Open uninstall Windows 10 programs. Normal uninstall of programs
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. 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.
When installing games and other software, not every application turns out to be necessary. By installing everything, you don’t notice how it affects the OS. A bunch of software stuck in startup will slow down your work. Some may conflict with each other, which will also not lead to anything good. Therefore, just as you clean your apartment at home, throwing out unnecessary things, your computer requires periodic cleaning. We will tell you how to remove programs in Windows 10.
How to remove a program on Windows 10
There are several ways:
- Through Windows 10 Programs and Features.
- Using the native uninstallation built-in service of installed software.
- Through Windows settings 10.
- From the main menu.
To remove a program in Windows 10 using the first method, you need to open the corresponding window. This can be done in three ways.
In any case, a window will open.
To delete, click on the desired line and click “Delete” at the top. You can use context menu(RMB on the components line).
First you will see this window.
Confirm the action and the removal will begin.
If you can’t find where to uninstall programs in Windows 10, type “Uninstall a program” in the search. And you will see a list of features that the OS offers.
We recommend using search and help more often; this is very helpful in mastering the Windows system. As a lyrical digression, it can be noted that best materials For any software and hardware you can find it from the developer. Therefore, press the F1 button more often and search through the search for answers to your questions.
You can watch the video for more details on how to remove programs in Windows 10.
Second way to remove installed programs in Windows 10 – through the parameters. Here you will see not only software installed from the outside, but also built-in software installed with the operating system.
Follow the indicated path.
And you will see the option to uninstall. If the software is installed externally, its uninstaller will launch. If it’s something from a store, then confirm it and the system itself will sort it out further. 
Native uninstall tools are often called uninstall.exe. This file can be found in the application folder. Or in the main menu, if not a shortcut has been created, but a folder for all launched files.
Just run it double click or ENTER.
Uninstallation is extremely simple through the main menu. Hover your mouse over the line and right-click. Or search for something like “XXX Removal Tool”.
How to remove standard Windows 10 programs
Like any serious package, Windows 10 has a ton of built-in applications. For us they are uninstallable, since they do not have any uninstallers. We do not recommend cleaning the system this way. When you delete the notepad, nothing bad will happen, but if you touch any system file, the OS may refuse to work.
For the most persistent, we will tell you how to remove an uninstallable program in Windows 10.
First, try through the system using the method described above. If you don’t find the application you need, or rather unnecessary, there, use PowerShell. It is an application for administrators that allows deeper control of the computer. This is a modernized command line that has great amount commands It is better not to use it unless absolutely necessary.
Launch is carried out from the main menu as an administrator or through search.
A name is required for uninstallation. Core team getting the name has the following format:
Get-AppxPackage -name *APP_NAME
Example for mail and calendar:
To find out full list installed applications with names, use the command
Get-AppxPackage >C:\1.txt
A file with all descriptions will be created on drive C:. For example, for a calculator:
The application name is Microsoft.WindowsCalculator. A full name looks like that:
PackageFullName: Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.20278_x64__10wekyb3d8bbwe
Delete command format:
Get-AppxPackage APPLICATION_NAME |Remove-AppxPackage –package
Removing a calculator:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.20278_x64__10wekyb3d8bbwe |Remove-AppxPackage –package
You can use templates and substitute the “*” sign instead of a bunch of characters.
Get-AppxPackage *Calculator* | Remove-AppxPackage –package
For the lazy, here is a list of application names (short).
Run the command, and the system will be able to remove programs from Windows computer 10. To do this for all users, add the -allusers key:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *Calculator* | Remove-AppxPackage –package
But, in that article it was only about deleting classical programs. While in Windows 10 there is another type of programs, namely applications from the Microsoft Store. And these applications cannot be removed using the methods that we described earlier.
Therefore, in this article we will talk about how to delete an application in Windows 10. Here you will learn two ways in which you can get rid of applications downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
Uninstalling apps in Windows 10 using the Settings menu
IN operating system appeared new tool to control the computer. This tool is simply called Settings and can be opened from the Start menu or by using the Windows key + i key combination.
Among other things, you can use the Settings menu to remove applications, as well as classic Windows programs. In order to access this feature, you need to open the “Options” menu and go to the “System - Applications and Features” section. In this section you can see a list of all installed applications and classic programs. To remove one of the applications, find it in the list, select it with the mouse and click on the “Delete” button.
When you try to delete an application, the Windows 10 operating system will once again warn you about deleting and ask you to confirm the action.
This will begin uninstalling your selected app from Windows 10. Once the app is uninstalled, it will disappear from the list of installed apps.
It should be noted that some applications are protected by the operating system and cannot be deleted. For protected applications, the “Delete” button is not active and cannot be clicked.
For example, you won't be able to uninstall the Microsoft App Store.
Uninstalling apps on Windows 10 using PowerShell
PowerShell is a tool for automating a variety of actions with the operating system. Windows system. This tool has an interface command line, therefore all interactions with it occur using commands.
To launch PowerShell, open the Start menu and type search query"PowerShell". After the system finds the desired program, click on it right click mouse and run as administrator.
After opening the command PowerShell strings, you need to run the command “Get-AppxPackage”. This command will display a list of all applications from Windows Store 10.
If the list of applications is too large, then you can specify the request using the command “Get-AppxPackage -Name *News*”. Just replace “News” with the name of the application you want to remove. For example, if you want to remove the Evernote application, then you need to run the command “Get-AppxPackage -Name *Evernote*”.
After executing the “Get-AppxPackage” command, information about applications appears on the screen. In order to delete an application, you need to copy its full name, which is indicated opposite the “PackageFullName” parameter. This can be done simply by selecting the desired text and pressing CTRL+C.
Once you have found out the full name of the application, you can begin uninstalling it. To do this you need to run the command “ Remove-AppxPackage full application name" For example, in order to remove the Evernote application, we copied its full name and pasted it after the “Remove-AppxPackage” command. The resulting command to remove this application looks like this “Remove-AppxPackage Evernote.Evernote_3.3.0.102_x86__q4d96b2w5wcc2”.
After running this command, the application is automatically removed from Windows 10.
When using a computer, the user is faced with the need to uninstall one or another program. IN old version operating system, to do this, go to the Control Panel and, selecting the desired software, uninstall it. In Windows 10, several methods are available to uninstall unnecessary software from the device.
Manual removal
Manually uninstalling software in Windows 10 is done in one of four ways.
On the Start menu
Removing software through the Start menu is the easiest, fastest and most accessible way.
Start menu -> All applications -> right-click (RMB) on unnecessary software -> Uninstall
In the Settings app
In Settings there are functions that duplicate those of the Control Panel. This is because this application is designed to replace the outdated interface and is designed to replace the functions available in the Control Panel. Therefore, you can uninstall the software through Settings.
Settings -> System -> Applications and features -> right-click on unnecessary software -> Uninstall
Healthy! The list that opens indicates the software installation date and its size. This is important to know if you are freeing up space. hard drive and remove unnecessary or malicious software.
In Control Panel
Start menu -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> right-click on unnecessary software -> Uninstall
Important! You can get to the “Programs and Features” section through the “This PC” window menu, in which select “Computer” and in the list that opens, click “Uninstall or change a program.”
Using PowerShell
To remove built-in Windows applications 10 use the “PowerShell” utility. In the search bar, run “PowerShell” as Administrator.
In the window that opens, enter the command:
Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName
Where " PackageFullName" is the full name of the application.
After this, a complete list of installed standard applications will appear.
To remove them, enter the following command in PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage
Using special programs
To save time and more easy removal On your computer, use programs specifically designed for this.
Removes unnecessary software from your computer, it additional files and Registry entries in a few clicks. This allows you to get rid of the “tails” remaining after the uninstallation process.
To remove using Revo Uninstaller, select unnecessary software in the active window, then click “Delete”.
In the window that opens, select the uninstallation method:
- built-in;
- safe;
- moderate;
- advanced.
Video
The video describes in detail how to remove programs in Windows 10 using the specified methods, including using other special software.
Conclusion
On a Windows 10 computer, you can remove both installed and built-in programs and applications. It's better to do this with special programs, which clean up the “tails”. You can also uninstall manually using the Settings application or through the Start menu in the general list.