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€23SUMMARY"Revo Uninstaller Portabl
€23SUMMARY"Revo Uninstaller Portable" is a free software program that helps you clean up your hard drive an

d the Windows "Registry" after it runs
d the Windows "Registry" after it runs the uninstall wizard that is part of all "desktop app" programs that run

in "Windows..". It also helps you do
in "Windows..". It also helps you do a clean removal of "Universal Windows Platform" apps.34TOPICS•Wh

en You Use "Programs and Features" To R
en You Use "Programs and Features" To Remove a Program..•"RevoUninstaller Portable" Cleans Up the Hard Dri

ve and the Registry•"RevoUninstall
ve and the Registry•"RevoUninstaller Portable" Is a "Portable Application"•Programs That "RevoUninsta

ller Portable" Can Remove45TOPICS (c
ller Portable" Can Remove45TOPICS (continued)•Requirements for "RevoUninstaller Portable"•Getting

"RevoUninstaller Portable"•Using "
"RevoUninstaller Portable"•Using "RevoUninstaller Portable"•Appendix 1: Failed Test of "Geek Uninstal

ler"56WHEN YOU USE "PROGRAMS AND FEA
ler"56WHEN YOU USE "PROGRAMS AND FEATURES" TO REMOVE A PROGRAM..oWhen you use "Programs and Features" in th

e Windows "Control Panel" to remove a
e Windows "Control Panel" to remove a "Desktop App" program, it only runs the "uninstallation wizard" that is

bundled with the "Desktop App" program
bundled with the "Desktop App" program7WHEN YOU USE "PROGRAMS AND FEATURES" TO REMOVE A PROGRAM.. (continued)

oThe "uninstallation wizard" of most
oThe "uninstallation wizard" of most "Desktop app" programs leaves all sorts of unneeded junk on your C: har

d drive and in the Windows.. "Registry"
d drive and in the Windows.. "Registry".8"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE REGISTR

YoWhen you use "Revo Uninstaller Port
YoWhen you use "Revo Uninstaller Portable" to remove a "desktop app" program, it does the following:

Step 1: "Revo

Uninstaller Portable" starts up the "u
Uninstaller Portable" starts up the "uninstall wizard" that is bundled with the "desktop app"

9"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE REG

ISTRY (continued)oStep 2:
ISTRY (continued)oStep 2: "Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets you i

nitiate a scan for unneeded, leftover
nitiate a scan for unneeded, leftover hard drive files/folders and unneeded, registry entries10"REVO UNIN

STALLER PORTABLE" CLEANS UP THE HARD DR
STALLER PORTABLE" CLEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE REGISTRY (continued)oStep 3:

"Revo Uninstaller Porta
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" lets you select which leftover hard drive files/folders you want to

remove. (Usually you will select all
remove. (Usually you will select all and then click on the "Delete" button.)11"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" C

LEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE REGISTR
LEANS UP THE HARD DRIVE AND THE REGISTRY (continued)oStep 4: "Re

vo Uninstaller Portable" lets you selec
vo Uninstaller Portable" lets you select which leftover registry items you want to remove. (Usually you will se

lect all and then click on the "Delete"
lect all and then click on the "Delete" button.)12"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" IS A PORTABLE APPLICATIONoA "P

ortable application" runs as an executa
ortable application" runs as an executable without needing for you to "install" it into a Windows.. computer. I

t does not take up any space in the Wi
t does not take up any space in the Windows "Registry". 13"REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" IS A POR

TABLE APPLICATIONoYou can take a copy
TABLE APPLICATIONoYou can take a copy of "Revo Uninstaller Portable", put it on an external flash drive or ex

ternal hard drive and move it to any "W
ternal hard drive and move it to any "Windows.." computer and then run "Revo Uninstaller Portable" from any "

Windows.." computer.14PROGRAMS THAT "
Windows.." computer.14PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVEo"Revo Uninstaller Portable" can

remove any 64-bit or 32-bit "des
remove any 64-bit or 32-bit "desktop app" program in your computer.15PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER P

ORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)o"Deskt
ORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)o"Desktop app" programs are legacy programs that show up in "Programs and Featu

res" inside the Windows "Control Panel
res" inside the Windows "Control Panel" (but do not use "Programs and Features" to remove "Desktop app" progr

ams)16PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
ams)16PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)oVersion 2.0.0 (August 4, 2016) and la

ter versions of "Revo Uninstaller Porta
ter versions of "Revo Uninstaller Portable" can uninstall 64-bit "desktop app" programs.

Prior versions can onl
Prior versions can only uninstall 32-bit "desktop app" programs.17PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINS

TALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)
TALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)oExamples of "Desktop app" programs are

Microsoft Office..,
Microsoft Office.., GeoClock 2, LibreOffice,

OpenOff
OpenOffice, Adobe Photoshop Elements,

Adobe Acrobat Reader,
Adobe Acrobat Reader, etc.18PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REM

OVE (continued)o"Revo Uninstaller Port
OVE (continued)o"Revo Uninstaller Portable" can also remove "Universal Windows Platform" apps19PROGRAMS T

HAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REM
HAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)•More information about "Universal Windows Platform" a

pps can be found at https://en.wikiped
pps can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform_apps20PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINST

ALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)
ALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)•Most "UWP apps" tend to have simpler, less-cluttered user interfac

es with hidden vertical and/or horizont
es with hidden vertical and/or horizontal scroll bars, if any vertical and/or horizontal scroll bars exist at a

ll 21PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER
ll 21PROGRAMS THAT "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" CAN REMOVE (continued)•"UWP apps" do not show up in "Progr

ams and Features" in the "Control Panel
ams and Features" in the "Control Panel"22REQUIREMENTS FOR "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"•According to

https://portableapps.com/apps/util
https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/revo_uninstaller_portable#download_details2324GETTING "REVO UNIN

STALLER PORTABLE"•Getting Step 1:
STALLER PORTABLE"•Getting Step 1: Use a Web browser and click on

the "Portable" button at
the "Portable" button at https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_dow

nload.html252627GETTING "REVO UNINS
nload.html252627GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 2:

Go to the Downloads
Go to the Downloads folder and usetheRIGHT mouse button to

click on the
click on the RevoUninstaller.zip file:

282930GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER POR
282930GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 3:

Click on "Extract All...":3132
Click on "Extract All...":3132GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 4:

Cl
Click on "Extract":3334GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)â

€¢Getting Step 5:
€¢Getting Step 5: A second "File Explorer" window will pop up and it

will display the contents of a new fold
will display the contents of a new folder called "RevoUninstaller_Portable"3536GETTING "REVO UNINSTALLER POR

TABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 5:
TABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 5: The "RevoUninstaller_Portable"

folder will have another fol
folder will have another folder inside it that is also called "RevoUninstaller_Portable": 3738GET

TING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (conti
TING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Getting Step 6: Drag the inne

r "RevoUninstaller_Portable" folder to
r "RevoUninstaller_Portable" folder to the "Desktop":3940USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"•Using Step 1:

Locate the "RevoUninstaller_Portable"

folder on the Desktop:
folder on the Desktop:4142USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 2:

Us
Use the left mouse button to double-click on the

"RevoUninstaller_Portable"
"RevoUninstaller_Portable" folder to open it up:434445USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTA

BLE" (continued)•Using Step 3:
BLE" (continued)•Using Step 3: Once you are inside the RevoUninstall

er_Portable
er_Portable folder,

locate the
locate the RevoUPort.exe

file and double click on
file and double click on it:464748USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Ste

p 5:
p 5: Click on the "OK" button of the "..License Agreement" wind

ow:4950USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTA
ow:4950USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 6:

The application window of "Re
The application window of "Revo Uninstaller Portable" will be displayed:5152USING "REVO UNINSTALLE

R PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step
R PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 7: Locate the "Desktop a

pp" that you would like to remove and
pp" that you would like to remove and use the RIGHT mouse button to click on it:535455USING "REVO UNINSTALL

ER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step
ER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 8: Click on "Uninstall"

in the pop-up context menu: 5657US
in the pop-up context menu: 5657USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 9:

I
If a warning message pops up, read it and then click on its "Yes" butto

n: 585960USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PO
n: 585960USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 10:

"Revo Uninstaller Portabl
"Revo Uninstaller Portable" will start running the "uninstaller" that is part of the unwanted "de

sktop app":6162USING "REVO UNINSTALL
sktop app":6162USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 11:

Go down to the Taskbar of
Go down to the Taskbar of your Windows.. computer and click once on the right-most "Task butto

n":6364USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTA
n":6364USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 12:

Click on the "Yes" button to ackn
Click on the "Yes" button to acknowledge to the "uninstaller" that you really want to remove the program:

656667USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTA
656667USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 13:

The "uninstaller" of the "desktop
The "uninstaller" of the "desktop app" will run for a while:686970USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (

continued)•Using Step 14:
continued)•Using Step 14: If any of the "Task buttons" on the "T

askbar" start blinking, click on the bl
askbar" start blinking, click on the blinking "Task button" to determine what the "uninstaller" of the "desktop

app" is trying to tell you.71USING "
app" is trying to tell you.71USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 15:

If the "un
If the "uninstaller" of the "desktop app" tells you that you need to reboot, selec

t "I want to reboot manually later" and
t "I want to reboot manually later" and then click on the "Finish" button:72737475USING "REVO UNINSTALLER

PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 16:
PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 16: Click on the "Close" button

of the "uninstaller" of the "desktop a
of the "uninstaller" of the "desktop app":7677USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 1

7:
7: Select the "Advanced" option button:78798081USING "REVO UNIN

STALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using
STALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 18: Click on the "Scan"

button:828384USING "REVO UNINSTALLE
button:828384USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 19:

"Leftover Registry items"
"Leftover Registry items" will be displayed:8586USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)

•Using Step 20:
•Using Step 20: Click on the "Select All" button:878889USING "

REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)
REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 21: All of the

"Leftover Registry items" will now be
"Leftover Registry items" will now be checkmarked:9091USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Usin

g Step 22:
g Step 22: Click on the "Delete" button:929394USING "REVO UNINSTA

LLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using St
LLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 23: Click on the "Yes" but

ton of the dialog box:9596USING "REV
ton of the dialog box:9596USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 24:

A list of "Le
A list of "Leftover files and folders" will be displayed:9798USING "REVO UNINSTALLE

R PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step
R PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 25: Click on the "Select All"

button:99100101USING "REVO UNINSTAL
button:99100101USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 26:

All of the files and fo
All of the files and folders in the list will be checkmarked:102103USING "REVO UNINSTALLER P

ORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 27:
ORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 27: Click on the "Delete" button:

104105USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTAB
104105USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 28:

Click on the "Yes" button of the
Click on the "Yes" button of the warning box:106107USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Us

ing Step 29:
ing Step 29: If you get a pop-up message that says "Selected, bu

t remaining files will be deleted the n
t remaining files will be deleted the next system restart", reboot the computer after completing "Step 31".10

8109USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE"
8109USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 30:

No news is good news:
No news is good news: The unwanted "desktop app" will disappear from the list o

f "desktop apps" in the application wi
f "desktop apps" in the application window of "Revo Uninstaller Portable".110USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABL

E" (continued)•Using Step 31:
E" (continued)•Using Step 31: No news is good news:

The unwanted "deskto
The unwanted "desktop app" will disappear from the list of "desktop apps" in the application

window of "Revo Uninstaller Portable"
window of "Revo Uninstaller Portable".111USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 32:

When y
When you start up "Revo Uninstaller Portable" (back on "Step 3", the "Uninstal

ler" button in the upper-left corner
ler" button in the upper-left corner will be orange which means that "Revo Uninstaller Portable" is displayin

g a list of "Desktop apps":112113USI
g a list of "Desktop apps":112113USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 33:

If you click on
If you click on the "Windows Apps" button, then it will turn yellow instead and "Revo U

ninstaller Portable" will then display
ninstaller Portable" will then display a list of "Universal Windows Platform" apps for you to uninstall:11411

5116117USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTA
5116117USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•Using Step 34:

When you are finished with using "Revo
When you are finished with using "Revo Uninstaller Portable" to uninstall "Desktop apps" and/or "Universal Win

dows Platform" apps:
dows Platform" apps: Click on the "x" button in the upper-right co

rner to exit out of "Revo Uninstaller P
rner to exit out of "Revo Uninstaller Portable":118119120USING "REVO UNINSTALLER PORTABLE" (continued)•U

sing Step 35:
sing Step 35: If you were told by "Revo Uninstaller Portable" bac

k in "Step 29" to reboot your computer
k in "Step 29" to reboot your computer at the end of the uninstallation process, reboot your computer121APPE

NDIX 1:FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER
NDIX 1:FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER"•We installed "Geek Uninstaller" into a "Windows 10 Pro" computer bu

t it failed to remove the unwanted file
t it failed to remove the unwanted files, folders, and registry entries that "Revo Uninstaller" was able to re

move:122APPENDIX 1 (continued):FAILED
move:122APPENDIX 1 (continued):FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER" (continued)•We do not recommend that you

do this but this is what we did:
do this but this is what we did: We downloaded "Geek Uninstaller" at https://www.geekuni

nstaller.com/download123APPENDIX 1 (c
nstaller.com/download123APPENDIX 1 (continued):FAILED TEST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER" (continued)•The installa

tion file that we downloaded was called
tion file that we downloaded was called geek.zip•We double-clicked on it to e

xtract a geek.exe
xtract a geek.exe file124APPENDIX 1 (continued):FAILED TE

ST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER" (continued)â€
ST OF "GEEK UNINSTALLER" (continued)•We double-clicked on geek.exe

to install "Geek Uninstaller" into our computer:12512612712812