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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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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How to uninstall Microsoft Edge WebView2 - Packaged Installation - Via CLI
I have a severe hate for Microsoft Edge WebView2. No other program has forced installation like this.
Occasionally, I install it manually via a downloaded package.
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-...
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Clearing unused Microsoft Store WindowsApps folders [duplicate]
TLDR: Trying to find how to delete the unwanted files from C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
I've got a Windows 10 machine that's used up all of its 118GB available space. Within Windows Explorer I tried ...
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How does dependency uninstalls occur while uninstalling a software in OS?
I installed mono and using homebrew and its dependencies is installed with it as a prerequisite. After uninstalling the mono again I realized it does not uninstall dependencies it installed initially ...
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Citrix Workspace Uninstall
Windows 10 22H2
Citrix Workspace 1912
When attempting to uninstall Citrix Workspace as such...
TrolleyExpress.exe /Uninstall /Silent /NoReboot
About half-way through the uninstall process, the Add ...
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Can't uninstall Bright VPN
I recently found a VPN on my PC called BrightVPN, I never installed this one, not even when some softwares suggests others during installation.
I can't find it in control panel > programs, Revo ...
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How to delete "BoomAudio" from sound settings in mac os Ventura?
Even after uninstalling the Boom2 app using its own uninstaller and following all the instructions from:
How can I delete the Boom application output device from my system?
I can still see "...
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openjdk@11 is already installed but not found in JavaVirtual Machines folder
I am working on macOS ventura 13.2.1
If i run
brew install openjdk@11
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Warning: openjdk@11 11.0.18 is already installed and up-to-date.
java -version gives me
The operation couldn’t be ...
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Cannot unregister Debian in WSL
I've just formatted my PC and tried to reinstall my Debian distro.
Before formatting, I ran wsl --export to get a TAR file for Debian. After installing Windows again, I enabled WSL in the Option ...
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Uninstall persistent driver (WinVDEdrv6.sys)
When I attempted to enable Memory Integrity in Windows 11 Pro, Windows reported that an incompatible driver, which it identified as WinVDEdrv6.sys, blocked the action (screenshot attached). The driver ...
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Can't delete npf64.sys from HikVision SADP install location - in use by invisible service?
I'm trying to fully uninstall HikVision SADP (an IP camera discovery & initial configuration tool) because it isn't working properly and I want to reinstall it cleanly.
The installation path C:\...
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Program not appearing in Uninstall list
I need to uninstall Unity as I have run out of storage and the program is very large. When I search for it on Windows 10, there is an uninstall button which takes me to the control panel with a list ...
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Can I remove apps that windows 10 doesn't natively let me remove?
Is it safe to forcibly remove apps that windows 10 doesn't natively let you remove? You would think that something like Xbox game bar isn't essential to the o.s.... but look at IE. They went and made ...
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MacOS - Uninstalling application installed on my Mac
I'm new to Mac and mostly been working on Windows. In Windows when I installed an app downloaded from the internet, to uninstall it I simply go to the control panel and I have "Add/Remove ...
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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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Cannot get rid of VS2017 [duplicate]
My add or remove programs shows that I should have VS2017 installed. But as the VS installer also shows, that is not the case.
I Have tried installing VS2017 and an extra entry shows up in add or ...
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How to safely uninstall Docker on Windows Server 2019 VPS
I have a Windows Server 2019 VPS(!) machine.
Windows Server 2019 keeps recreating folder "C:\ProgramData\docker", even after I manually removed it.
Attempt 1: There's no mention of Docker in ...
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How can I identify what program is showing me a given window or applet?
I am working on a script I can run to debloat various Linux distros to remove unnecessary prepackaged software based on a persons varying use cases. However there are lots of processes, particularly ...
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How can I remove Norton?
Norton came pre-installed on my Win10 laptop. I used NRnR.exe to remove it, but still get the following at start-up:
How can I remove Norton?
After running NRnR.exe to remove it, and rebooting, ...
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Upgrading PuTTY to 0.77 from 0.63, but old version cannot be removed [duplicate]
I'm using a Windows 8 system that originally had PuTTY 0.63 installed. I then uninstalled it (by running the uninstall option under Control Panel/Programs and Features) and installed 0.77. This ...
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Can't uninstall Riot vanguard
When I go to control panel>programs>programs and features, Riot Vanguard is there. When I click to uninstall it asks if I want to allow windows to change things on this device. When I click yes ...
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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.
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What are the differences between three ways of uninstalling a driver?
I am considering three ways of uninstalling an audio driver from Windows 10:
Uninstall the driver by the standard Uninstall utility provided by the OS;
Use the restore point that was created before ...
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Windows 11 - System Settings -> Apps & Features -> Missing uninstall option
I updated Windows 10 to Windows 11 and everything is working great except 1 thing. I can't uninstall any app from Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features, because three dots near application ...
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How to uninstall an app whose folder is deleted
There is an app (pycharm) that has a shortcut that leads to a place that doesn't exist however the app still works somehow.
I downloaded the app once before then delted its folder permenantly on the c ...
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End task when access is denied (even when using cmd taskkill / powershell kill)
I have found a process running on my computer "rsEngineSvc.exe" and i want to uninstall this application from my laptop, meaning i must end the process to do so.
I have tried using taskkill ...
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Unable to uninstall typora
Today I was trying to use Typora, it popped up a windows saying the beta version of typora is expired, please download and install a new version.
I think I need to uninstall it, but when I opened my ...
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Command line to Silently remove Google Chrome APPs (PWA)
I need to remove all Google Chrome APPs (PWA) using the least effort possible.
Once I'm managing almost 12.000 workstations, I need to do it centrally, by using a CMD/PS1 to accomplish it.
I've been ...
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Find all files & folders created by a program during installation?
What would be the best way to figure out all files & folders that have been created and/or modified by a certain program install?
I've tried Smart Folders on Mac, but this couldn't show me hidden ...
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Uninstalling VirtualBox on Win10
I'm using an older laptop that runs Win10 while my normal machine is repaired. This machine cannot install Win10 updates until the VirtualBox software is removed. It is not listed under apps in Win10'...
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brew uninstall does not work cause of no space left on device
I have low space left on my device and it was time to made some cleanup...
I removed a lot of things, trash, uninstall unused apps, caches, ... BUT
I installed "League of legends" for Mac a ...
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Programmatically uninstall a Steam app
I can use the following SteamCMD to list the games installed in my local Steam library:
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam> .\steamcmd.exe +login XXXX XXXX +apps_installed +quit
Redirecting stderr to '...
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What do I do if I accidentally uninstalled my system hard drive drivers
While doing a repair , I accidentally uninstalled the driver's for my system SD hard drive, the system ran for a little bit, but then ended up crashing and has gone into a restart and does not ...
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Ubuntu won't uninstall opera via commandline
I am trying to uninstall opera from my machine running Ubuntu via the command line as described here under the section "method 2", however I am not having success. Here is a copy of my ...
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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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Deleting old Dropbox files?
I installed Dropbox, and after some time I uninstalled it. Now i see stuff from Dropbox in my user folder. It wasn't created on this machine, but they were copied here. If i delete them, do they get ...
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How to prevent program uninstall by administrator from registry
I have a way to control access to the registry. I am looking for a way to prevent the administrator from uninstalling any program.
I am aware that there is a way to prevent users from uninstalling ...
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No uninstall button for Google font in Windows' font settings
In Windows' font settings Roboto, Roboto Condensed, and Roboto Slab are listed but no uninstall button is provided.
Based on a similar Super User question, here's what I've tried to no avail:
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Find stale installed programs with PowerShell
Is there an easier way to find stale installed programs with PowerShell than recursively visiting each sub-folder of Program Files for the newest access date?
It seems this is such a basic common need,...
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How to uninstall an widows 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 ways to uninstall, please let me know.
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I ran an unistall.exe in /Program Files. It marked the entire folder for deletion. How do I prevent that?
This is a bit of an emergency. I accidentally installed a program in the Program Files folder without it creating a subfolder. So I went to uninstall and reinstall by running the "uninstall.exe&...
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uninstalling a parental control software Homeguard
I installed a software named Homeguard Pro ( Veridium). But I cannot uninstall it now because the option does not show up and it's kind of working in disguise. I checked almost all the methods using ...
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How to revert to Windows 10 from Windows 11 after deleting windows.old folder?
I installed Windows 11 three months ago and didn't know windows.old would be very important, so I deleted it; however, I've decided to go back to Windows 10, but could not revert, with the only choice ...
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Norton Antivirus protection has expired popup windows keep on showing up over and over again even though I have uninstalled it
Every few days, this popup keeps returning even though I had already uninstalled Norton from my computer a few months ago (the pop-ups were a nuisance). Clicking on the "Uninstall" button ...
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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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I have installed PWSH 7 and i want to uninstall 5.1 on Windows 10
I recently installed PWSH (PowerShell) 7 but i had 5.1 and I want to erase it. How do I do it?
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Cannot uninstall Google Drive
I have been trying to uninstall Google Drive but everytime I try I get the following error :
Windows cannot find ' C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\53.0.8.0\uninstall.exe '
I have tried ...
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Unable to uninstall KB5006670 even in Safe Mode
The KB5006670 update makes our computers unable to use/connect to the network printers. I uninstalled it just fine on 2 other desktop computers. However there's 1 Dell laptop running Windows Home that ...
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How do I uninstall dwagent from a linux machine?
I followed the instructions here to install dwagent on some linux server.
I can connect to the server fine, but the screen share/capture isn't working for whatever reason, so I want to uninstall ...
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How to install several drivers and configure Windows settings unattended on BYOD devices?
For a little project we need to ensure that certain drivers and Windows settings are installed on frequently changing BYOD devices. I am looking for advice on how to achieve this in a simple way. We ...
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