Batu69 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Ashampoo announced a moment ago that it has changed the license of the company's Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 program for Windows from shareware to freeware.The program, which was available for $49.99 previously, can now be downloaded free of charge. Please note that you need to register an account using a valid email address before you can unlock the application using a license key that you get afterwards.We have reviewed Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 before here on Ghacks, about three years ago to be precise, and one could come to the conclusion that Ashampoo is just getting rid of a program that has not received any notable updates in that time.This is apparently not the case; the last update of the program dates back to August 2015.To get the program, visit the official Uninstaller 5 page on the Ashampoo website. There you find a download option. When you launch the program you get an option to get a free license key which leads to the Ashampoo website again where you are asked to enter an email address.A link is attached to an email that you get once you submit your address on the page which takes you to steps 2 and 3 of the process. Step 2 asks you to fill out a basic profile and while you can do that, you may skip it as well. The license key is shown in step 3 which you need to copy and enter in Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 to unlock the application.Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 supports the removal of installed programs on Windows. Like comparable applications such as Revo Uninstaller, it allows you to scan for leftovers after the installation process.What sets it apart is that it can log installations of programs while it is running on the system to make sure every last bit is removed when you uninstall the program using Uninstaller 5. Before you can do that, it is necessary to enable the monitoring of new installations in the program's main interface.If you don't want to do that, you may use the "install" option for individual installers to monitor that installation.It turns the monitoring on for the duration of the installation and turns it off automatically again once it completes.The changes that an installer makes to the system are displayed in an overlay during the entire time. You do get a "final" prompt in the end as well listing the number of files and Registry values that the installer added or changed on the system.These information can be exported from the "log files" section of Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 so that you can look them up whenever the need arises.The program will use the information during clean-up should you decide to remove the program from your system at a later point in time.Ashampoo Uninstaller 5 ships with a set of tools that may be of use as well. This includes several clean-up programs to remove temporary files, file defragmentation, managing services and startup items, or options to undelete previously deleted files.Closing WordsThe new price -- read free -- makes Ashampoo Uninstaller more attractive especially since it offers more than just a scan for leftovers. The logging of installations is quite useful, not only when you remove a previously logged program again but also for verification to find out about the changes that an installer made to a system. Could be quite useful in combination with virtualization or a sandbox.Article sourceAshampoo Uninstaller 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taba Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That's right, charge -namely downloading- is free just like any other software... And 40 days free after email registration... See also: https://www.ashampoo.com/uk/gbp/tri/zt4ypr6ta7e6czbeizbcbniwd2rjlr3f You need to add 'for 40 days' after the word 'free' above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Of course, it's 100% free and not just from today. Is needed only correct installer and registration page. Ashampoo UnInstaller 5.0.6 for FREE Last updated: 21.10.2015 Homepage http://www.ashampoo.com Size: 21.2 MB Download Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 FREE (full version after email registration) Registration page: open here Download Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 Trial Source: PC News and Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This program doesn't do anything that Revo Uninstaller Pro hasn't done for years and Revo is much better at doing it which is why I purchased multiple licenses for it years ago. The 'Free Key' for Ashampoo uninstaller is the same for everybody, tested it using different email accounts on different systems using different IPs. Just a marketing move to get your email address in case you didn't use a throw-away to create the account with. And probably kind of smart in that they take the program with the least amount of registrations (sales), make it free, and enlarge their customer database of possible sales. Marketing pure and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taba Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Of course, it's 100% free and not just from today. Is needed only correct installer and registration page.Ashampoo UnInstaller 5.0.6 for FREELast updated: 21.10.2015Homepage http://www.ashampoo.comSize: 21.2 MBDownload Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 FREE (full version after email registration)Registration page: open hereDownload Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 TrialSource: PC News and TutorialsDear "Kalju (or Kalju KT)", You're an interesting person.. :) Where did you get the link of Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 Registration Page? It is not a temporary link associated with any promotion.You wrote a software promotion site (Softexia) as resource; but there is no link to register... Conclusion: The manufacturer and webmaster of Ashampoo both idiots, morons... :) Note: You wrote "Is needed only correct installer" above and gave both the free and trial version download links, but trial version also can be permanently activated with the product key, which is obtained free via e-mail from the 'registration page'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Dear "Kalju (or Kalju KT)", You're an interesting person.. :) Where did you get the link of Ashampoo UnInstaller 5 Registration Page? It is not a temporary link associated with any promotion. You wrote a software promotion site (Softexia) as resource; but there is no link to register... Conclusion: The manufacturer and webmaster of Ashampoo both idiots, morons... :)Download official installer what I gave, run it and then You see where is the link to official regitration page.As I said, this not free from now, it is free for long time already;.But now it has come on the agenda. And in the past I have not shared it, because personally can not recommend this program to anyone. Better - would not want to suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taba Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Download official installer what I gave, run it and then You see where is the link to official regitration page.As I said, this not free from now, it is free for long time already;.But now it has come on the agenda. And in the past I have not shared it, because personally can not recommend this program to anyone. Better - would not want to suggest.First of all, thank you to inform. After your first post I downloaded the trial versions setup file using official link and installed it and I activate permanently using the key, which I obtained from the unofficial registration page. And during installation I did not see there was the link to any regitration page. After your second post I downloaded the unofficial setup file using unofficial link and when I start the installation understood everything. In conclusion, my opinion about the manufacturer Ashampoo was finalized: Ashampoo manufacturer is definitely retarded, because he is trying to do advertising with a setup file that is definitely not in his official website. Note: Ashampoo products are not important also to me. I use programs called Revo and Total Uninstall time out of mind; both have also monitoring feature during setup such as Ashampoo.I joined this thread, because above explanation about product activation was insufficient and incomplete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atplsx Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 any portable version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anuseems Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Installed and uninstalled after 5 mints. Its a bloatware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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