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- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
Of course it can uninstall itself. It just calls the uninstall utility and terminates. It saves you opening Settings, then Apps, then Installed Apps and wait several seconds for the long list to populate (an average home computer has tens of applications unlike a typical office computer), then scrolling at the bottom to locate Revo. Yes, there is a search box, but it is useless until the list is populated. You cannot type in it while the list is still blank.I'm curious nowI assumed it just lists all installed programs, to show what is installed which also shows revo itself. Surely it would need another program (ie Windows) to uninstall Revo from the control panel list of programs.
Edit - I didn't want to try it myself so googled it, and apparently it can uninstall itself - someone else tried it.
"So, when you uninstall Revo from Revo, the operational files have been copied to volatile memory (memory that forgets its coding when the power is removed), where they can remain until the process is done. Revo, having already read into the code, can now uninstall itself."
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Can Revo Uninstaller uninstall itself?
Answer (1 of 2): What an interesting question! So, for the sake of discovery, I sacrificed my copy I use regularly (don't worry, I have an automatic Ninite update that will reinstall it). Yes, you can uninstall Revo using Revo. To understand how this can happen, you have to understand how prog...www.quora.com
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Extensa 5630EZ
- CPU
- Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
- Motherboard
- Acer Extensa 5630
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
- Internet Speed
- VDSL 50 Mbps
- Browser
- MICROSOFT EDGE
- Antivirus
- WINDOWS DEFENDER
- Other Info
- Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom-built PC
- CPU
- Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
- Motherboard
- Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
- Memory
- 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
- Graphics card(s)
- Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
- PSU
- Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
- Case
- SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
- Cooling
- Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
- Mouse
- Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
- Keyboard
- Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4