How to Thoroughly Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 – Download TuneUp Utilities 2012 Perfect Uninstaller

March 29, 2012

TuneUp Utilities 2012 is a program designed to repair registry problems and optimize the computer performance. Compare with the previous version, though this program has been improved to become more user-friendly and effective, some problem still remains, for example, this program can disable the System Restore function when it is running and bring users inconvenience, another server problem is TuneUp Utilities 2012 is hard to remove in some cases.

If this program failed your expectation and you want to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 from your laptop/desktop, the below instruction can help you.

Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 from control panel

TuneUp Utilities 2012 in all program menu

As you can see, there is no uninstall option available, to activate the uninstall wizard, you need to apply the Add/Remove program of Windows.

Turn off TuneUp Utilities 2012 and end all the related process, see the below Task Manager screenshot.
Click Start button at the button left of your screen, select Control Panel.
Select Add/Remove program option in the Control Panel window.

You should find TuneUp Utilities 2012 in the current installed program list, select it and click Remove button

And you will prompted a message: “are you sure you want to uninstall TuneUp Utilities now?“, click “Yes” to continue.

Follow the onscreen instruction to finish the removal.
Reboot your machine after finish.

Manual uninstall solution

Due to reason like improper installation or file corruption, there are times TuneUp Utilities 2012 can’t be uninstalled successfully or even not show up in the Add/Remove program list, for this situation, you should delete every component of this program manually by yourselves, see the steps below.

Step 1: Close TuneUp Utilities 2012 if it is running.

Step 2: Delete installation folder

Open My Computer
Locate the drive where you installed the program
Find out the folder named TuneUp Utilities 2012

Right click on it and select Delete
Empty Windows Recycle bin.

Step 3: Delete leftover files/folders

Click Start > Search > select All files and folders
Type TuneUp Utilities or TuneUp in the search box and click Search button. (you can conduct the search twice to ensure nothing is left)
Select and delete all the found files/folders
Back to desktop and empty Windows Recycle bin.

Step 4: Delete registry leftover

Click Start > Run
Type “regedit” > Click OK
Go to File menu > Export > Rename the file > Select a location > Click Save button to create a registry backup
Click the “+” sign to expend the registry branch and locate the below registry keys

Right click on those keys and select Delete.
Close Registry Editor and restart the computer.

Note: Registry modification can be dangerous, if your experienced problems during the operation, use the backup to restore the registry.

Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 automatically with Max Uninstaller

Encounter errors during the removal?
Don’t know how to handle the registry operation?
Still can’t get this thing off your system completely?
Looking for a easier and safer uninstall solution?

Relax, you can try professional software uninstaller – Max Uninstaller, all your problem will be solved within clicks. See the video demon and detailed instruction as follows:

How to uninstall – Video demonstration

Step1: Click here to free download Max Uninstaller, and then install it in your computer.
Step2: Launch Max Uninstaller, select TuneUp Utilities 2012 in the right hand list. Press “Run Analysis”

Step3: Max Uninstaller will review uninstall program files and associated registry entries. Click “Complete Uninstall” to start the program uninstall process. Click “Yes” to start the uninstall.

Step4: Wait for the standard uninstall completed. Click “Scan Leftovers”, and Max Uninstaller will conduct a full scan on your computer for a while.

Step5: When it finish scanning, click “Delete Leftovers” and “Yes” button to thoroughly uninstall all the leftovers.

Step6: Max Uninstaller has now fully uninstalled TuneUp Utilities 2012 related files and extensions. Click “OK” to finish.

Congratulation! TuneUp Utilities 2012 is completely gone from your computer now!

Detailed Information about Registry Entries of TuneUp Utilities 2012

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage\NewShortcuts, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TuneUp Utilities 2012\All functions\TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance.lnk – 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Persisted, C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012\UninstallManager.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders, C:\ProgramData\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities 2012\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\TuneUp\TuneUp.UtilitiesSvc, EventMessageFile – C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012\TuneUpUtilitiesService32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\TuneUp\TuneUp.UtilitiesSvc, EventMessageFile – C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012\TuneUpUtilitiesService32.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{9C049BA6-EA47-4AC3-AED6-A66D8DC9E1D8}\1.0\0\win32, Default – C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\ToolBandTlb\8.0.1\toolband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{9C049BA6-EA47-4AC3-AED6-A66D8DC9E1D8}\1.0\HELPDIR, Default – C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\ToolBandTlb\8.0.1\
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1268191406-2149036373-4007080809-1000\SOFTWARE\AVG Secure Search, CurrentToolbarSearchURL – http://isearch.avg.com/search?cid=%GUID%&mid=%MID%&lang=%LANG%&ds=%DISTSOURCE%&pr=%PROFILE%&d=%INSTALLDATE%&v=%TBVERSION%&sap=tr&q=%s1%
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main, Start Page – http://isearch.avg.com/?cid={1C8E86BD-FFB3-4AA2-A457-1AF6D022985E}&mid=feee0dc1f9dd47d0ba39d1456fb4a01a-e446c48a7bcbb164617639029d0a96d17f75f881&lang=en&ds=tt014&pr=sa&d=2012-07-07 08:00:05&v=8.0.0.34&sap=hp

If you try to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 manually, you need to remove the registry keys completely.

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