As a rule, programs can be easily removed. However, sometimes uninstallation routines are programmed improperly, so that remnants remain in the file system and/or in the Windows registry. Uninstalled applications may appear to have disappeared, but in fact fragments lead a shadowy existence in the form of dead data. With bad luck, these cause problems, for example when they conflict with genre-related software. There is an antidote to messy uninstalls: use an uninstall manager like the Ashampoo UnInstaller 10 a.
The full version offered here has a registry cleaner that erases even ballast that has been left over for years. Ashampoo’s PC pick-me-up is at its best if you install it before (!) a program to be uninstalled: then it is possible to install software that needs to be installed under the observation of an Ashampoo guard. The protocol created in the process enables an even deeper removal than the registry cleaner component is able to perform.
Ashampoo UnInstaller 10: How to use the full version
This is what the Ashampoo UnInstaller 10 does
The Ashampoo UnInstaller 10 acts as an uninstallation manager, which has similar functions as the corresponding subfunction (applet, appwiz.cpl) of the Windows control panel. The focus is on controlling the deinstallation routines of installed applications. If you have logged an installation, a small icon will appear next to the relevant application in Ashampoo UnInstaller’s overview. It indicates that an uninstallation using an info record is carried out with particular care. If you haven’t logged any installations yet, you’re not making use of what’s described, but thanks to the built-in registry cleaner for removing leftovers, you’re still more thorough than with appwiz.cpl. If you wish, you can combine the registry cleaner with a dedicated, additional registry cleaner program, but you don’t have to.
If you want to record a software installation, you have two options: use a monitor function or initiate the installation via the Ashampoo UnInstaller 10. The procedure works with all common formats for installation files under Windows: EXE and MSI. Incidentally, the latter format is primarily relevant in the corporate environment, but private users sometimes also install via MSI packages (e.g. when installing 7-Zip). An advantage over appwiz.cpl in our exclusive Ashampoo full version is the removal of the registry reference to the deinstallation file: The file and the relevant software are retained, but removing the relevant application makes it more difficult for any PC users.
In addition to classic desktop programs, you can use the application to uninstall Windows apps. This works with the modern touch applications of Windows 10 and Windows 11, but not with counterparts under Windows 8.1. The uninstaller even integrates browser plug-ins – and evaluates them just like Windows programs and apps. The star reviews will give you an idea of which applications you probably don’t need on your PC. The supported browsers are Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera. Interesting for professionals with a soft spot for what’s going on in the Windows gears: you can create snapshots of the registry, known as “snapshots”. If two of these exist, load them into the program for comparison and the differences between the two system states will then be shown.
Tuning functions go beyond the box
The uninstallation features are joined by tools that you may be familiar with from other Ashampoo programs. You can use them to free up storage space, increase the speed and, in rare cases, fix problems: The Drive Cleaner deletes junk files that Registry Optimizer removes superfluous entries in the registration database. With the Internet Cleaner get rid of traces left by surfing with IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera.
Of the Startup Tuner is no longer developed as an independent product, the powerful technology lives on in the UnInstaller package as an autostart manager. A good addition is the Service Manager which you can use to disable superfluous system services. With the undeleter (Unerase) recover deleted files using data recovery algorithms. The file associate reveals which file format is associated with which program to open while the File Wiper acts as a counterpart to undeleter – the wiper module irretrievably deletes files.
With Registry Defrag shrink the Windows registry hive files. In a figurative sense, this represents a defragmentation. Since this is only a pseudo defrag, beautifying the inner Windows values in this way even makes sense with an operating system installation on an SSD data carrier.
Uninstall leftovers shredding and handy file unlocking
A special feature of the Ashampoo UnInstaller: A kind of shredder function can be found during deep cleaning, which deletes uninstall residues. Activation is carried out by ticking the box in front of “Delete leftover files without a trace (takes longer)”. Another practical feature of the Ashampoo UnInstaller is its “Unlocker” module. It unlocks files that cannot be removed using Windows tools or Windows Explorer. Once you use the component, you should have success with a file deletion using the native file manager.
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Ashampoo UnInstaller 10: Register for free
If you want to use the program, call up the EXE installer. Acknowledge a warning message from User Account Control (user Aaccount Control, UAC) from Windows with “Yes”. Follow the wizard, first entering the EULA (End user Lice Agreement, terms of use) with “Accept & Continue”. Continue with “Next” and you will choose between the “Energy” and “Purple” themes. If you wish, you can change the skin after installation. Then click “Next” and wait until the installer has unpacked the application onto your drive. Complete the installation process with the “Finish” button.
Free registration with the manufacturer is required to use the application. Enter your e-mail address in the field provided in Ashampoo UnInstaller 10 and send it with “Next”. If you have not yet had an Ashampoo account (used with the email address in question), assign a password in the UnInstaller 10 dialog. Then go to “Next”, access your e-mail inbox and open a new message from Ashampoo. In this, click on the confirmation button for account creation/activation. The message “Activation successful” should now appear in the registration dialog of Ashampoo UnInstaller.
With the button “Let’s go” click away the hint and you can now use the software. Have you used Ashampoo products before and your e-mail address was used to register with the provider? Then you save yourself the trouble of creating a new password and account: you simply enter your Ashampoo customer password in the Ashampoo UnInstaller 10 registration dialog to authenticate yourself. The uninstallation manager can then be used.
