The best thing about Lansweeper is the price - it is cheap. By default, there is quite a large list of registry keys we already check, however, this list is far from complete and some entries are outdated. It was being used to address license compliance in our varied network which included a few business units, mobile users, and home workers. As you might know, Lansweeper will automatically scan licenses in your network provides they can be found in the registry of your machines (found in Software\License Key Settings). Software installation scanning mimics the Add/Remove Programs (Programs and Features) section of the Control Panel on the computer itself, as explained in this knowledge base article. We selected Lansweeper after reading reviews and talking to other users. The Software section of a Windows computer's Software tab and the built-in Lansweeper report Software: List of software by computer list software installations.The difference between installations and keys is the following:
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Lansweeper isn't saying the software is still installed on the machine it is merely indicating that the license key is still present in the registry. It is expected behavior for license keys present in the registry to still be detected, even if the corresponding program is uninstalled. If the key associated with the program remains in the computer's registry however, which happens often, that key will continue to be listed in license key reports. If software is uninstalled from a computer, it is removed from installation reports upon rescanning. License key reports should not be used to report on software installations.