I Am Unable to Delete Programs From Add/Delete Programs in the Control Panel

Microsoft Windows-based computers have an option in the Control Panel called "Add or Remove Programs." This feature affords users a shortcut to remove installed programs. There are times, however, that the "Add or Remove Programs" menu fails to list all of the computer's installed programs. In this case, a different method must be employed to find and remove those unwanted programs.

Things You'll Need

• Windows OS computer

Instructions

All Programs

1. Click on the "Start" button on the Windows desktop.

2. Click the "All Programs" button.

3. Locate and highlight the program on the list that you want removed. A sub-menu will appear. Click on the "Uninstall" option.

4. Follow the instructions in the program's uninstall wizard to fully remove the program from the computer.

Program Files

1. Click the "Start"" button on the Windows desktop. Double-click the "My Computer" icon.

2. Double-click the (C:) drive. Open the "Program Files" folder.

3. Locate the folder of the program you want removed. Open the folder.

4. Click the "Uninstall.exe" icon to run the program's uninstall wizard. Follow the wizard's instructions to fully remove the program from your computer.

References

• Indiana University: University Information Technology Services: In Windows, How do I Uninstall Programs?
• Computer Hope: Uninstalling Windows Software

Resources

• Microsoft: Support