Cleanware for your System

1: The PC Decrapifier

The PC Decrapifier easily removes the most common pieces of junk that clutter up a new Windows PC. You can run it from a USB drive (great for desktop support technicians).

PC Decrapifier

The PC Decrapifier

2: SlimComputer

SlimComputer performs basic performance tuning, such as disabling services and reordering startup items. It can remove some of the less intrusive items, too, like links to trial offers. SlimComputer is interesting in that users can give feedback on what applications should be included in the scans, and it uses a cloud-based system to get this crowdsourced data when you run a scan.

SlimComputer

SlimComputer

3: WinPatrol

WinPatrol is not nearly as automated as some of the other tools on this list, but what it lacks in automation, it makes up for with control. WinPatrol provides extensive lists of the applications on your system and gives you the choice to disable or remove them. Better enjoyed when paid for.

WinPatrol

WinPatrol

4: Revo Uninstaller

Revo Uninstaller shows installed apps on your system and remove them, of course. But more important, it can look at applications that are already gone, find the traces of them that were left over, and give them the heave-ho as well. In addition, it can monitor what occurs during an installation and use that data to completely uninstall an application. Revo Uninstaller has free and paid versions.

Revo

Revo Uninstaller

5: CCleaner

 CCleaner makes sure that no traces of crap apps are left behind. CCleaner can also perform the basic tasks of uninstalling software and detecting what runs on startup. It comes in a free edition, a “home” edition, and a commercial user edition. There is also a portable version for running from a USB drive that does not require an installation of its own.

CCleaner