Questions tagged [uninstall]
The process of removing an installed program from a computer, including (but not always) any additional data, like user profiles, registry entries, services, etc...
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I cannot uninstall python after deleting program cache
I am really really new to python so please do not assume I understand any lingo or what I am doing in any way.
I am using a windows machine with windows-10 professional.
I recently tried to free up ...
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How to delete Rufus
I just downloaded Rufus. And no longer need it. I am looking to delete it completely off my computer. I go to controlpanel > Programs > Uninstall but it's not located in the programs menu.
Any help?
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How to uninstall Skype for Business Web App Plug-in on Mac?
Installed this today and don't see it in the applications folder. I think the program used to be called Lync before it was changed to "Skype for Business". Anyway, I have no idea where the files are ...
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Force-remove a Windows 10 Appx package, skipping any errors that might occur
I bought the pre-order version of Forza Motorsport 7 in September. During installation of the pre-order, an error occurred which left the installation mostly installed. Forza Motorsport is delivered ...
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Remove one OS X installation from OS X dual boot
I have a mid-2012 Macbook Air 11" with a 128GB SSD. On it have two installs of OS X. One of Mountain Lion (10.8) and one of Mavericks (10.9). I want to remove the Mountain Lion install so I can use ...
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Uninstall of VMware Tools fails, does nothing
We've had our two virtual servers migrated to a new service provider and they converted them from VMware to Hyper-V. This left behind "VMware Tools", which should be removed. But from "Apps & ...
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Uninstall SourceTree using cmd or powershell
I would like to use cmd or powershell commands to uninstall SourceTree from windows 10 machines on my network. The reason I need a terminal way is that I have to do this remotely and simultaneously ...
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Uninstalling Steam when uninstall.exe is missing
When installing Steam I changed the installation directory to one on an external drive (bad idea, I know). Now that I want to uninstall it I thought I would simply use Programs and Features as usual, ...
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Method to stop FFmpeg encoding process & complete uninstall in Windows 7
Recently i installed FFmpeg cause i want to convert 10bit H.265 to 8 bit H.264.I found the encoding to be very slow & want to uninstall this software
Also can someone guide me on how to kill/stop ...
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Remove program from list of installed apps after its files were deleted [duplicate]
I have been struggling to uninstall a corrupted app (Anaconda), so I ended up deleting its installation directory. (That was a last resort: none of the clean uninstall procedures would work.)
The ...
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How to remove Autodesk Access "rootkit"?
I installed some (paid) Autodesk products at a point (institutional access, got the license for free) and installed all the software products that come with that including Autodesk Access. When I ...
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Adobe (Creative Cloud) Removal and RegEdit
In a recent effort to completely remove all traces of Adobe software and Creative Cloud, following a variety of guides (I can link below). I think the absolute last breadcrumb on the trail was a (...
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Can't uninstall Malwarebytes
I want to delete Malwarebytes files from my Windows 10 pc, but whenever I try to do it shows the action can't be completed as file is open in another program, I also tried Resource Monitor to end ...
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Google Chrome will not uninstall
As it happens, Google Chrome is installed on one of my computers (Windows 10 Home Insider Release Preview) in two instances: beta and Canary. Both instances were linked to one of my google accounts. ...
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Windows 7 64 bit side-by-side configuration error?
Since a recent Windows update, I've been unable to run almost any program (including Firefox, Internet Explorer and Origin) due to the following error:
The application has failed to start ...
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Completely Uninstall Apple Remote Desktop macOS Sierra 10.12.4
ARD or "Apple Remote Desktop" (Ver 3.8) is a necessary evil for me to tunnel into my workstation at the office. Please keep in mind, I am able to successfully connect to my VPN, it's the ARD software ...
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How to remove anaconda3 completely via terminal?
I have issues installing anaconda3 on my mac. The conda prompt doesn't work and I've had issues to edit it in my .bash_profile too. So I want to remove everything that has to do with anaconda and ...
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Error while trying to uninstall Adobe Photoshop CS6
I am trying to uninstall Adobe Photoshop CS6 on my laptop (Windows 7 home premium) but it comes up with an error saying: "DW039: Failed to load deployment file". I have CS6 cd and tried to install it ...
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How do I uninstall Microsoft Edge Update application on Windows 10?
We have a lab machine running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 1809 which needs to have Microsoft Edge and all its components uninstalled as it is causing issues to the main lab application called Natus ...
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Uninstall a single SQL server Instance through the registry
I'm running SQL Server 2014 and have 50 separate instances running. This is the max limit of number of instances for this version and I obviously need to uninstall some instances and clean up.
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Deleted Deep Freeze installation folder but Deep Freeze is still active
Faronics Deep Freeze was installed in my computer, I wanted to get rid of it so I thawed the PC for some reboots—5 or 6 I don't remember—then rebooted and big mistake: I deleted the installation ...
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Getting an error when uninstalling Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop - The installation source for this product is not available
Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop has been installed and uninstalled 2 times. Something must have gone wrong the last time I uninstalled it. The program is listed in Control Panel and in the ...
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uninstall and reinstall node
I am using a Mac, Ventura and VSCode. I am teaching myself javascript and have installed node 3 times in 3 different places over the years,due to my own confusion. I am unsure how I installed them but ...
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How to uninstall Microsoft Edge WebView2
Is there a way to uninstall the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime?
The Control Panel (Programs and Features) gives the option to
"Change" but not to uninstall WebView2.
The reason I want to ...
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Can't disable or remove Microsoft Edge?
I'm following this to remove or disable Edge.
I first terminated it in Task Manager. Then, I tried to rename the folders, as suggested, which didn't work:
I then tried to uninstall it, as suggested, ...
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I want to Remove Android OS from my Computer(D-Drive)
I Installed Android in D-Drive of my Computer:
I am using Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit. Now I feel it is taking up more space and I rarely use it. I want to Remove it but I don't get answers on Google.
I ...
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How to delete HDF5 completely?
I want to run a Python script that uses the module netCDF4. Therefore I followed the instructions here: http://netcdf4-python.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/netCDF4-module.html
For what reason ever, ...
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How to uninstall .Net 4.0 in safe mode?
After installing .NET 4.0 started receiving BSODs right before login (Windows XP SP3). Last known good configuration doesn't work, but safe mode works. Trying to uninstall the .NET from Add/Remove ...
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How to uninstall sfproc.exe silent app (Possibly from timedoctor)
I was asked by my employer to download and install an exe. They didn't gave me much detail. But from the onset it looked like time doctor. I work from a home pc and I thought the version I was given ...
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How can I remove Lync Web App Plug-in
I'm trying to remove Lync Web App Plugin from add-remove programs, but when I try uninstall I get the following message:
The feauture you are trying to use is on a network resource that is ...
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How to uninstall software from outside the software manager in linux mint? [closed]
Its hypothetical question for me.
But i installed seam trough the website and not the software manager
How do i uninstall it (preferably using gui only)
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How to uninstall Macports
So I have a MacBook Pro with High Sierra and I needed to download a package manager for an Octave project. I already had Docker before this. So I went and downloaded home-brew, MacPorts and tink, not ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 - Uninstall manually installed NVIDIA driver
first of all: Im new to linux:)
I would like to reinstall my nvidia driver. Therefore, I'd like to uninstall my currently installed driver first (version: 346).
I already purged all nvidia files with ...
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Uninstall gcc from source
For fun, I compiled and installed gcc 4.7.2 in ~/build, which contains bin, doc, lib, include, man, share, et al. directories, all of which are added to the appropriate environment variables.
Now I ...
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Brew cask uninstall does not remove installed cask
I've installed cask via brew cask install and I would like to remove it, however, brew cask uninstall cannot find it:
me-bash-3.2:/$ brew cask list
macdown
me-bash-3.2:/$ brew cask uninstall macdown
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How to manually uninstall Windows program Livigent?
I have a program called Livigent installed on my computer. It is an internet filter. Basically, I do not know the password, and I want to uninstall it. But to uninstall it, it opens its own ...
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How do you disable or uninstall the "Your PC comes with Alexa Built-in" popup on newer Windows laptops?
We've bought two laptops recently that pop-up a window like this every single time you boot up the computer:
I've found "Alexa" in the "Apps & features" section of Settings, ...
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How to permanently disable a built-in keyboard
I spilled some liquids on my laptop, after which I dismantled it and cleaned it. Everything worked fine, except my keyboard.
I installed an USB keyboard.
When the laptop is getting hot and the ...
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How can I uninstall outlook app from windows 10 completely?
I want to offload the data space of ms outlook from my hard drive as it took a large amount. Can it be uninstalled?
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How to completely remove a driver from disk and registry?
I'm having some issues with an HP driver installation on a Windows 7 machine, probably because the driver was once installed and has not been deleted properly. The installer no longer works and aborts ...
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installed WSL before checking "Windows Subsystem for Linux" on WIndows 11
I installed WSL on Win 11, and Ubuntu afterwards, and everything seems to work just fine, but when I checked the tutorials how to install it, I found I had to check "Windows Subsystem for Linux&...
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How to uninstall a Windows Update (patch) in silent mode using terminal or PowerShell?
Tried using wusa /uninstall /kb:4497464 /quiet, but from Windows 10 they have deprecated the quiet flag. Is there any other way to uninstall?
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How can I make my scriptable EXE delete itself?
I am attempting to make a custom "uninstaller script" using a batch file that will delete specified files, then delete itself after all is said and done. My goal is to make a script that can be ...
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How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader 32-bits without user confirmation or window confirmation
My goal is to switch from Acrobat Reader 32-bit to 64-bit via Intune. Since the 32-bit version of Acrobat Reader currently installed on computers wasn’t installed through Intune, I can’t remove it ...
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IObitUninstaller : is it POSSIBLE to uninstall it?
Yesterday I installed IObitUninstaller.exe on my Windows 11 Home laptop.
It always decides to install several other programs I do not want, such as iTopVPN.exe, IObitDownloader.exe, and and iScrRec....
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Cannot install Microsoft Office 64-bit after removing Office 32-bit
I have been working with Microsoft Office 365 32-bit installation on my laptop with Windows 10 Pro 64-bit for a long time, and now need to replace it with the 64-bit edition. However, I can't do this. ...
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Cmd uninstall string not working
I have to remove a software from several computers with remotely. Uninstall-Package and wmic commands seems working but not working, the software still there.
I thought I can uninstall with uninstall ...
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I can't uninstall an application, i accidently deleted the uninstall.exe file for it
I'm trying to free up space in my PC and I tried deleting the files for an application rather than clicking uninstall (Yes, i know it was a dumb decision), and now I'm unable to uninstall it, the ...
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How to silently uninstall Visio remotely
I have to remove Microsoft Visio silentlyy from a lot computer. I tried Uninstall-Package and wmic commands, via PsExec, seems working but not uninstalling, still there. It is for Visio 2016 and Visio ...
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How do I uninstall subversion?
At some point I built/installed subversion 1.14.2 under Debian.
I want to undo all that and its dependents.
I re-downloaded the tarball, extracted, and configured.
There is no uninstall target of any ...