Software Update: Bulk Crap Uninstaller 4.0

Klocman software has released version 4.0 of Bulk Crap Uninstaller. Released under an open source license, this program can be used to remove several programs and Windows Store apps from your computer at once. It first performs the standard uninstall procedure and then scans the computer for leftover shortcuts and registry keys to remove those as well. Afterwards, external programs such as CCleaner can also be started. Finally, it includes a start-up manager, which can be used to disable programs that start with Windows. The release notes for this release are as follows:

Bulk Crap Uninstaller v4.0
After being stuck for a long time on version 3 of BCU, adding small improvements and fixing problems, it’s finally time for a bigger update with changes to the interface.

• As you’ve probably noticed, there is something new under the application list – a treemap that shows installed applications by size. You can hover and click on the tree map, and it will act as if you clicked on the application list.
• Another change is the uninstallation dialog – now when you click uninstall, BCU will show a step-by-step dialog.
• All silent deinstallers will now be automatized, so if something goes wrong and a message pops up, uninstallation won’t get stuck anymore.

Thank you to everyone who donated, translated, tested, shared, or otherwise supported BCU this year! Without your help, feedback and support progress on BCU would be much slower, or even stop completely.
Your support helped me release new versions (relatively) regularly and let me buy software and hardware that greatly helped with the development. (Code signing certificate, more RAM to run tests in virtual machines, hosting etc.)
And for this, I wish everyone who uses BCU happy Christmas and a happy new year!

changelog

• Added a treemap to the main window, works the same as the application list
• Added uninstall automation to all silent uninstallers – prevents silent uninstalls from getting stuck on dialogs
• Added detection of related apps when uninstalling – BCU will ask if you want to uninstall them as well
• Added new pre-uninstallation dialog – combines previous pop-ups and adds more options
• Added “View unregistered” view option
• Added a news popup on first start or update
• Added system requirements section to readme
• Merged Spanish language updates (#153)
• Made automatizer keep looking for windows instead of failing after few seconds
• During installation, if .NET 4.* is installed don’t try to install .NET 3.5
• Fixed crash when BCU is unpacked directly to the root of a drive
• Fixed crash on some systems when refreshing main list view (HasAnyHyperlinks)
• Fixed error when searching through Browser Helper Objects registry with insufficient permissions
• Fixed “View xyz” menu items not doing anything if advanced filtering is enabled
• Refactoring of ListViewTools monstrocity, broken down into parts
• Refactoring and organizing of forms and function classes
• Refactoring and organizing custom controls and pop-ups