How to remove programs in Windows 10. Regular program removal
Users who were using Windows XP before upgrading to Windows 10 are accustomed to uninstalling programs using the Add or Remove Programs tool. But, Windows 10 does not have a tool with exactly the same name, which sometimes confuses users. In this article we will talk about which tools replace Add or Remove Programs in Windows 10 and where they are located.
Installing and removing programs in the Control Panel of Windows 10
Windows 10 Control Panel has a tool for installing and uninstalling programs. In order to access this instrument need first . The easiest way to do this is to use the new Start button menu. Click right click mouse on the “Start” button or press the combination Windows-X keys and in the window that opens, select “Control Panel”.
After opening the “Control Panel”, click on the “Uninstall programs” link.
You can also use the search in the Start menu to access this tool. To do this, open Start and type search query"Programs and components".
One way or another, as a result, the “Uninstall or change a program” window will open in front of you with a list of all installed programs.
In order to remove one of the programs, you need to right-click on it and click on the “Delete” button that appears.
If you can't find the desired program, then you can use the search. In the upper right corner of the window there is a search form with which you can find the programs you need.
Add or remove programs from the Settings menu in Windows 10
Also appeared in Windows 10 new tool to install and remove programs. It is accessible from the Options menu. In order to open it, you need to follow the path “Start - Settings - System - Apps and Features” or you can open the “Start” menu and enter “Applications and Features” into the search.
As a result, you will see a list of installed programs. At the top of the list will be search string For search required applications, as well as drop-down menus for sorting the list of programs.
In order to delete a program here you need to select it with the mouse, and then click on the “Delete” button.
After clicking the “Delete” button, a warning will appear informing you that the program and all its data will be deleted. In order to continue, you need to click on the “Delete” button again.
Uninstall programs in Windows 10 directly from the Start menu
Also in Windows 10, you can uninstall programs directly from the Start menu. To do this, you need to find the program in the list of programs or use the search. After which you just need to right-click on the program and select the “Delete” menu item.
If this is an application from the Microsoft App Store, it will be removed immediately. If this is a program that you installed manually, then when you try to remove it directly from the start menu, the “Uninstall or change a program” window from the “Control Panel” will open in front of you.
Uninstalling programs in Windows 10 is a fairly simple process. But you can do it in several ways.
Uninstall via Control Panel
The first such method involves using the control panel. To do this, go to the “Control Panel” and find the “Programs and Features” or “Add or Remove Programs” section. The tenth Windows in this regard is no different from other versions. And this menu is located in the same place.
Next, a list of programs that are installed on the computer opens. In some cases, you need to wait a couple of seconds for all programs to load and line up in the list. After this, you need to find the desired program, select it in the list and click “Delete”.
This command is located in top line window. After this, the uninstaller, which is provided by the software developers, will automatically launch. After this, the program will be completely removed from the computer.
Attention! Removing a program from the desktop means deleting only the shortcut; the remaining components will remain working in the system.
Via the Start menu
Programs can be removed in another way. This method is considered the most efficient and accessible. To do this, click on the Start menu. Then select the “All applications” section. All computer programs will appear in front of you.
Next, we also look for the required software, right-click on it and from all the listed commands, select the “Delete” command. 
Via the "Options" menu
The control panel functions are also duplicated in Settings. This happens because the application was developed to replace the old interface, and it was necessary to replace the functions that are in the Control Panel. That is why uninstallation of any program can be done through Settings. 
To do this, select the “Options” menu, then click “System”. Find the Applications and Features section. Again, a list will open before your eyes with all the programs for this operating system. After an unnecessary program is found, you need to right-click and select the “Delete” function, the program will then begin to be removed automatically. 
It is very useful to indicate the size of the program and the date of its installation. This is necessary to know if the program is removed due to lack of space on the computer. This way, you can immediately find out how much space will be freed up on your computer. This is also convenient if malicious software is removed.
PowerShell - to the rescue
By using special utility PowerShell can also uninstall a program in Windows 10. To do this, you need to run this utility in the search bar as an administrator. Next we follow the instructions:
- A window will open on your computer into which you need to enter the command: Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName.
- A list of all installed applications will appear.
- In order to remove them. You need to enter the following command in the utility: -AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage.
It is worth noting that it can be used to remove and special programs. They save a lot of time and complete the task much faster.
Such programs include, for example, Revo Uninstaller. Just a few clicks are needed to delete using this program. Its advantage is also that it removes absolutely all the “tails” that a standard uninstallation can leave behind.
Another program is Ccleaner, its latest version even copes with removing built-in Windows applications.
Now you know how to remove a program in Windows 10.
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Hello! I continue to disassemble Windows 10 piece by piece, thereby discovering more and more new information. And of course I’m sharing with you, I’m sure there will be people who will be interested. Today I will talk about applications in Windows 10, show how you can delete them and where to do it from. I will also tell you which applications you can safely remove without fear or looking back. By the way, I already talked about that, read it if you are interested.
What applications can be removed on Windows 10
To view all the applications that are installed on your computer, in the lower left corner of the screen, click on the button - Start, in the window that opens, click on the tab - Settings.
In the options menu, click on the tab - System.
You can find out the size of the application, which is indicated next to the application name. And if you click on the application, two buttons will appear - Move and Delete. To remove the application, click on the button - Delete.
Essential apps in Windows 10:
– Sway, a simple application for creating presentations, if you are not interested in this topic, then you can safely delete this application. But even for a pro, this is a very weak application.
– Twitter The application is so-so, I don’t think there will be many people who will access twitter from this application. The graphics are much worse than on the real site and can be safely removed.
– Xbox, application for lovers game console xbox, in general, you can connect your console to this application, play free games, chat with similar players, etc. But even if you don’t have an xbox console, you can still use this application, just one game joystick is enough, connect it to your computer and you’re in the game. Don't have a console or joystick? Don't like to play? Feel free to delete the Xbox app.
– Alarms and clocks, It's a cool application, but if you don't need an alarm clock on your computer or laptop, then you can safely delete this application.
– Phone manager, you can synchronize your phone with your computer, mail, music, skype, auto photo transfer, etc. In general, it’s up to you whether to delete or not.
–Download skype, application for skype downloads on your computer, if you already have skype, then simply delete this application.
– Calculator, regular calculator, nothing extra.
– Camera, an application for starting shooting from your PC’s camera, recording video, and you can also take photos. Do not delete.
– Cards, application for viewing maps of cities and countries. Something like Google and Yandex maps.
– Cinema and TV, the application for adding your videos to it, you can safely delete it. Perhaps the application is still under development.
– People, application for finding contacts, you can connect your Accounts. You can safely delete it, you won’t find many people there.
– Shop, I do not recommend deleting the main application in Windows 10, since you can restore applications from the Store, as well as install new applications and games.
– Groove music, I don’t know why this application is needed, it stupidly displays your music from your computer for listening. You can safely delete it.
– Beginning of work, useful application, launch it to get to know Windows 10 better.
– News, There is already enough news, you can delete it.
– Weather, cool app, you can find out the weather anywhere in the world, and you can also find out what the weather was like in past years!
– Mail and calendar, I don’t know, I personally don’t need this application. You can connect your electronic mailboxes and follow them with this application, read mail, send a message, etc. There is also a Calendar here, you can mark events, make notes, reminders.
– Application Connector, as you probably understand from the name, the application is designed to connect and synchronize applications, such as Mail and Calendar, Movies and TV, Alarm Clock and Clock, etc. The application allows applications to communicate with each other. The Application Connector application is the default and CANNOT be deleted!
– Messages and skype, You can safely delete it if you already have Skype on your computer.
– Sport, very interesting application for sports fans, shows all the most interesting sports and world news. You can read articles directly in the application.
– Telephone, application for making calls from a computer, the application is also associated with Skype application. It might be useful to someone, but definitely not to me.
– Improve your Office, the application gives access to an improved version Office programs, or rather, you can subscribe to a free, monthly, trial version programs.
– Finance, the application displays financial news and more, exchange rates, world markets and exchanges. And yes, there is a Mortgage calculator! , they give it! you can calculate the cost of a mortgage loan. No comments.
– Photos, With this application you can view photos on your computer. The application has a built-in mini photo editor. For me it’s okay, it’s a normal application, you can leave it.
Yes, and also, if you have CCleaner program, to clean your PC, which can be downloaded for free on the Internet from the official website, then you can delete Windows applications 10, using this program. Open the program, on the left go to the tab - Tools, right-click on the application that you want to remove, in the window that opens, click on the tab - Uninstallation, after which the application will be removed from your PC.
To summarize, of course, any application can be safely removed and nothing terrible will happen to your computer. But I don’t advise you to rush, take a closer look, open the application, study it, maybe you will like it. And that’s all for me, I’m waiting for your comments, see you next time!
Still have questions? Write a comment! Good luck!
What applications can you safely remove on Windows 10? updated: July 22, 2018 by: Ilya Zhuravlev
Open Windows 10's Add or Remove Programs and you'll probably see something from this list there. At best, you don't need these apps. At worst, they not only take up space, but also add vulnerabilities to the system. Remove them without hesitation.
1. Flash Player and other outdated technologies
Back in the day, web pages required plugins like Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight or Java to play videos or display various applets. Now that most modern websites have moved to HTML5, these things are no longer needed. Moreover, security holes are constantly being discovered in Flash or Silverlight.
Adobe plans to stop supporting it completely by 2020. Silverlight support will continue for a year longer. And Java may have been a revolutionary technology when it was released in 1995, but a lot has changed since then.
So delete Flash Player, Shockwave Player, Silverlight and Java. They won't be needed anymore.
Alternative: not required. Nowadays, most sites show videos perfectly without third-party plugins.
2. “Amigo” and other junkware applications
If you install a lot of programs and do not carefully study what they offer to install in addition, you will find yourself with a lot of uninvited guests.
First of all, these are panels and extensions for the browser. “[email protected]”, “Yandex.Elements”, panels from Yahoo, Bing... All these gizmos not only clutter the interface, but also try to replace your home page And search engine default.
This also includes “Amigo”, “[email protected]” and other programs. Slipping this to users is simply a crime. Wipe everything to hell and carefully look in the future at what the installers are trying to push into you.
Alternative: normal browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Vivaldi. Download applications from trusted sources and install unwanted software. will help you with this.
3. CCleaner and other system cleaners
Many people cannot imagine life without programs like CCleaner or IObit Advanced System Care. But they don’t do anything that the built-in Disk Cleanup of Windows 10 is not capable of. In addition, many cleaners, tweakers and optimizers settle in the tray and take away system resources.
Do you really need to clear cookies from your browser every few days? And by deleting “extra” keys from the registry, you may well harm the system. Yes, CCleaner can help remove some programs that you can't get rid of using Windows, but you can do without it. The same applies to other optimizers.
Alternative: regular means systems. If you want to free up space, use Windows Disk Cleanup. If you want to defragment your disk, run Disk Defragmenter. There is no need to once again go into the registry and delete keys with obscure names from there. The system knows better what it needs.
4. Pre-installed software
Whatever laptop you buy - HP, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo - you will find in it a set of pre-installed software from the manufacturer, which is of no use. For example, on my HP laptop, HP Lounge, HP 3D DriveGuard, CyberLink YouCam, HP Support Assistant and the HP panel for the Windows 10 taskbar were found.
All these applications are designed to update something and protect from something, but in practice they only consume system resources and take up space. Uninstall pre-installed software.
Alternative: not required. Windows 10 itself is capable of installing updates and drivers.
5. Windows 10 Metro apps
Microsoft is diligently pushing a lot of so-called Metro applications on us. These are 3D Builder, Xbox, “Maps”, “Weather”, OneNote, “News”, “Sports”, “Finance”, “Mail”...
Metro applications have very limited functionality and a unique interface. Maybe on a tablet under Windows control 10 they are appropriate, but on a laptop or desktop computer They just look superfluous. You can easily find a more suitable replacement for them. Fortunately, they are quite possible.
6. Edge and Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 11 - latest version this "legendary" browser. No one has been using it for a long time, yet Microsoft keeps it part of Windows 10.
To disable Internet Explorer (you won't be able to remove it completely), search for "Turn it on or off." Windows components", open what you found and uncheck the box next to Internet Explorer 11.
As for Edge, it certainly looks like a normal browser... but only compared to Internet Explorer. Microsoft is sincerely trying to make Edge popular, but so far it has not been very successful. Like many new ones Microsoft applications, the Edge interface is more suitable for tablets than for regular PCs. So you can delete it too. True, as is the case with pre-installed Metro applications, this will require some unnecessary gestures.
Alternative: a lot of them. Most users use Edge and Internet Explorer just to go to Chrome, Firefox or Opera sites and install a decent browser. Do the same.
7. Skype Click to Call
A rather useless browser extension that is installed with Skype. It allows you to call phone numbers that appear on web pages. Often Skype Click to Call takes for phone numbers sets of numbers that are not numbers. Remove it, it won't harm Skype.
Alternative: most likely not required. And how often do you make Skype calls to landline numbers?
8. Windows Media Player and QuickTime
Do you still use the standard player from Microsoft? There are many much more convenient and functional alternatives. Disable Windows Media Player You can use "Turn Windows features on or off".
QuickTime may have installed on your computer if you use iTunes for Windows, but iTunes no longer needs QuickTime to function. QuickTime support for Windows was discontinued by Apple in 2016. All media formats supported by QuickTime can be easily opened by third-party players if necessary.
Alternative: other audio and video players such as AIMP, foobar, KMPlayer and VLC. They support much more file formats, and their interface is nicer.
What applications are on your hit list?
Greetings, readers.
Previously, I have already mentioned more than once such a thing as cleaning the system of unnecessary software. This is mainly done to speed up the operating system. Today I will tell you where to install and uninstall Windows 10 programs, as well as how to use this tool. In addition, the article will explain some of the reasons why the function refuses to work normally.
So, if for some reason you need to deal with the existing collateral, we use the function described above. True, in this version of the system from Microsoft it is now called “ Programs and components" However, the location remains the same.
Many people want to know where the tool is. To open it we take several steps:
That's all.
Description( )
After launch, a small window will appear in which you will see a list of installed software on the computer.
In addition, here you can see " View installed updates " This section contains additions to initial installation Win. If desired or necessary, select unnecessary lines, and then click “ Delete».
It should be said right away that such an action can lead to failures in the system. So this should only be done with 100% confidence.
There is also a tab here Enable or disable components..." It allows you to start or stop almost at any time. individual elements. The same principle applies here: if you’re not sure, don’t touch it.
On home page shows a list of applications that users have installed. Review it carefully and remove it if possible. unused programs. Just don’t rush, some of them may have an unusual name or be launched in background along with other software. To say goodbye to an application, you need to select the appropriate one, and then click the corresponding button at the top.
It is worth noting that the place we need opens in several other ways. So, for example, launching from command line carried out using the command " appwiz.cpl" The same can be specified in the “” component.
For mobile devices( )
It’s probably no longer a secret to anyone that there are smartphones and tablets running OS Windows 10 Mobile. This means that the devices use a similar operating algorithm as a computer.
Where can I find the tool? Unfortunately, the developers decided to remove it from the compact version. And therefore, to say goodbye to unnecessary program, a number of conditions must be met:
Restart your device. It's done in the usual way or holding down lock and volume. The latter is called " Forced reboot».
Then we go to memory and select a storage location - a phone or a card.
Sometimes it happens that after some problems the program refuses to leave the device and does not work on its own. In this case, you need to go to the menu “ Options", then to " System", and produce " Reset" Sometimes these steps help you say goodbye to annoying programs.
Problems( )
Some users are faced with a situation where, when accessing the corresponding tool, the latter does not see a single program. As usual, this can happen as a result of various reasons.
So, the simplest one is long loading. If this is your first time running this tool, you will immediately see clean window. Only over time does the list begin to build. In subsequent times this happens faster, although the process itself also takes some time.
Another common reason for missing programs is the influence of malware. software. Therefore, if suddenly the list does not line up for a long time, you immediately need to download and install the antivirus, update the databases, and then launch full check devices. If problems are detected, we treat and check the functionality of the tool.
If it is not restored, you can try to place it on your computer again Windows Installer . To do this, go to the official website of the developer, download the necessary software and simply install it.
But sometimes this doesn't help either. In this case, there is only one solution - complete reinstallation Windows along with formatting the system partition.
Well, I hope this article will help you understand the above function.