How to disable ‘Uninstall Monitor’ Feature in IObit Uninstaller 4?

When you initiate uninstall of a program from the Control Panel’s Programs and Features (not using IObit Uninstaller), then IObit Uninstaller 4′s ‘Uninstall Monitor’ detects that- you can see UninstallMonitor.exe process running in Task Manager at that point of time-  and shows a popup from the notification area to perform Powerful Scan to clean the leftover entries.

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Here is what that popup/notification says: ‘Attention: ‘x’ still has leftovers, which may affect PC performance’ and offers ‘clean now’ button. This happens to every application you uninstall from Control Panel, if you’re uninstalling multiple ones, then this will definitely annoy you. Here is how to disable IObit Uninstaller’s Uninstall Monitor feature if you don’t want that to happen.

IObit Uninstaller attention clean now dialog thumb How to disable Uninstall Monitor Feature in IObit Uninstaller 4?

Disabling IObit Uninstaller’s Uninstall Monitor feature

1. Open IObit Uninstaller interface

2. Launch its Settings and remove tick mark for ‘Call Powerful Scan when uninstall operation detected.’

3. Click ‘OK’ to apply the changes.

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Note: Selecting ‘Don’t show this again’ in the popup you received earlier also does the same.

P.S. Even after disabling it, UninstallMonitor.exe process keeps running on the TM during uninstall Process, but it won’t show the above popup.

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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