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By using the Set-Location (or the alias cd) command the user can change the current location to another key of the registry. [28] Commands which rename items, remove items, create new items or set content of items or properties can be used to rename keys, remove keys or entire sub-trees or change values.
Revo Uninstaller first runs the selected program's built-in uninstaller, then searches and removes associated files and registry entries that the uninstaller may not have removed from the user's drive. Revo Uninstaller also cleans out: Files in the temporary folder; Entries in the Windows start-up applications folder
A registry cleaner is a class of utility software designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system, whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows Registry. Registry cleaners seem to no longer be supported by Microsoft, despite originally having made and distributed their own registry cleaner under the name of RegClean.
The Windows Installer CleanUp utility removes all files and registry settings associated with an app's Windows Installer database, allowing it to be reinstalled. The utility only changes registry values and files associated with Windows Installer and does not remove any files associated with installed programs.
The user must uninstall both Norton Internet Security and the LiveUpdate component manually. The LiveUpdate component is purposely left behind to update other Norton-branded products, if present. Symantec has developed the Norton Removal Tool to remove registry keys and values along with files and folders. [48]
An uninstaller, also called a deinstaller, is a variety of utility software designed to remove other software or parts of it from a computer. It is the opposite of an installer . Uninstallers are useful primarily when software components are installed in multiple directories, or where some software components might be shared between the system ...
Most registry cleaners do the simple process of finding a key that lists a file path. The file path is then checked. If it no longer exists, then obviously the registry key is an orphan. Also, when that key is deleted, it might reference a COM component via a GUID and so therefore this COM component would be invalid as well, due to the dependency.
System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems.