There's no explanation about these drivers, and the NVIDIA drivers (at the time of this review) are listed incorrectly. UCheck wanted to install Intel Watchdog Timer, NVIDIA drivers, and an Intel system, whatever that is. It accurately found software we knew was out of date.ĭrivers, on the other hand, were missed by a long shot. You can also download optional software that contains a list of some of the better-known programs. UCheck is simple to use click start and wait as it checks how many programs you have installed, sees if they are updated, and checks for driver updates. UCheck locates missing updates reliably enough, and works well as a simple application manager, but the lack of batch processing (in the free version- you can get it for $13 a year) means it won't save you as much time as some of the competition.UCheck can check your computer for out-of-date apps as well as hardware and system drivers. You still can't multiselect apps and install them in a batch, but UCheck will save you a little time, and its one-by-one approach is probably more reliable. Run it on a new PC and you're able to install supported apps with a couple of clicks.

On the plus side, UCheck does have an application manager-like 'Available' feature. UCheck alerts you to available updates and makes it easier to find them, but you still have to manage the installation yourself. What you don't get in the free version is any form of one-click automated 'install everything for me' feature. Hitting this opens your default browser at the download page, but leaves you to find the relevant file, download and install it. Larger applications - Java, iTunes, Chrome - only have a 'website' button.

We then had to work through every step of the installer, as usual. Clicking 'Download' grabbed the installation file, and hitting 'Install' launched it. Some applications - 7-Zip, CCleaner - had 'Download' and 'Install' buttons beside them. UCheck scanned our system, and listed 5 missing updates in a Details pane, including the installed and latest version numbers. The program only supports around 40 packages, but the list does include some big names: 7-Zip, CCleaner, Chrome, Firefox, Flash, GIMP, iTunes, Java, LibreOffice, Malwarebytes Anti-malware, OpenOffice, Opera, Skype, VLC Media Player and more. UCheck is a portable tool which helps you install popular applications and missing software updates.

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