Reinstalling Windows
  • Start by reinstalling Windows and then your software (having backed up your personal files, of course): clean slate
• Wise Disk Cleaner
  • Personally happy with Wise disk cleaner (free)
• Uninstall Tool
  • Uninstall Tool (payware) which can take a snapshot when installing something to get rid of everything when uninstalling
• Eusing Registry Cleaner
  • Another useful tool you can run from time to time is Eusing registry cleaner. Have used it for years, never gave me any trouble
• Disk Cleanup
  • Watch your C:\ drive: Windows updates accumulate junk files there which can quickly go into gigabytes. To clean up, right click on the C:\ icon in “This PC” > properties > Disk Cleanup > Cleanup System Files, it will show you how much space you’ll get back when running the cleaner

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• BCUninstaller
  • Free open-source batch program uninstaller with automation
  • Can be seen in the video demo
  • Has an option to switch the remaining uninstalls to ‘quiet’ after beginning the uninstalls
  • Can detect Chocolatey packages and properly remove them when uninstalling the applications
• Chocolatey
  • A repository for free and open source alternatives to Revo Uninstaller

• Revo Uninstaller
  • It has a free version and has been mentioned as an effective uninstaller
• IObit
  • It has been mentioned as an alternative to Revo Uninstaller
• Bulk Crap Uninstaller
  • It has been mentioned as an effective and free alternative to Revo Uninstaller
• Uninstall Tool
  • It has been mentioned as an effective and reliable alternative to Revo Uninstaller
• Geek Uninstaller Free
  • It has been mentioned as a free alternative to Revo Uninstaller

• Bulk Crap Uninstaller (BCU)
  • Open source
  • Windows pop up to delete one app
• Geek Uninstaller
  • Portable and lightweight
  • Cleans up leftover files
• Linux Alternative
  • No specific alternative mentioned in the source

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• Bulk Crap Uninstaller
  • Has been argued to be better than Geek Uninstaller
  • Removes risiudal files
  • Safe to use
• Uninstall Tool
  • Good alternative
  • Official link: https://crystalidea.com/uninstall-tool
• Revo Uninstaller
  • Best IMO
  • Portable version available
• HiBit Uninstaller
  • Free, small, portable, clean and packed with features
  • Official link: http://www.hibitsoft.ir/
• Iobit Uninstaller
  • Good for uninstalling
  • Watch out for other crap it wants you to install

• Powershell script
  • Can use to remove bloatware and other unnecessary programs
  • Script can be found at https://pastebin.com/wc16K0Js
  • Can save script as a file and run it to quickly remove programs
• Regedit file
  • Can use to turn off some other crapware options that Windows 10 throws in there
  • File can be found at https://pastebin.com/XDYHNWgH
• Right-clicking and using Programs and Features window
  • Can use to uninstall programs
  • May not remove all traces of applications
• Do not use Revo
  • Can be dangerous and delete files that it should not

• Bulk Crap Uninstaller
  • It is free
  • It can uninstall multiple programs at once
  • There is a website with a video to help you use it
  • It can be used to remove old app installers
• Hibit Uninstaller
  • It has an intuitive UI
  • It is completely free
• Wise Disk Cleaner
  • It is free
  • It can be used to keep a machine clean
• Uninstall Tool
  • It is payware
  • It can take a snapshot when installing something to get rid of everything when uninstalling
• Geek Uninstaller
  • It is free
  • It does not need to be installed
• Windows Uninstaller
  • It is free
  • It is usually enough to uninstall programs
• Eusing Registry Cleaner
  • It is free
  • It can be used to clean up the registry
• Reinstalling Windows
  • It is free (once you have decent internet)
  • It can be used to get a clean slate

• IObit Uninstaller
  • 7 Tutorials did some testing and found that the free IObit uninstaller application actually stacked up pretty well against the paid solution from Revo
• Ashampoo Uninstaller
  • Not specifically mentioned, but can be assumed to have similar features to IObit Uninstaller
• Revo Uninstaller
  • Has a lot of features to help clean up bad apps that the free alternatives don’t have

• BCUninstaller
  • “FOSS alternative to Revo, IObit and other program uninstallers”
  • Sourceforge page available with more info and a video
• Geek Uninstaller
  • Can be blocked in the firewall
  • Might be slow on slow HDDs due to all the extra stuff it’s checking
  • Can be quite fast if all of the extra stuff is disabled, but then what’s the point

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