DriverUpdate

A way to uninstall DriverUpdate from your PC

This page is about DriverUpdate for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. You can read more on Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. or check for application updates here. DriverUpdate is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\UninstallStub.exe is the full command line if you want to remove DriverUpdate. DriverUpdate.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 32.46 MB (34033072 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of DriverUpdate. They take an average of 32.90 MB (34493560 bytes) on disk.

• BsSndRpt.exe (316.52 KB)
• DriverUpdate.exe (32.46 MB)
• UninstallStub.exe (133.18 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.0.0 of DriverUpdate. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 5.4.2
• 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
• 5.8.4
• 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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DriverUpdate has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\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\DriverUpdate\atl80.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\BsSndRpt.exe
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\BugSplat.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\BugSplatRC.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\dbghelp-app.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\htmlayout.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\mfc80u.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\Microsoft.VC80.ATL.manifest
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.manifest
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\msvcp80.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\msvcr80.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\Open-Source Licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\SlimWare.DriverUpdate.Services.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\UnifiedLogger.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\AKPPDK30\www.driverupdate[1].xml
• 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\2017-06-05 02-58-21 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-07 18-34-31 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-25 22-23-44 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-26 02-59-03 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-26 13-36-27 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-26 18-30-39 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-06-27 23-48-08 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-04 09-18-44 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-16 21-52-23 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-17 02-59-02 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-23 19-30-50 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-24 02-59-03 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-07-31 02-59-02 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-05 08-54-21 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-07 02-59-01 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-14 02-59-03 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-17 19-02-58 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-20 19-22-17 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-21 02-59-04 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-27 00-53-13 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-28 13-29-54 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-28 13-38-46 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-08-28 14-05-23 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-09-06 19-51-30 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-09-18 02-11-29 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-09-23 20-53-17 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-10-04 18-40-37 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-10-11 19-06-46 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-10-16 18-33-21 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-10-20 07-22-27 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-10-31 16-22-06 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-01 08-51-02 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-01 10-22-40 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-08 00-45-48 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-09 18-29-51 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-09 18-36-53 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2017-11-16 02-57-54 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Updates\hdd.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\driverupdate.net
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.driverupdate.net
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\driverupdate.net
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.driverupdate.net
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\127FEF4AD4074D742A3522162EF20BDC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\DriverUpdate.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\127FEF4AD4074D742A3522162EF20BDC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverUpdate\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverUpdate\

How to remove DriverUpdate with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DriverUpdate is an application marketed by the software company Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find DriverUpdate or simply activate the Search field and type in "DriverUpdate". If it exists on your system the DriverUpdate program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select DriverUpdate in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding DriverUpdate, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall DriverUpdate.


8. After uninstalling DriverUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong DriverUpdate that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing DriverUpdate using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall DriverUpdate supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.