Easy Ways to Remove DriverToolkit on Windows PC

If you think this is no longer what you want, you can follow the steps below to completely remove DriverToolkit on your PC.

Program’s Description

DriverToolkit is a free product that can scan your PC devices and detect drivers for your system with its Superlink Driver Match Technology. You can specify the driver update to download, or get all recommended driver updates by one click. To remove this program, refer to the following content.

Manual Way to Remove DriverToolkit

Step 1. Stop the related process before you actually remove DriverToolkit.

You’re suggested shutting it down before removing it. To do this, check the System Tray in the bottom-right corner of your screen, right-click the DriverToolkit icon and select Exit/Close/Quit.

(How to disable the its startup: Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Services – right-click on DriverToolkit – Properties – Stop. Then click on the “Startup type” drop-down menu, and select “Disabled.”)

Step 2. Remove DriverToolkit through the Programs and Features

Most of the time, you can remove the programs we choose through the Add/Remove Program (Programs and Features) function, which is a built-in art of Windows operating system. To activate it, you need to access Programs and Features first.

Windows 8/8.1 Users:
> Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “control panel” in the box, and press Enter key.

> Like that on Windows7/Vista—-simply click on the Uninstall a program item belonging to the Programs section and the list will show up.

> Find the DriverToolkit icon and hit the above Uninstall/Change button (or double-click it) to start the removal. Follow the prompt messages to proceed.

> Wait until the program completes the part.

Windows 10 Users:
> Right-click on the Start button and select Programs and Features.

> Find DriverToolkit in the list and double-click it to activate the removal.

Step 3. Remove DriverToolkit and delete its leftovers from Registry Editor

The Windows Registry is an database, where the system and its programs save their settings. So it contains hundreds of thousands of keys, some of which may be slightly outdated – like you’ve removed a program and it left some entries behind, or perhaps there’s a file extension without any associated program. Here are the right steps to do clean out those of the program you’re trying to remove:

Windows 8/8.1 Users:
> Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “regedit” in the box, and press Enter key.

> The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, on the navigator click Edit, then Find…, type “DriverToolkit” in to search for remaining files (entries) to delete.

Windows 10 Users:
> Type “regedit” in the Search box on the Taskbar and select regedit from the result.

> The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, on the navigator click Edit, then Find…, type “DriverToolkit” in to search for remaining files (entries) to delete.

Step 4. Restart your PC to take effect.

That’s all for the regular means instruction. Continue your browsing below if you’re curious whether there is a simpler method.

Quickly, Safely Remove DriverToolkit with Bloatware Uninstaller

In case someday you run into another stubborn program or PUP that may require you to take different steps to complete the removal, I hereby recommend this tool. Install it on your computer and you wouldn’t be worried about any external invasion. Firstly let’s see how to remove DriverToolkit with it:

Step 1. Download, install and launch Bloatware Uninstaller from your desktop.

Step 2. Select DriverToolkit in the list, and click Run Analysis in the lower right corner.

Step 3. Wait for it to finish scanning all the files, and click Complete Uninstall in the lower right corner to delete the files listed.

Step 4. Follow the prompts to move on, click Scan Leftovers, and click Delete Leftovers in the lower right corner to delete the leftovers listed.

Step 5. Click Back to step1 to check the currently installed programs, see if FoneLab has been removed.

How it will work to remove DriverToolkit:

Small Summary

Relatively uninstall problems are not a big deal, but taking care of them will definitely improve the experience of using your machine in many ways.

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