DriverUpdate

How to uninstall DriverUpdate from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove DriverUpdate for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. Take a look here for more details on Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. Usually the DriverUpdate application is placed in the C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate directory, depending on the user's option during setup. DriverUpdate's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\UninstallStub.exe. DriverUpdate.exe is the DriverUpdate's main executable file and it takes circa 38.22 MB (40074096 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in DriverUpdate. They take 38.65 MB (40524528 bytes) on disk.

• BsSndRpt.exe (316.52 KB)
• DriverUpdate.exe (38.22 MB)
• UninstallStub.exe (123.36 KB)

The current web page applies to DriverUpdate version 5.8.12 alone. 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
• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\dbghelp-app.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\htmlayout.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-05-26 08-53-06 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-05-26 11-10-49 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-06-12 17-59-32 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-06-28 13-58-04 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-07-01 11-12-08 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-07-08 11-12-06 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-07-15 11-12-05 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-07-17 05-15-44 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-08-12 18-39-38 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-08-14 18-01-11 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-09-11 03-22-28 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\Logs\2020-10-16 11-20-28 0.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate\settings.db

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7EAC9155E60AA9E4798EFAEED6767FEB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\DriverUpdate.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\SlimWare Utilities Inc\DriverUpdate

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7EAC9155E60AA9E4798EFAEED6767FEB\ProductName
• 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\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2477605273-3341478514-3236690384-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe

A way to delete DriverUpdate from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DriverUpdate is an application marketed by the software company Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this application. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to PCs. The best QUICK practice to erase DriverUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate DriverUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "DriverUpdate". If it exists on your system the DriverUpdate application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click DriverUpdate in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about DriverUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall DriverUpdate.


8. After removing DriverUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong DriverUpdate which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling DriverUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall DriverUpdate in case 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.