Purchased internet security

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I had that deep seated problem with a freebie Norton and finally resorted in stripping the lot out and reformatting the SSD and finally reloading windoze from a disc. . well TBH, my son-in-law did that for mešŸ‘

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Thatā€™s the most thorough way. :slight_smile:

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I use ā€œREVO UNINSTALLERā€ which clears everything out from the computer registery

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I have found that it doesnā€™t.

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depends on what setting you use, safe- moderate or advanced. which do you use?
I use advanced which works ok for me

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Tried them all but still some left but I know experiences will always vary when it comes to computers. I think uninstallers remove all that is necessary so that the OS runs and doesnā€™t call on, or get upset by, old files and Registry entries. Just takes no notice of anything left and that is probably good enough.

I have personally found that RegScanner and ā€˜Everythingā€™ will still find leftovers. Having said that, it can be dangerous to try and remove every single reference to an uninstalled security program. I once did that and the OS ran strangely afterwards. Ended up having to do a repair upgrade. A good way of putting right any user mess-ups without losing anything.

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade Tutorial | Windows 11 Forum (elevenforum.com)

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