You are performing a routine clean-up on your computer. Which of the following is the BEST method to remove unwanted software so it no longer occupies disk space or loads at startup?
Using the operating system's uninstall feature
Defragmenting the hard drive
Rebooting the computer
Deleting the program's desktop shortcut
Using the operating system's uninstall tool (such as Apps & Features or Programs and Features in Windows) launches the software's own uninstaller and deregisters it from the system. This process removes the program's executable files and related registry entries, freeing disk space and preventing the application from loading automatically. Simply rebooting the computer, deleting a desktop shortcut, or defragmenting the hard drive does not remove the underlying program, so the software would still remain on the drive and could continue consuming resources.
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