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Comodo Programs Manager

 & Jeffrey L. Wilson Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

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The free Comodo Programs Manager simplifies and improves the act of uninstalling PC software, but it lacks both stability and some of the features found in competing products. - Comodo Programs Manager
3.0 Average

The Bottom Line

Comodo Programs Manager is a free PC utility that simplifies the software uninstall process, but it lacks intriguing features found in competing products, and it's not as stable as we'd like.

Pros & Cons

    • Centralized way to uninstall apps and update drivers.
    • Real-time system monitoring.
    • Backup and restore.
    • Free.
    • Occasionally froze in testing.
    • Vague descriptions make it difficult to know driver functions.
    • Lacks features found in other free uninstallers.

Comodo Programs Manager Specs

Free: Yes
OS Compatibility: Windows 7
OS Compatibility: Windows Vista
OS Compatibility: Windows XP
Type: Personal

Comodo makes a number of PC tools, among them the company's free Programs Manager for the tinkerer who longs for clean software removal. This uninstall utility lets Windows PC users uninstall and update software, as well as rid their machines of the broken and failed uninstalls that can muddy registries and hard drives. Overall, Comodo Programs Manager works, but it suffers from occasional lockups and missing features that are found in the Editors' Choice IObit Uninstaller 5, which is also free.

The Comodo Experience

Windows's integrated software uninstaller lets you remove just one program at a time, but Comodo Programs Manager (like IObit Uninstaller) gives you the option to select multiple applications at once. You still have to approve the program deletions between the individual uninstalls, but the overall software uninstall process is much faster than what Windows offers by default.

Final Thoughts

The free Comodo Programs Manager simplifies and improves the act of uninstalling PC software, but it lacks both stability and some of the features found in competing products. - Comodo Programs Manager

Comodo Programs Manager

3.0 Average

Comodo Programs Manager is a free PC utility that simplifies the software uninstall process, but it lacks intriguing features found in competing products, and it's not as stable as we'd like.

About Our Expert

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

Since 2004, I've written about consumer tech for many publications, including 1UP, Laptop, Parenting, Sync, Wise Bread, and WWE. I now apply that knowledge and skill set as the managing editor of PCMag's apps and gaming team.

The Technology I Use

As a member of the App & Gaming team, I use a wide variety of apps and services. Google Drive is an essential file-syncing service for moving documents between team members in this work-from-home era. Scrivener has been an invaluable writing tool as I rework my fiction manuscript. YouTube Premium and YouTube TV deliver hours of entertainment (though I only use the latter service during the F1 and NBA playoff seasons).

In terms of hardware, I use a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 laptop for work and an Origin PC tower for playing PC games. I also have a Steam Deck, which lets me play my favorite titles under a shade tree. Of course, I have a smartphone, and the Google Pixel 9a is my handset of choice.

My main input devices are the Das Keyboard 4 Professional and Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Mouse, though I bust out the Hori Fighting Commander Octa or Hori Fight Stick Alpha when mixing it up in fighting games. I have a thing for arcade sticks. I collect Neo Geo AES games, too, but only if I can find the carts on the (relative) cheap.

For video and music consumption, I fire up my Lenovo Tab P11; it has a sharp screen and great Dolby Atmos-powered speakers. My Kindle Paperwhite has received much use, too. I have a standalone, Sony Blu-ray player connected to a TCL television when it's time to go full cinephile. I'm also a vinyl guy, so the Bluetooth-enabled Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT keeps the wax spinning.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Long live BASIC and retro computers!

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