This might be registry entries, or hidden data within your Windows profile directory.
One example isBulk Crap Uninstaller, a utility that uninstalls software from Windows, including Windows Store apps.
Power users and organizations may wish to support development of the software.
it’s possible for you to also send a gift within the app via theSteamstore.
It can also handle software installed via the command line tool Chocolatey.
A restore point can be set, and a backup of the system registry made before software is removed.
Hanging and crashing uninstallers can be handled, and there is also a force removal feature for tough-to-shift software.
Portable version
As noted, there is a portable version of BC Uninstaller.
This handles all of the same tasks as the installed version.
To make the software portable, its prefs are stored in a single file.
It is, therefore, possible to make the installed version portable if necessary.
When you consider that this is the work of one guy, its quite an accomplishment.
Better still, its very useful.
32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported.
For use on older hardware, the minimum requirements are 300MB of RAM, 50MB of storage.
It should run with any CPU.
Note thatMicrosoft.NET 4.0 or above is recommended.
The portable version has the same requirements.
BCU also supports multiple languages.
But what about actual customer support?
This is a tricky factor to assess for open source software.
No easy avenue for user support is available with Bulk Crap Uninstaller.
Instead, you will need to open a discussion on theGitHub project page.
Thats a major feather in Bulk Crap Uninstallers cap.
Well, the sheer volume of free features here basically blows the other tools into the water.
But if youre used to hands-on customer support, BC Uninstaller is not the tool for you.
After all, while there is open source software on Windows, there isnt that much of it.
But it isnt just the open-source status of this software, or that it is maintained by one person.
