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There are different programs - useful and useless, simple, complex and dangerous. And users will find out which of these qualities belongs to this or that software product, unfortunately, in most cases only after installing it in Windows. Buttons click, settings sliders move, and then the picture becomes clearer. What needs to be done with the software: execute it, that is, uninstall it, or pardon it, leave it in the depths of a computer or laptop.

This guide will tell you how to completely remove a program from your computer using utilities and manually.

Method No. 1: manual cleaning

Running the uninstaller

Almost every program has an uninstaller in its directory (folder) - a file usually named “uninstall”, “uninstaller”, etc. It is designed to remove application elements from the operating system (file directories and registry).

To run the program uninstaller, follow these instructions:

1. In the taskbar (the strip with buttons at the bottom of the display), click the “Windows” icon.

2. In the Start menu that appears, click “Control Panel.”

3. Set the “View” setting to “Category”.

4. Click the “Uninstall a program” section.

5. In the installed software directory, click the left button to select the application to be deleted.

6. Follow the instructions of the uninstaller that opens (if necessary, click the “OK”, “Next”, “Delete”, etc. buttons).

You can also run the Uninstall module directly from the Start menu (without going to Control Panel):

1. Click: “Windows” button → “All programs”.

2. Click to open the folder of the required program.

3. Click on the item in the list called “Delete...”, “Removing...” or “Uninstall”.

If you cannot find the uninstaller either in the “Uninstall a program” section or in the “Start” menu, do this:

1. Right-click on the application shortcut on your desktop.

2. Select “Properties” from the context menu.

3. In the properties panel, click the "File Location" button.

4. In the program directory that opens, find and run the uninstaller.

Well, if there is no shortcut on the desktop, look through the folders “ Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)". Often, by default, applications are installed in these directories.

Removing entries from the registry

To remove software keys remaining after uninstallation from the registry, perform the following operations:

1. Open the Run panel by pressing the Win + R key combination.

2. Type the command - regedit (registry editor) in the line.

3. Click OK.

4. In the menu, click: Edit → Find.

5. In the “Search” window, enter the name remote program and click “Find Next”.

6. Delete the found key here (via the registry editor): right-click on the key → click “Delete” in the list.

7. Resume searching for entries in directories by pressing the “F3” key. Or go to the menu: Edit → Find Next.

8. Perform the scan until a message appears indicating that the entire registry has been scanned.

Deleting files

To get rid of the remaining folders and files of a deleted program:

1. Press the key combination “Win + E”.

2. Go to the “Disk C” section.

3. On the right top corner window, in the “Search” field, type the name of the application that was uninstalled from the system.

4. Press "Enter".

5. Get rid of detected items through context menu: Right mouse button → Delete.

If an object is not deleted, try getting rid of it using iObit programs Unlocker.

After installing it, also open the context menu and select the utility icon in the list. And then in the window that opens, select “Unblock and delete” in the drop-down list and run the selected command.

Disabling system programs

Programs installed with Windows - Internet Explorer, game package (Solitaire, Spider), etc., delete using standard function it is forbidden. But you can disable them: they will be present in the system, but will not be displayed in the interface or launched.

1. Click: Start → Control Panel → Uninstall a program → Turn features on or off.

2. Click the mouse to remove the checkmarks next to the applications that you want to disable.

3. Click OK.

4. Wait until the procedure is completed, close the window.

Method No. 2: cleaning with uninstaller utilities

The algorithm for automatic uninstallation and removal of application remnants using uninstaller utilities boils down to the following:

1. Launch the built-in uninstaller.

2. Standard removal provided by the program.

3. Search for elements (files, registry keys) remaining after uninstallation and delete them.

The following solutions are most popular among PC users:

Easy to use, but powerful tool to clean Windows of unnecessary software. Quickly and accurately finds all remnants of deleted software. Has a “Force deletion” function.

Supports batch uninstallation: automatic sequential uninstallation of several programs.

Paid product with big amount functions for cleaning hard drive partitions and system directories from useless elements, registry optimization. Launches program removal with one click. It has the most user-friendly interface.

A faithful assistant in the most difficult cases of cleaning the OS from unnecessary applications. Distributed conditionally free of charge (test version - 30 days). It is endowed with advanced and lightning-fast algorithms for searching for remaining objects of uninstalled programs. Performs cleaning efficiently and meticulously.

Attention! Antiviruses

If you are faced with the task of removing an antivirus, first of all, ask on the official website of the developers whether special utility to remove it. It will greatly simplify the uninstallation process and significantly save your time.

Successful Windows cleaning!

In the "Seven" there is a lot of pred installed applications, which not every user needs. There's just one problem: they can't be deleted. The user does not have enough privileges to erase the folder with the program, and most of these programs are not in the Control Panel object, which is responsible for uninstalling the software.

We set out to tell users how to remove built-in programs from Windows computer 7, and also how to properly uninstall third-party software: after all, simply moving the directory with application files to the Trash is not enough, and sometimes even this is impossible to do.

Any program and game can be erased from a computer running Win 7 using the installer that installed the product on the system. It will transfer to the Recycle Bin all the files that were unpacked on the PC as a result of installing the software, and will delete from the registry the entries that the application added there.

Let's look at how to remove programs on Windows 7 Smart example Install Maker.

Open “Start” and click on the object highlighted in the screenshot.

We find the directory with the name of the unnecessary component and go to it.

Many software developers put their own products into separate folder with the name of the company (for example, directories with all products from ABBY are placed in the directory of the same name), so beginners cannot always find what they are looking for. Although in this case the search bar will help out.

Find the shortcut to uninstall the application and click on it.

The name of the object may differ for different applications, but the meaning will remain the same.

We follow the instructions in the window that opens, which boil down to confirming the completion of the actions. Sometimes there are offers to leave user data and settings, which should not be neglected if in the future you plan to resort to the help of uninstallable software.

After completing the operations, close the installer window.

In this way it is possible to produce Windows cleaning 7 from all unnecessary programs that are not pre-installed on the system.

Second way to erase unnecessary applications in “Seven” – launch the installer manually. It is necessary in cases where there is no directory with the program or the “Uninstall” shortcut in Start.

Open the “Properties” of the application shortcut through which we launch it.

Copy the path to the executable file via the context menu.

Note the presence of a colon before the address. We don't need it.

Open Explorer by pressing Win + E or some other way.
Paste the copied address into the address bar.

We launch the executable file responsible for launching the installer and follow the suggested instructions.

Uninstalling programs in Windows 7 using these methods has a couple of significant disadvantages:

not always in the catalog with executable files there is an uninstaller (primarily concerns products for the deployment of which you use Windows Installer);
a lot of temporary files, product settings, directories where they were, and registry entries remain on the hard drive, which slows down the operating system over time.

One of the “Control Panel” components, which was created to get rid of software, will help you get rid of the first drawback. Next, we’ll figure out how to uninstall a program in Windows through the Control Panel.

Open it with anyone in a convenient way.

Click on the “Remove programs” link.

If the icons are displayed as icons (not grouped by category), click on the “Remove and install...” element.

This element can also be called via search bar"Start" or the "appwiz.cpl" command.

In the “Uninstall or change programs” window, select an object that is no longer needed on the computer and call the command to uninstall it through the context menu or the corresponding button in the toolbar.

An installer window will appear in front of us, where we need to perform several simple instructions, often different for different utilities.

Again, classical methods are not free from disadvantages. If you have figured out the uninstaller, we will touch on problems when some software components remain on the computer later. Now let’s answer the question: how to properly remove unnecessary applications via the command line.

Command line

We call the command line in any convenient way: by executing the “cmd” command in the “Start” or “Run” window, or through a shortcut in the main drop-down menu.

Enter the command “wmic” and press Enter to execute it.

If you see an invitation like in the screenshot, it means it’s launched console utility to read and provide the user with a wide range of information about the computer and operating system.

Execute the following line: “product get name» to obtain a list of software used on the PC, including games.

Among the built-in programs in the list there are only those that were deployed on the PC when Windows help Installer.

Here you will have to wait about a minute (depending on the power of the PC, the level of system optimization and the number of installed applications).

As a result, a list will appear. Find the name of the unnecessary program and remember it.

Enter a command like “product where name=”paint.net” call uninstall”, where instead of “paint.net” we write the installed program, which we will erase from hard drive, press Enter.

PowerShell

PowerShell is a powerful automation tool that appeared in Windows 7. Few people use its full capabilities, but in vain. Let's explore its potential by looking at how to uninstall a program through this tool.

We launch the automation tool in any way: through a shortcut or search in “Start” (“Standard” - “ Windows PowerShell)), or the “PowerShell” command in the “Run” window.

A black window similar to command line, but differing in greeting and cap.

Enter the command “Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | ft name,version,packagename" to get a list installed products and press Enter.

The command “(Get-WmiObject Win32_Product -Filter “Name = “paint.net””).Uninstall()” will perform the action we need.

For the “Name” value, enter the name of the software that we want to get rid of.

The disadvantage of this method is the same as when using the wmic utility - only products added using Windows Installer are displayed. Since the majority third party applications use an installer different from WI, you will have to resort to third-party solutions.

Uninstall program in Windows 7

There are a lot of utilities on the Internet that can uninstall all applications in the Seven. The most functional of the list is Revo Uninstaller. Using her example, we’ll look at how to completely remove an application or game from your computer in Windows 7.

Follow the link to download Uninstaller Pro.

This is full featured free version utilities with the only limitation - they will only work for 30 days.

We launch the downloaded file and follow all the suggested instructions: selecting the interface language, installation directory and creating shortcuts.

Call Revo Uninstaller.

We find desired object, select it and call the “Delete” command through the context menu or by clicking on the button of the same name.

How to find all the necessary objects if there are too many of them? Enter part of the application name into the quick search bar.

We wait for the rollback point (if system recovery is enabled) and backup copy registries will be created.

Both options can be disabled in the settings to speed up the process.

After launching the built-in uninstaller, follow its instructions, as in the first two methods.

Next, select a scanning method to search for files and registry entries remaining after the software and click “Scan”.

In advanced mode, the most full scan, which guarantees detection of all unnecessary components, but the process will be the most time-consuming, so we’ll stick to the moderate mode.

We select all the entries if they really belonged to the program being deleted (in our case, the entry about the SIM interface language remained), and click “Delete”.

Errors are excluded, but just in case, a rollback point and a backup copy of the registry are created, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

We confirm the action.

Mark the remaining files (for example, this Text Document with information for uninstalling SIM) or click “Mark all” and click “Delete”.

We confirm the operation.

The window will close automatically.

How to get rid of pre-installed applications?

As a final stage of consideration of the issue, we will study how to remove Windows 7 from a computer. standard programs, or rather, disable them, because such components can be restored at any time.

Open the “Control Panel” and go to the subsection shown in the screenshot (we worked with it in the first method) or execute “appwiz.cpl”.

Click on the menu item “Enable/disable components...”

It can also be launched through Revo Uninstaller: hold down Alt + T and click “Remove/Add Windows components...”.

Uncheck the boxes next to unnecessary elements, and click “OK”.

We are waiting for the changes to be completed.

Reboot your computer or laptop to save the result.

That's all. There's only one problem left. How to remove apps that won't uninstall standard means(from the Control Panel) or is their uninstaller missing?

Problem cases

If the program is not removed using the above methods, for example, it starts automatically with the operating system, you can find required process and kill him. However, services often start with such applications, and it takes a long time to complete everything manually. It's easier to use the Unlocker utility.

Let's go here and download it.
Install and launch Unlocker.

Specify the folder with non-deletable software.

Through the properties of the application shortcut you can see the directory where the executable file is stored.

In the next window we detect a process that uses objects from the selected directory.

If there is only one, then click “Unblock”, otherwise click “Unblock all”.

The process can be “killed” if suddenly other buttons do not give a positive result.

You may also need forced deletion the problematic file after unlocking it.

After completing all operations to unlock undeletable files, you can use Revo Uninstaller or similar program to finish what you started.

Video instruction

In the videos below you can see how programs are uninstalled in Windows 7 in different ways.

Surely, many have encountered this problem: you want to remove an intrusive program, but it either is not removed, or appears again after a reboot, or simply does not appear in the list of installed software and it is not clear how to eradicate all its components. In this article, we will talk about how to completely clean your system of traces of any annoying, unwanted or malicious program.

Correcting shortcuts

Carefully review the paths in your browser shortcuts. If they contain a postscript in the form of an unwanted site, erase it. If you doubt the correctness of the paths, it is better to destroy the shortcut and then create it again or reinstall the browser.

Below you can see an example of a shortcut modified by malware. Firstly, he refers to batch file, and not to an exe file, as expected. Secondly, the line contains the address of a dubious site. Third, work folder not the one you should have of this browser:

Searching for malicious tasks in the scheduler

Open your scheduler and view your tasks. If you find a strange task that triggers unknown file say from AppData\local\, feel free to delete it:

It is very convenient to work with tasks in CCleaner. Open . If you find a suspicious task, kill it:

After eliminating malware or unwanted software, it is also recommended to:

check for correctness DNS settings and correct them if necessary:

clear DNS cache team ipconfig /flushdns ;
check contents hosts file and if necessary;
check the route table and if necessary;
perform a system check using .

Uninstallers (programs for removing programs) are an integral part of the process of optimizing the operating system, as they can free up significant resources for the operating system.

Unlike standard system removal, uninstallers often have advanced functionality. Besides easy removal, they may be looking for leftovers remote programs, perform forced removal (in cases where the program cannot be removed regular means), as well as a number of other possibilities.

Below are best programs removal tools, which you can download to your computer and use instead of the standard removal tool.

Soft Organizer– a utility for removing (uninstalling) unnecessary programs and searching for their traces (residues) that remain after the normal removal process. To do this, you need to run program removal from Soft Organizer. In this case, the trace search process starts automatically after normal removal.

08/15/2018, Anton Maksimov

Uninstallers have become the norm for Windows users. This is due to the fact that programs often leave a large number of files and folders on the disk that hang like dead weight. And what more apps the user installs and erases on his PC, the more unnecessary traces remain in the system as dead weight.

06.26.2018, Anton Maksimov

Uninstaller Uninstall Tool perfect for conservative users who love classic appearance programs in Windows style XP. As for the functionality, it is very typical for programs of this type and includes basic set tools for finding traces of uninstalled programs and a startup manager.

05/11/2018, Anton Maksimov

Total Uninstall is a utility for removing unnecessary programs with the function of tracking the installation of new programs, support for modern Windows applications(from the shop Microsoft Store), the function of cleaning the system from temporary and other unnecessary files, as well as a startup manager.

The program can display a list of all traces of the selected program using the “Details” button on the toolbar. These include tracks on the disk, system registry, as well as services and devices. It can be very useful for analyzing applications, as it can show all the services associated with the selected program.

In our work, we focus on free and, even more often, open source software. In this post, we will talk about the free, but unfortunately not yet open source software Revo Uninstaller. This program will allow you to easily uninstall (remove) other software installed on your computer. The developer claims that Revo Uninstaller will be able to remove a program even if Windows cannot remove it through the Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs). Moreover, Revo Uninstaller is the most powerful and fastest alternative standard tool uninstalling Windows programs.

12/14/2017, Anton Maksimov

The standard program uninstallation tool does not always completely remove applications installed on the system. Some files and records remain there as dead weight. This does not cause serious damage to Windows until too much of this data accumulates. Residues from programs in the form of files can seriously reduce disk space, which may subsequently affect the performance of the system. To prevent this from happening, there are various applications For complete removal programs.

One of these programs is called GeekUninstaller and it is designed to remove unnecessary programs and then search for and remove traces of these programs on the computer. The utility's interface is quite ascetic and simple. All you need to do is select the application and click the “Delete” button.

11/21/2017, Anton Maksimov

Wise Program Uninstaller is a utility for completely removing programs and traces of them that remain after normal uninstallation. The utility is very easy to use and does not require additional knowledge to operate. It works according to the classic scenario: first it is produced regular deletion, and then search for and remove remnants of the program in the system.

Very often, when uninstalling programs, certain difficulties may arise, especially when you are just starting to master the computer. Many novice users can simply delete the program folder on their hard drive. And after that, with no correct removal a lot of problems begin. Various windows appear on the screen about the absence of certain files, various warnings pop up about the impossibility of downloading or incorrect operation applications. Without thinking about yours previous actions that led to this problem, the user begins to refer to failures in the operating system and PC hardware configured to reinstalling Windows etc.

What causes errors when loading the operating system. The fact is that if uninstalled incorrectly, the program leaves its “traces” in the registry; its remains may be present in startup or Windows services. All this leads to similar messages when starting the operating system.

There are also cases when the user deletes only the shortcut on the desktop and is sure that he has deleted the application completely. A shortcut is only a link to the launch and removing it does not mean that you are getting rid of installed program. It remains in its entirety on the hard drive and can be launched by creating another shortcut after right-clicking on the application launch file.

Let's consider what to do in similar situation and how to completely remove a program from your computer using built-in Windows tools and using special utilities.

Removal using built-in Windows tools

If you are using the XP version, you can quickly uninstall any application through the “Add or Remove Programs” tab in the “Control Panel”. Here you choose the right application and click on the delete button.
In Windows 7, we remove it in the same way, only the list of applications is in the “Programs and Features” section.

When a program cannot be removed in this way, it means it is running and running in hidden mode. To do this, you first need to disable it in Windows services, which you can access through the “Administration” tab in the Control Panel. If it is not in the services and it still is not deleted, you need to check its presence in the Task Manager processes. If an uninstallable program is running there, you need to right-click to force its execution to end. After disabling applications in services or in the task manager, restart the uninstallation process.

To completely clear traces of a deleted program from your computer, you can use cleaning utilities third party developers, for example, CCleaner or the Privazer utility. The latter is the best utility to optimize and speed up your PC. It quickly clears not only the remains of programs and other “garbage”, but also frees RAM, resulting in an increase in productivity.

How to remove using Revo Uninstaller

Revo Uninstaller is a more effective tool in removing applications from your computer, including those occupied by the process and those that cannot be removed.

You can download this utility from the official website. After installing Revo Uninstaller, the “Uninstaller” tab opens with a list of all installed applications on the computer. Mark what you need and click on the delete button.

After Revo Uninstaller you will be asked to select the uninstaller operating mode. Leave the default mode at moderate.

After analysis and deletion, the utility will ask you to search for remaining files. As a result of scanning, the denstralator will highlight the entries in bold Windows registry to delete, and then the remaining files on your hard drive that you should get rid of.

Thus, the program and all its tails are completely removed from the computer.

We looked at the most common cases of how to remove a program from a computer. We are confident that the options listed will help you solve the problem.