DriverUpdate

A guide to uninstall DriverUpdate from your PC

DriverUpdate is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. More information on Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. can be found here. Usually the DriverUpdate application is placed in the C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\UninstallStub.exe is the full command line if you want to remove DriverUpdate. The program's main executable file has a size of 28.70 MB (30096720 bytes) on disk and is called DriverUpdate.exe.

DriverUpdate is comprised of the following executables which take 29.14 MB (30557112 bytes) on disk:

• BsSndRpt.exe (316.52 KB)
• DriverUpdate.exe (28.70 MB)
• UninstallStub.exe (133.09 KB)

This data is about DriverUpdate version 5.4.2 only. You can find below info on other versions of DriverUpdate:

• 2.6.5
• 4.3.0
• 5.8.19
• 2.7.3
• 5.2.0
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.8.13
• 4.1.1
• 2.7.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.5.5
• 5.2.1
• 5.6.3
• 2.7.10
• 5.8.8
• 2.5.4
• 5.8.10
• 5.4.0
• 5.8.12
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.3
• 5.6.1
• 5.5.1
• 6.0.2
• 4.3.1
• 5.8.0
• 5.8.11
• 5.8.2
• 5.8.20
• 5.8.7
• 5.0.0
• 5.8.4
• 5.8.6
• 5.7.0
• 5.8.9
• 5.4.1
• 2.7.9
• 2.7.5
• 5.8.5
• 5.6.2
• 4.3.3
• 5.6.0
• 4.3.2
• 5.8.16
• 5.5.0
• 2.7.1
• 5.6.4
• 5.8.3
• 4.0.0
• 5.2.3
• 2.6.4
• 5.8.14
• 5.6.6
• 5.8.18
• 5.8.1
• 6.0.1
• 2.5.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.6
• 6.0.0
• 2.6.0
• 4.3.4
• 4.1.3
• 2.7.8
• 5.8.15
• 2.7.11
• 4.0.1
• 2.6.3
• 5.2.2
• 5.1.0
• 2.5.2
• 5.6.5
• 5.3.0
• 2.6.2

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove DriverUpdate.

Folders left behind when you uninstall DriverUpdate:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate

The files below were left behind on your disk by DriverUpdate when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\SlimWare Utilities\Services\DriverUpdate.UpdateLauncher.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\htmlayout.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\ignores.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Images\acer.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2018-04-08 18-04-19 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2018-04-08 18-07-15 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2018-04-08 18-07-32 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2018-04-12 14-08-37 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\rupdates.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\settings.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\supdates.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\SWDUMon.cat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\SWDUMon.inf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\SWDUMon.sys

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\99FA409C3915C864D9397E35ABAFEB1D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\99FA409C3915C864D9397E35ABAFEB1D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\SlimWare Utilities\Services\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverUpdate\

How to remove DriverUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DriverUpdate is a program released by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. Frequently, users try to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to remove DriverUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find DriverUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "DriverUpdate". If it exists on your system the DriverUpdate application will be found automatically. After you click DriverUpdate in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding DriverUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove DriverUpdate.


8. After removing DriverUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of DriverUpdate which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling DriverUpdate using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove DriverUpdate supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.