The process of removing an installed program from a computer, including (but not always) any additional data, like user profiles, registry entries, services, etc...
Questions tagged [uninstall]
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How do I remove Candy Crush Saga from Windows 10?
Windows 10 comes with "Candy Crush Saga" preinstalled, but I do not want it on my system. How do I remove it?
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Why can't you uninstall multiple programs at once in Windows?
Why won't Windows allow you to uninstall or remove multiple programs at once? What is the reasoning behind this? Will it mess up an internal system?
I am not looking for how to uninstall multiple programs at once, I am simply looking for a reason…
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What is the best way to remove 100% of a software that is not yet installed?
We will have proctored online exams because of COVID-19 for which we must install proctoring software (spyware) that will download and run additional software after installation and monitor everything on the computer.
I know that I have to install…
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How to completely uninstall/remove cygwin from Windows 7
How can I completely uninstall/remove cygwin? I don't think it is as simple as deleting C:\cygwin. Maybe alter registry?
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How do I uninstall any Apple pkg Package file?
Despite opinions to the contrary, not all packages are installed cleanly in only one directory. Is there a way to reverse the install process of a pkg file, preferably with the original package (or from a repository of information about installed…
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Stopping Microsoft Search from eating my hard drive
I have Windows Vista on a machine and I noticed quite a bit of hard drive was disappearing. I ran a utility to show me where it all went. I found the following directory consumes over 2GB of…
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Remove entry from Windows 10 Apps & Features
I have an entry I simply can't remove from the Windows 10 Apps & Features window. Uninstalling from there caused an error saying the program is not found. I found the Uninstall entry in the start menu and uninstalled. The program is no longer there…
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How to remove MySQL service from Windows
I've removed all MySQL programs from my Win7 64bit desktop and I still have the MySQL service.How can I remove it?
MySQL programs I removed:
MySQL Community Server 5.1
MySQL Community Server 5.5
Workbench 5.2
ODBC 5.1
yes, I've restarted the…
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When I am prompted to restart after uninstalling software, is a shutdown okay too?
When I'm uninstalling an application it says that I should either restart the computer now, or manually restart later.
Will it make any difference if I shut down the computer instead?
What's the difference between the shutdown and restart…
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How to COMPLETELY uninstall Visual Studio Code from Windows 10?
Seriously, it's hyper frustrating that after 35 years making software, Microsoft doesn't knows yet how to uninstall a program
I'm trying to uninstall Visual Studio Code, yes, this question is similar to…
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How to uninstall/remove Package Control from Sublime Text 3?
Searching for uninstall package control on Google, only results showing how to install packages with Package Control, or remove them, but not removing Package Control itself.
How can I remove Package Control from Sublime-Text-3?
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How To Remove A Broken Program From the Programs and Features List In Windows 7?
On a Windows 7 64-bit desktop, there is a program on the Programs and Features list (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features) that refused to uninstall. The error obtained is:
Error 1723. There is a problem with this Installer…
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Uninstall individual Office 2016 programs
I installed Office Professional Plus 2016 on my windows 10 system. When I installed it, it didn't give me an option of which office programs to install, like it did in the 2010 version (ex. word, excel etc.). The only program I will use is office…
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Why do Windows Installers (.msi files) take so much longer to uninstall than other installers?
Since the Windows XP days, Windows Installers (.msi files), including InstallShield installers (which is just a bootstrap for MSI) has taken around five times longer to uninstall an application than other installers. The same is also usually true…
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How do you forcefully remove apps in Windows 10?
How can I remove apps that Windows doesn't seem to allow to be uninstalled, like Xbox and Groove Music?
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