How to Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013/2012

October 30. 2012 Updated: How to Cleanly Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 Program?

If you had been annoying with some update issue or uninstall problems related with the new TuneUp Utilities software, the below detailed steps should help you uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 completely and thoroughly; in case that you cannot follow the manual solution, please download and run the following Windows uninstaller to forcibly uninstall TuneUp Utilities v2013 from your system, cuz it can ensure you a full or force uninstall of any corrupted version of TuneUp Utilities program and it can effectively detect and clean most of those remaining files and registry entries on your computer. Lear more so that you can uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 entirely!

Logged on as Windows administrator, Save and close your running application(s), and other personal file(s) – this step will ensure you uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 without any unexpected data loss!.
From the Start menu, you click the Settings or enter Control Panel entry directly.

Click Uninstall a program entry or Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel window.
Click the [U] key to fast highlight TuneUp Utilities 2013 program on the Uninstall or change a program or the Currently Installed Programs list. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 end-users, you can directly launch it from the list to start the express un-install of it; and for XP users, you then click the Uninstall/Change button behind it to automatically uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 from your computer.

Select the Yes option from the below TuneUp Utilities 2013 uninstallation to continue with the uninstall progress.

Wait seconds for the following Windows Installer to prepare the required information to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013. Then you need to click the OK button on the below TuneUp Utilities 2013 infomation box – you can let it close any other running window(s) automatically, or keep it/them, like the below Windows Explorer application to go on to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013.

Close the following webpage, "You have successfully uninstalled TuneUp Utilities".

Save and reboot your device. For Windows fans ONLY, you need complete the manual cleaning for the associated leftover data so that you can cleanly uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 on your computer. And for computer newbies, the following uninstall tool can also effectively resolve any uninstall error associated with the standard uninstallation procedure you were trying or performing. Visit our forum for more help while you just can’t uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2013 with Windows Uninstaller (or TuneUp Utilities Corporation’s default uninstaller).

Constantly encountered some unknown & annoying script error on your Windows with TuneUp Utilities installed? You just could not TuneUp Utilities off or disable the annoying notifications while you are working? Or you just could not perform the uninstallation option for it when you wanna uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 for another freeware?

For some users that condemn or feel contempt for the PC cleaning utility, you could apply the “Automatically check for updates” option for Update check section in TuneUp Utilities settings, then restart your computer and then re-run Windows Media Player to check the error related with it; read more details on the “Unique identification” below. For the TuneUp Utilities pop up issues, you could completely disable all the options listed in Notifications – Configure notifications part and reboot your device to check the problem. To completely uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012, please go on to watch or review my video guide below and follow the step-by-step content to get rid of it; or for more regular users, you should download the Windows uninstaller to effectively uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 and its additional program information and other potential unwanted components.

What to Do Before You Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012

To completely remove or uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012, you may need to review some details about its express installation you may have performed. See the recommended components for TuneUp Utilities below.

Title: TuneUp Utilities 2012 installation

Info 1: Install the free AVG Security Toolbar now

Details: TuneUp Utilities recommends the free AVG Security Toolbar to improve your internet protection
Option 1: Improve my Internet protection with the AVG Security Toolbar
Option 2: Set AVG Secure Search as my default homepage and default search provider (See? To fully uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012, you may need to remove this AVG Toolbar and restore the "Home page" setting for your installed web tools on your computer!)
Info 2: By clicking “Next” you agree to the AVG End User License Agreement an(d) Privacy Policy.
Option 3: Show licensing agreement
Option 4: Show privacy policy

And see or review more details in Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features (Uninstall or change or program) list as follow.

AVG Security Toolbar, by AVG Technologies; Product version, 8.0.0.34
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable – 10.0.40219

Size: 11.1 MB
Product version: 10.0.40219
Help link: http://go.microsoft[dot]com/fwlink/?LinkId=146008

You need to remove those files that get left in C:\Programs Files\ directory later on (or other hard drive you had TuneUp Utilities 2012 installed).

Info 1: Where should TuneUp Utilities 2012 be installed?

Info 2: The files for TuneUp Utilities 2012 will be installed in the folder specified below.

Target folder: (C:\Programs Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012) (Note: If you can’t uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 via programs list, please download and run this smart uninstaller to effectively detect and remove all the created data on your computer.)

Info 3: This software can be installed for the current users only or for all users on the computer. Install this software for:

Option 1: Every user on this computer
Option 2: Only for me (The Username)

Read or review some more info on its components installed; and related settings for it.

Info: How should TuneUp Utilities 2012 be configured?

Entries in context menus for files and folders

TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Shredder
TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Disk Space Explorer (for folders only)

Check for updates…

Immediately on first start-up
Run automatically at regular intervals and inform me

Desktop icons and Gadget

Show icon to launch TuneUp Utilities 2012
Show icon for 1-Click Maintenance
Display TuneUp Utilities Gadget after installation

How Do I Completely Uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 Then?

Please, check and follow the below steps for more tips on how to properly uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012, a system optimization program that you no longer wanna use or keep. If you want to troubleshoot uninstall error in the standard procedure ASAP, try this uninstall tool to forcibly and fast remove or uninstall TuneUp Utilities.

Warning: Be carefully and slow when manually making changes to Windows Registry Editor and deleting possible related files type if you wanna manually uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 on your Windows.

Logged on as system administrator, or other superuser created on your Windows, save and shut down all the running programs, files.
Typically, you need to click on the Start button, then open up Control Panel on the menu.

From (Settings >) Control Panel, you then click on Uninstall a program beneath the Programs link; or Add or Remove Programs icon (Windows XP end-users)
You first highlight TuneUp Utilities 2012 in the following list of Currently installed programs / Uninstall or change a program, then you can directly run it, right-click on it or launch the Uninstall/Change option to automatically uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012.

Select Yes option from TuneUp Utilities 2012 Uninstallation information box. See the details below.

Info1: Are you sure you want to uninstall TuneUp Utilities now?
Info 2: You will miss out on the following optimization measures:

Maintenance tasks: Maintenance tasks run automatically or manually ensure permanently optimized system health. After removal you will no longer be able to use the TuneUp Utilities maintenance options.
Turbo Mode: Turbo mode turns off unnecessary background programs and thereby increases system performance. After removal your PC will no longer be accelerated at the touch of a button.
Disable programs: Programs that are not needed or are seldom used can be disabled to reduce load at system startup, runtime and shutdown. With removal you lost the option to reduce the system load caused by installed programs.

Follow and wait for the Windows Installer automatically configures your system then. You may need to click OK button on TuneUp Utilities 2012 (Note: You may select “Automatically close” option or “Reboot” for the info box.), “The following applications should be closed before continuing the install: Windows Explorer”. Your Desktop may temporarily become blank while Windows configures TuneUp Utilities 2012. See the screenshots below

Close the “TuneUp Utilities 2012 | Speed Up and Optimize Your PC” webpage that directed to go on to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 completely – I mean you need to delete its unwanted program traces in your system. Save and reboot your Windows PC then.

Follow the on-screen wizards to remove MS Visual C++ item from Uninstall or change a program list or Currently Installed Programs to fully uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012.

Tip Select Yes on Programs and Features.

Tip Please stand by while Windows Installer prepares to remove MS Visual C++ 2010 while you wanna uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 completely.

Tip Select Yes from User Account Control (Program name, vc_red.msi) if you’re running a Windows 7 device.

Tip Wait till the automatic configuration completes.

You then can continue to launch AVG Security Tool from the List to entirely uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 and then, you can directly close the “The AVG Security Toolbar has been uninstalled” webpage, shown below.

Now you need to restore Windows Internet Explorer to cleanly uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012:

Click on the Settings icon on right top; then you select Internet options on the menu

Launch the Use blank option for the first portion, Home page

Click Settings button in Search section; apply the Disable option for AVG items listed in Toolbars and Extensions, as follows (if you find then). You click Close on Manage Add-ons window then

ScriptHelpApi Class
AVG Security Toolbar

If you wanna completely get rid of AVG projects remained in IE, please employ the procedure of removing those unwanted entries related with AVG and TuneUp Utilities 2012

Note You just could not directly launch the Remove option for AVG Secure Search on the list of Search Providers. You should set Bing as the default one firstly.

Find and delete related files type, application folders or program folders manually or automatically (Tip: Download the perfect Windows uninstaller here to safely uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012.)

~~en-US-TEMP, C:\ProgramData\TuneUp Utilities Software\TuneUp Utilities 2012~~
~~chrome.manifest, C:\Users\(UserName)\AppData\Local\Temp\avg@toolbar~~
…

Search and remove any registry entries relating to TuneUp, AVG (Toolbar) from Registry Editor to thoroughly uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012. (WARNING: For more regular Windows end-users, it’s highly recommended that you run the best uninstaller here to prevent incorrect modifications if you want to uninstall TuneUp Utilities 2012 with ease, cuz your improper deletion would cause the BSoD (Blue Screen) and many more other annoying, time-cost computer issues!)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage\NewShortcuts, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TuneUp Utilities 2012\All functions\TuneUp UtilitiesneUp 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 UtilitiesneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities 2012\~~
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\TuneUp UtilitiesneUp\TuneUp UtilitiesneUp.UtilitiesSvc, EventMessageFile – C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012\TuneUp UtilitiesneUpUtilitiesService32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\TuneUp UtilitiesneUp\TuneUp UtilitiesneUp.UtilitiesSvc, EventMessageFile – C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2012\TuneUp UtilitiesneUpUtilitiesService32.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
…

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Related FAQs for TuneUp Utilities 2012

How to manually modify the 1-Click Maintenance to speed up the automatic scan?

Additional information on the 1-Click Maintenance:

Info: Welcom to TuneUp Utilities
Details: 1-Click Maintenance: the first step toward an optimized computer. With 1-Click Maintenance you can optimize your PC fully automatically. We recommend that you check your PC now.
Option 1: Fixes PC problems
Option 2: Increases the performance of programs and games
Option 3: Cleans the registry and hard disks
Option 4: Start analysis now

Click on the Settings entry on right pane
In the Configure 1-Click Maintenance section, you could manually deselect the following options for it, informing “Specify which maintenance tasks should be carried out by 1-Click Maintenance. 1-Click Maintenance analyzes your computer for potential optimization and conducts the necessary maintenance tasks highlighted by the analysis.”

Maintenance tasks

Clean registry
Defragment registry
Remove broken shortcuts
Remove temporary files (recommended. You can do it manually)
Optimize system startup and shutdown (recommended)
Defragment hard disks: Fast (recommended)/Thorough defragmentation

How to get the detailed information on the results provided?

When the scan completes, you click on the Show details link behind the specific item listed – the Maintenance tasks you performed.
Locate items displayed on the TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance – details list, you would learn some more tips that can guide you what to do with the item you highlighted, “Please select the problems you wish to have corrected by 1-Click Maintenance. Click a problem with your right mouse button to review additional options.”

Similarly, click Show details on Delete temporary files item, you will see the “Details: Temporary files”, informing “Please select the files you wish to delete. You can delete xxx file(s), to free up to xxx MB of space on your system.”

How to disable the Automatic Maintenance by TuneUp Utilities 2012?

In the StaTuneUp Utilitiess recommendations – Maintenance system section, you click on the link embedded in “Your computer will be maintained every xxx usage days when in idle mode.”

Cancel the option “Enable Automatic Maintenance” for it, telling “Specify when and how Automatic Maintenance should be run on your computer. Automatic Maintenance regularly and automatically runs the important maintenance tasks on your computer.”
Or, you could manually change the following options for Performing maintenance

Run Automatic Maintenance:

In idle – According to schedule: After 3/5/7(recommended)/10/14 days of PC usage
Enforce maintenance one week after this period if the computer was not idle for long enough
Do not perform maintenance when running on battery power (recommended)

For Maintenance tasks (review some more tips about 1-Click Maintenance above)

Clean registry
Defragment registry
Remove broken shortcuts (canceling recommended)
Delete temporary files (the same as above)
Optimize system startup and shutdown
Defragment hard disks

How to automatically “Increase performance” and back it up for your system?

To back up the currently optimized Windows system, you click the Create profile button in “Ip” portion shown above, informing “Fill out the PC usage profile to receive optimization recommendation.”
Clicking on the Create profile link in the tips, you will see the details listed on the next window, informing “To provide you with tailored recommendations, we require the following information.”

How is your computer usually connected to the Internet? (Select your Internet access method.)

DSL, TV cable or power line/Fiber optics/Cellular/Satellite/Dial-up connection from landline/Other connection types/This computer is never connected to the Internet (NOT recommended)

Which criteria should be used to optimize visual effects? (Select the one you prefer.)

Do not optimize visual effects/Maximum performance (regardless of visual appearance)/Very good performance but some reduction in visual appearance/A balance between performance and visual appearance (recommended)/Very good visual appearance but some reduction in performance/Maximum visual appearance (regardless of performance)

How many days should a program remain unused before we recommend removing it?

Not at all/After 20 /40/60/80/100(recommended for advanced users) days of PC usage

How to automatically repair the computer issues found?

In the Fix problems part, you click Show details button or click on the link in “xxx problems found.”
Then you could learn the detailed guides for the problems related with your system, informing “Correct the problems that negatively impact system health. Select a problem from the list. The details section will explain the problem thoroughly and suggest a solution. What was analyzed?” See more related info below

No antivirus program is active: The Action Center reports that this computer is not protected by an antivirus program. Recommended solution to the problem. Install an up-to-date antivirus program. Display additional information from TuneUp Utilities Website

What are the effects of this problem? Viruses can infect your computer when you surf the web or access external data storage devices such as CDs and DVDs. A virus can reduce the performance of your computer and can modify or delete and programs on your computer.

Administrative shares enables: Administrative shares allow network access to all drives connected to your computer. Even though the shared drives are not visible in the network environment, they can still be accessed by simply entering <drive letter> $ (for example, “C$”) into the address bar. Please note: The “Previous versions” function will no longer be available if you disable administrative shares.

Recommended solution to the problem: Disable administrative shares
What are the effects of this problem? Administrative shares can be a security risk. When an individual knows or can find out the password of user with administrative privileges, he or her can access all of the data on the computer.

Network access to registry: Windows Remote Registry service allows other computers in the network to look at this computer’s registry. Hackers can use this service to get access to important information about the computer.

Recommended solution to the problem: Disable network access to the registry

A master password for Mozilla Firefox has not been set: The master password for Firefox protects sensitive information such as stored passwords and certificates. As soon as a stored password is needed during a Firefox session, you will be initially asked to enter the master password which then activates all other stored information needed for that session.

Recommended solution to the problem: 1) Open Firefox Settings. 2) Under “Security” select the option “Use a master password”, to set a password.
What are the effects of this problem? By not settings a master password, other persons who have access to your computer can use, change, and see your stored passwords.

The automatic search for Windows updates us TuneUp Utilities turned off: Currently your computer does not automatically get free updates that improve the stability of your system and close security holes.

Recommended solution to the problem: Enable automatic updates

Unique identification of your computer is possible: When videos and music from a website are played by Windows Media Player, a unique ID is transmitted to the website provider.

Recommended solution to the problem: Disable the sending of a unique Player ID
What are the effects of this problem? The website provider can use this ID number to identify your computer and could capture and analyze your user behavior on the website.

Your system drive has never been checked for errors: Your system drive Local Disk (C:) has never been checked for file system errors.

Recommended solution to the problem: Check the drive for errors using TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Disk Doctor
What are the effects of this problem? Errors on your system drive can cause error messages and crashes as well as partial or completes loss of files.

How to disable the automatic System protection by TuneUp Utilities 2012?

Click the Undo changes button on it, informing “14 of 14 TuneUp Utilities modules are protected.”
From the Rescue Center protection – Configure RCP (“Specify the modules that you want protected by TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Rescue Center, so that you can easily undo changes made with TuneUp Utilities.”)

TuneUp Utilities modules: TuneUp UtilitiesneUp 1-Click Maintenance/Repair Wizard/Economy Mode/Shortcut Cleaner/Increase Performance/Startup Manager/Fix Problems/Startup Optimizer/Program Deactivator/Styler/Registry Cleaner/System Control/Registry Editor/Uninstall Manager
Backups (“Specify when backups are to be deleted automatically and how many backups can be stored. The most recent backup will not deleted.”)

Delete backups automatically: After 2/3 days…
Maximum number of backups: 60/…

How to change the “PC optimization mode”?

Launch the options listed in it: Economy, Standard or TuneUp Utilitiesrbo
Select the additional options on the TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Economy Mode – Configuration, telling “Configure TuneUp UtilitiesneUp Economy Mode to start it for the first time. Economy Mode ensures minimal power consumption which extends battery life for mobile devices. How do you want to set up your own Economy Mode?”

Maximum energy savings: Reduces the energy consumption of the hardware to minimum which can result in loss of performance.
Moderate energy savings: Saves energy with as little loss of performance as possible (recommended)
Configure energy savings manually: Allows you to configure your own Economy Mode. (For advanced users)
Additional information: If you discover that a necessary functionality is not available while Economy Mode is on, simply turn if off again and change your settings.
Additional option: turn on Economy Mode when switching from power to battery supply

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