Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Device Remover is like Device Manager on double steroids
by Lee Mathews Sep 30th 2009 at 5:00PM
Double steroids? Really? Yes, really. If we're going to call Device Remover a "Device Manager alternative," the double is totally necessary.
This is no sissy-boy device tree. Five tabs present you with a tree view, list view, drivers and services, list of drivers in memory, and active system processes and handles. You can also export or print a full list of your devices and search for a specific device or driver.
On the Device Remover tools menu, you'll find quick links to your control panel applets, relevant registry hives, shutdown options, system restore functions, MMC snap-ins, and macro that automatically removes all your data from every one of Google's web apps. Ok, the last one not so much. But there's a hell of a lot packed into that menu.
It's also good at backing up drivers and cleanup duties, and it's available as a portable app (though the .NET framework must be installed).
Pictures do this app more justice than words, so have a look at the author's screenshot gallery on Live.com. Device Remover works on Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
This is no sissy-boy device tree. Five tabs present you with a tree view, list view, drivers and services, list of drivers in memory, and active system processes and handles. You can also export or print a full list of your devices and search for a specific device or driver.
On the Device Remover tools menu, you'll find quick links to your control panel applets, relevant registry hives, shutdown options, system restore functions, MMC snap-ins, and macro that automatically removes all your data from every one of Google's web apps. Ok, the last one not so much. But there's a hell of a lot packed into that menu.
It's also good at backing up drivers and cleanup duties, and it's available as a portable app (though the .NET framework must be installed).
Pictures do this app more justice than words, so have a look at the author's screenshot gallery on Live.com. Device Remover works on Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jerry989 said 5:54PM on 9-30-2009
what's a steriod? haha
But this is seriously a nice app.
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Sam J said 8:15PM on 9-30-2009
Yeah, check your spelling there (try sterOId instead).
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Edward_K said 8:43AM on 10-01-2009
This program has serious problems with Vista 64. I had some issues with loading drivers after I rebooted my laptop. I use Vista 64 and no where in your article you list that it has conflicts with it. You should really check the software out before recomending it or at least state in your article that it may have various issues with it. You say that it works with XP, Vista and 7, but there are different variations of Vista and 7. You have to be clear on this, because most readers will not understand and ruin their computers.
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