How to remove applications in Windows 10. Normal installation of programs
During the use of the operating system, the disk inevitably accumulates a large number of programs. However, most of them are practically not used. In this article we will talk about how to remove such unnecessary programs in Windows 10 and thereby free up some space on the system drive.
How to remove a program in Windows 10 via Control Panel
The simplest and The right way at any Windows versions, this is uninstallation via the Control Panel. The Control Panel has a special tool for uninstalling programs. To launch it, click on the “Uninstall programs” link.
You can also open this tool using the "appwiz.cpl" command. Open the Run menu (combination Windows keys-R) and enter this command.
So, you have opened “Uninstall a program” in the Toolbar. This window will display a list of all installed programs. In order to remove a program in Windows 10, you need to find it in this list, select it with the mouse and click on the “Delete” (or “Delete/Change”) button.
After clicking on the “Uninstall” button, the installer for this program will appear in front of you. Next, you need to follow the installer's instructions, and you can remove the program. In most cases, you will only need to click on the “Next” button several times, and then on the “Delete” button.
If you can't find the desired program in the list of installed programs, then you can use the search. Search bar is located in the upper right corner of the window.
Other ways to uninstall a program in Windows 10
So, in order to remove a program in Windows 10 using Revo Uninstaller you need to select the desired program in the Revo Uninstaller window and click on the “Uninstall” button.
After this, a warning appears about deleting the program. Here you just need to click on the “Yes” button.
Here you can choose one of four methods:
- Built-in – standard way uninstalling the program;
- Safe - uninstall program with search additional files and entries in the register;
- Moderate – uninstall the program with an advanced search for additional files and registry entries;
- Advanced - uninstall the program with the most thorough search for additional files and registry entries;
After selecting one of the removal methods, the Revo Uninstaller program starts working.
After analyzing the system, Revo Uninstaller will launch a standard installer with which you can remove the program. After the installer completes, you need to click on the “Next” button in the Revo Uninstaller program in order to remove additional files and registry entries. The program will require your confirmation before deleting this data.
After removing additional files and registry entries, the program uninstallation is complete.
Microsoft tries to make its operating system as user-friendly as possible, but not everyone agrees with its decisions. In Windows 10, the familiar Programs and Features panel has been replaced by a new one. If you are conservative enough and want to use old version, then here are some ways to do it.
Via "Control Panel"
To open the old menu through the “Control Panel”, you first need to find it. To do this, click on the search icon next to the Start menu and enter the query “Control Panel”.
In Control Panel, find the Programs icon and click Uninstall a program underneath it.
Using the Start Menu
A fairly simple method, however, it does not work with preinstalled and downloaded from the store Microsoft applications. Open Start, select an application and click on it right click mice. In the menu that appears, click “Delete”. The classic Programs and Features panel opens.
However, there is a possibility that this method will no longer work. Microsoft wants you to master new interface. Well, while you have the opportunity, take advantage of it.
Via the Run dialog box
Windows has hidden command, which launches the Programs and Features menu. To use it, press the Win + R keys. In the dialog box that appears, enter the command and click “Ok”:
By creating a shortcut
To create a shortcut, right-click on the desktop and select “New” → “Shortcut”. In the "Specify object location" field, paste the following command:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl
Each release of the operating system from Microsoft comes with a whole set of pre-installed software, which, as planned by the developers, should allow users to get started right away. However, very few people actually use these programs for their intended purpose, and they usually just take up disk space. In Windows 10, so-called universal applications have been added to the traditional set of utilities: “Calendar”, “Mail”, “News”, “Maps”, “Camera” and others.
Some of these applications can be easily removed directly from start menu. To do this, click “Start”, find the tile of what you don’t need universal application, right-click on it and select “Delete”.
But in this way you can only say goodbye to limited number programs. To remove the rest you will have to do a little magic with the command line. Here step by step guide, which will help you remove programs such as 3D Builder, Camera, Groove Music, Photos and others from Windows 10.
Attention!
Removing Windows 10 firmware is a potentially dangerous operation. The editors and the author are not responsible for possible consequences. In any case, do not forget to first create a restore point and backups important data.
1. Click on the search icon on the taskbar and type PowerShell.
2. From the search results, select Windows string PowerShell( classic app), right-click on it, and then click in context menu to the “Run as administrator” option.
3. A window with a blinking command line cursor will appear in front of you. To remove a universal Windows 10 program you will need to copy and paste special team, and then press “Enter”.
3D Builder
Get-AppxPackage *3d* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *camera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Mail and Calendar
Get-AppxPackage *communi* | Remove-AppxPackage
Money, Sports, News
Get-AppxPackage *bing* | Remove-AppxPackage
Groove Music
Get-AppxPackage *zune* | Remove-AppxPackage
Phone Companion
Get-AppxPackage *phone* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *photo* | Remove-AppxPackage
Solitaire Collection
Get-AppxPackage *solit* | Remove-AppxPackage
Voice Recorder
Get-AppxPackage *soundrec* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *x-box* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *maps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *alarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Restore some of remote programs you can use the app store Windows Store. If any problems arise, run PowerShell again and enter a command that returns the entire set of pre-installed utilities to their place.
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml")
How do you feel about new ones? universal programs Windows 10? Do you consider them unnecessary rubbish or are you going to use them?
The purpose of writing the proposed article with several instructions is to provide the novice user with information on how to correctly uninstall applications in Windows 10 using its means and through third-party applications. Along the way, the user will become familiar with methods for calling a tool designed to remove unnecessary programs from the system.
In general, a quick comparison of the procedures in Windows 7-8 and in the “ten” are similar, and there are no fundamental changes or innovations, besides the updated user interface, actually no. Is it worth noting the emergence of an accelerated method for calling the Control Panel applet, which is responsible for uninstalling software. Let's start with how to enter the interface for removing applications installed on the system.
How to find a tool responsible for uninstalling programs in Windows 10?
An applet or Control Panel item, which is a kind of application integrated into Explorer, called Add or Remove Programs, is located on the familiar previous versions OS location.
1. Call the Toolbar window, for example, through the new menu Win → X.
There are many ways to do this in the “top ten”; read about them in the corresponding article.
2. If the value of the “View” field is defined as “Category”, click “Uninstall programs” in the “Programs” section, otherwise we find the “Programs/components” element.
This way we will get access to the applet, which contains a list of software products installed on the computer with the ability to uninstall them or fix problems (for example, one of the software components was accidentally deleted).
You can get rid of any component located in the list installed applications. Their number will be slightly larger than the number of shortcuts you can find in Start. Removing programs is carried out by sending the corresponding command by clicking on its icon. This is done both using the “Delete/Change” button in the toolbar, and through the context menu of the selected element. After this, the system will launch the uninstaller included in the application distribution, giving the user the opportunity to specify uninstallation parameters (for example, leave the utility settings).
You can also access the applet through an improved search, which does an excellent job.
New interface for uninstalling applications in the Settings menu
Settings was developed as a replacement for the Control Panel, but it was not possible to quickly convert users who were accustomed to it, so the Settings menu remains an alternative to the Control Panel. It has its own tool for uninstalling applications from Windows 10. Let’s look at how to get to the uninstallation interface through Settings in more detail.
1. Open the menu using the keyboard shortcut Win → I or through the Start context menu.
2. Go to the “System” section.
3. Click on the “Applications/Features” tab.
As a result, a list of programs detected in the system will be displayed. They are removed in the same way as previous method: select the application, click “Delete” and confirm the action. Next, the integrated installer will launch or Windows installer, where you need to perform a couple of clicks.
As we see, there is nothing complicated or new in this method; it is also primitive in operation and regularly performs the assigned tasks.
Additional ways to open the software uninstall dialog in Windows 10
We've looked at the classic method of opening the Programs/Components applet, it's time to familiarize yourself with in a fast way call this tool.
1. Call Win → X using the appropriate combination or right-click on Start.
2. Select the appropriate item from the drop-down list.
Also, the following option works for most programs: open Start, right-click on an unnecessary component (this only applies to third party programs) and select “Delete”.
This way we will see a list of installed applications. With its help you can get rid of unnecessary component systems.
Related information
Most installed utilities create folders with shortcuts to launch the uninstaller (the application itself, Help, etc.) in the Start section of All Programs. Clicking on this shortcut will launch uninstall.exe or uninst.exe, located in the root folder with the application files.
You may experience problems uninstalling some applications. This applies, for example, to emulators that implement their own drivers into the system, antiviruses and peripheral device (video adapter) drivers. In many cases, you will simply have to restart Windows 10. If problems arise when removing antiviruses and video adapter drivers, you should use uninstallers developed for them.
For comprehensive cleaning system from any application, you should pay attention to applications such as Revo Uninstaller and similar ones. The program will not only launch the built-in application installer, but also offer a shallow or deep scan file system for the presence of files remaining from the operation of the remote utility and will find the registry keys belonging to it.
If you do not find any product in the list of installed ones, this may mean that the program you are looking for is portable or targeted software– harmful. To get rid of it, you should use an antivirus or anti-spyware, for example, AVZ.
The question of how to remove a program in Windows 10 is often asked by users who have this operating system installed relatively recently. After all, in latest version Windows interface has been slightly changed, and an inexperienced user may get confused. Therefore, let's look at several options for how to remove a program in Windows 10:
- using standard OS tools;
- third party utilities.
Standard means
Windows tenth is convenient because it has the ability to uninstall directly from the Start menu. All you have to do is find required application and right-click on it. Choose necessary action, and the application will be uninstalled.
As a disadvantage of this method, it is worth noting that there is practically no information about the application, except for the name. To have a little more information about the programs, use a different method. Move the cursor over the notification icon in the tray (notification area in the lower right corner of the monitor screen), left-click, select “Notification Center” - “All Settings”. In the window, go to the “System” section, and in it to the “Applications and Features” item. You will see all the software on the computer. Choose the necessary program and delete.
Another way is to uninstall through the Control Panel.
Select it from the Start menu. Another option to open the panel is to click on the “Start” button with the right mouse button. There will be a “Control Panel” item in the context menu. Select "Programs and Features" from the panel. You can also launch this tool by typing the command “appwiz.cpl” in the “Run” line (keyboard shortcut “Windows + R”).
The window will display a list of installed applications. You need to find the one you want to delete and select it. You can right-click on the name and select “Delete” or click the button at the top of the window.
This procedure launches the standard uninstaller. Usually everything happens in automatic mode, but sometimes you need to follow simple instructions.
This removal method does not affect many supporting files and the registry. In other words, traces of the program remain on the system. Sometimes this is very disturbing. For example, there may be a conflict with other programs. It happens that an application that you deleted once will not be installed again. During installation, a message will appear stating that such a program is already in use. And sometimes some components simply are not displayed and the software cannot be removed from the computer standard means. What to do in this case?
Special programs
For such purposes, it is better to use special utilities:
- Revo Uninstaller.
- Uninstall Tool.
- CCleaner.
- Jv16 PowerTools.
Let's look at the complete uninstallation procedure using Revo Uninstaller and Jv16 PowerTools as an example.
Launch Revo Uninstaller and click on “Uninstaller” at the top of the window. Select unnecessary application and click on “Delete”. When the process is completed, you will be prompted to search for files throughout the system by selecting one of the modes:
- built-in;
- safe;
- moderate;
- advanced.
They differ in the depth of search. If you are not good at system tools, optimal mode will be “Safe” for you. If you are an advanced user, select "Moderate". If you can understand the registry entries, then “Advanced” is suitable for you. Please note that in last mode when crawled, search results may contain important system files. Removing them will be critical for Windows 10. This will lead to the OS not working, and you will have to either restore it or install it again from scratch.
Therefore, be careful and do not select items that you are not sure about. When cleaning is complete, restart your computer.
You can also uninstall programs in Windows 10 using Jv16 PowerTools. Once launched, it will scan the system. Choose " Complete uninstallation programs" and find the application you want to remove from your computer. To remove, mark the program by checking the checkbox on the left and clicking “Uninstall”.
Now clean the system. To do this, click on the “Close” button and select “Clean and fix your computer” on the main screen. Set the slider to “Normal method of system scanning” and run the scan.
The program will scan the system for errors and offer to fix them. When the report appears, check all the boxes and click “Fix”.
As you can see, removing programs from your computer is not difficult. Choose the method that suits you best and follow the instructions.