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Is there a proven tool to remove installation's leftover files?

Process Monitor Process Explorer Autoruns
  1. Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.
    Often you can use tools such as Autoruns to find things that have been registered to load automatically (like shell extensions or services) and clean them up. You can also use tools like Process Explorer or Process Monitor to find files and registry keys that are being read if you need to do some surgical cleanup.

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  2. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'l…
    Often you can use tools such as Autoruns to find things that have been registered to load automatically (like shell extensions or services) and clean them up. You can also use tools like Process Explorer or Process Monitor to find files and registry keys that are being read if you need to do some surgical cleanup.

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  3. See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.
    Often you can use tools such as Autoruns to find things that have been registered to load automatically (like shell extensions or services) and clean them up. You can also use tools like Process Explorer or Process Monitor to find files and registry keys that are being read if you need to do some surgical cleanup.

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