User's Manual

Displaying and Uninstalling Programs
In the following chapters, you will find out how you can use TuneUp Uninstall Manager to display the programs
installed on your computer, why you might want to uninstall them and how to do so.
Introduction
Over time, you accumulate a large number of programs on your computer, many of which you probably do not
even use. So that your Windows system can run quickly and smoothly, you should regularly remove unused or
unnecessary programs.
Each time you install a program on your computer, it becomes deeply anchored in the Windows system where it
remains until you uninstall it completely. If you no longer require a program, it is not enough just to delete the
program folder or the desktop icon that you use to open it.
Most programs distribute their files across several locations on your hard disk and also make entries in the Win-
dows registry.
TuneUp Uninstall Manager lets you rapidly determine what programs you rarely use or which take up an espe-
cially large amount of space. You can show all installed programs sorted according to different aspects and
then, using the useful additional information about when you installed the program and how often you use it,
decide whether you still need it or should uninstall it.
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