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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 space:
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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 ...
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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
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Completely reinstall WSL
I installed WSL 1, enjoyed having Linux on my PC, then discovered the limitations of the scarce interoperability over files between the two operating systems.
So I installed WSL 2 following the specs (...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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?
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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:
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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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What's the best way to completely remove everything from a computer, without re-installing?
I have a friend who wants to sell their computer, but obviously all personal information and software that it is on it needs to be removed before doing so.
Usually I would format and reinstall it, ...
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Uninstalled programs history on Windows 7
Is there a way to see a list of programs that have been uninstalled in a Windows 7 machine?
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can't uninstall Python 3.6 on windows 10
I installed python 3.6.2 recently on my windows 10 machine, but I cannot seem to uninstall it at all
The error I get is:
No python 3.6 installation was detected
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0x800070643 Fatal error ...
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Removing the avahi-daemon on Ubuntu
My Ubuntu server basically servers a Python Django site using Apache and Postgre. We SSH to it to configure some stuff from time to time but that's about it for the server. Since I'm trying to harden ...
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How do I completely remove Oracle 11g?
How do I completely remove the Oracle 11g client from my computer? I am running Windows 7, 64-bit.
I have tried running deinstall.bat, but this doesn't work.
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Why won't normal uninstalls remove values from the registry?
Expanding on How do I remove residual traces of uninstalled software from the registry? -- every time I uninstall a program and then later look it up via RegEdit it's still there!
Why are the ...
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Is there a Windows 7 uninstall log that shows who uninstalled what?
Is it possible to know who uninstalled a specific application from Windows 7 event logs?
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What steps do I need to take to completely uninstall MySQL?
I have installed and uninstalled MySQL Server for about 100 times. Each time I reinstall the thing, it shows the same configurations, which I think cause problems. I would like to get rid of all ...
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I can't uninstall Git
I was researching Git so I downloaded the Windows version to test it out on a repository on GitHub. After about 30 minutes I couldn't work out how to use it, so I decided I probably wouldn't need a ...
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How can I uninstall a component that was installed by Web Platform Installer?
Microsoft's Web Platform Installer made it very easy to get IIS, PHP, xdebugger, etc installed and configured. There seems to be one major drawback. Once a component is installed, there doesn't seem ...
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Mass Uninstalling
Just been working on a new laptop today (Acer) and it was pre-installed with all sorts of crapware. Mostly games and "backup utilities" and McAfee. I had to manually uninstall about 30 apps via Vista'...
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Is it safe to uninstall Chocolatey?
Is it safe to uninstall Chocolatey after I have installed applications with it?
I want to set up software for new PCs using Chocolatey, but want to remove the C:\Chocolatey folder. As far as I ...
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How to completely remove Visual Studio from mac?
I recently installed Visual Studio for mac right after the day it was launched. It consumed 20 gb of my disc space, so I decided to remove it. I went in to the applications folder and moved recently ...
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How can I completely remove rEFInd from my Mac?
I installed rEFInd to have Ubuntu on an external drive, but no luck. Now I have decided to completely remove rEFInd from my Macbook Pro.
I removed the folder /efi/, but the boot manager keeps ...
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Uninstall Windows Defender in Windows 7
Can Windows Defender be permanently uninstalled/removed from my current Windows 7 installation, it can't be done through the Add/Remove Programs Wizard.
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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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Is it possible to uninstall or disable iTunes in OS X?
iTunes is always popping up on my HTPC Mac Mini and I don't use it. It is running Snow Leopard if that makes any difference to the solution
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Windows 8.1 comes with SQL Server and Visual C++?
My friend got a new Windows 8.1 laptop. I am helping her cleanup things that came "free" from HP (games, etc).
In the list of programs installed, I see "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition" and ...
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How to remove IIS 7 on Windows 7
How can I remove IIS 7 from my Windows 7 installation?
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How do I uninstall Adobe Reader 9 for Mac?
Adobe Reader spews files everywhere plus it hijacks Safari.
I can't believe there is no uninstaller for this app?
Google shows no good info.
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Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion
I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue.
Background: Through Steam, I recently ...
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How do I uninstall MySQL on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)?
I had installed MySQL from the command line when I setup a local web server with custom modules on my Snow Leopard box. I recently discovered MAMP and its just easier to work with it than with the ...
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How to completely remove Calibre under Linux?
I installed calibre manually under Debian Linux Squeeze. Compare to its functionality, the mime-type problem of calibre drives me crazy! It associates almost everything with itself! Almost everything ...
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How do I remove an old version of WinPcap?
When installing WinPcap 4.1.2 on Windows 7 I receive the following message
"A previous version of WinPcap has been detected on this system and cannot be
removed because in use by another ...
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How to uninstall expired Kasperksky without required password?
My colleage's PC has Kaspersky software that is expired. And he want to remove the software - I help him to uninstall it but the software requires some password that nether of us knows what it is.
A ...
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Can't remove Internet Explorer Add-On
I'm using IE8 on Windows 7. I'm trying to delete an add-on from my "Manage Add-ons" panel. But when I double click the add-on I'd like to delete, the "Remove" button is grayed out. Only the disable ...
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How to uninstall Java SE from the command line
Oracle states that the Java SE installer is built using MSI, but the help page, rather unhelpfully doesn't list uninstall options.
I need to do a command line uninstall, and I can't figure out or ...
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How do I completely remove and reinstall Samba on Debian?
My Samba installation has become a mess, and now the services won't even start correctly anymore, for some reason.
Is there a way to completely remove Samba, as if it was never there, and then ...
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Finding the cause of "Please wait until the current program is finished uninstalling or being changed"
When I try to uninstall a program from Windows 7 through the Control Panel (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features, and not a third-party software like Revo Uninstaller) I see ...
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How to uninstall flux on linux?
Flux is a lighting app which malfunctions on my laptop. I tried
sudo apt-get remove flux
in the terminal, but it responds with "the package doesn't exist".
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How best to manually uninstall a program in windows 7/vista
I have a program whose uninstall program is giving me grief, it has an error partway through uninstall, stops and rolls back.
I would like to uninstall this product manually so what is the best way ...
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Removing Java from OS X Lion
OS X Lion ships without Java now. Installing it is not very difficult - however, our product relies on Java so we need to test the scenario of not having Java installed.
Once I've installed Java, is ...
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How do I remove residual traces of uninstalled software from the registry?
After uninstalling a piece of software, I sometime notice residual entries in the registry. I would like to get rid of them.
I have found an unsatisfying approach, described here:
Use the export ...
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Uninstall Bittorrent Sync
How do you properly uninstall Bittorrent Sync on Mac OSX? I can't find anything in the official FAQ or the User Guide
BitTorrent Sync User Guide
BitTorrent Sync FAQ
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