How To Remove Software In Windows 7

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HP PCs - Uninstalling Software (Windows 7)

This document pertains to HP and Compaq PCs with Windows vii.

The process for uninstalling software in Windows 7 is explained in this document. Follow the steps provided to remove unwanted software from your Windows 7 computer.

Removing software with the Uninstall a plan feature in Windows 7

To remove programs and software components in Windows 7 from your computer hd, follow these steps:

1. Click First , and then click Control Panel.

2. Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.

   The Uninstall or alter a program window opens.

   Effigy : Uninstall or modify a programme

   

3. Select the program you want to remove.

4. Click Uninstall or Uninstall/Modify at the top of the program list.

5. Read and respond to whatever messages that might open while the software is being removed from your reckoner.

Removing software not listed in the Uninstall a program window in Windows vii

If the program y'all want to uninstall is not listed in the Uninstall a Program window, use the Turning a Windows characteristic on or off option on the left side of the Programs window.

1. Click Start , and then click Control Panel. Click Programs, and and then click Turn Windows features on or off.

   If yous are prompted for an Ambassador password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

   Figure : Windows Features

   

2. To turn a Windows feature on, select the checkbox adjacent to information technology, and and then click OK.

   To turn a Windows feature off, remove the pick, and click OK.

Uninstalling a program in the Registry Editor in Windows 7

Use the following steps only if y'all cannot notice the software listed in the Uninstall a Program window or in the Windows Features window.

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The following procedure involves editing the Windows registry. Incorrectly editing the registry could crusade Windows to not start. Create a backup of the registry before carefully post-obit the steps.

1. Click Start , and then enter regedit into the Search field. Click regedit.

   Figure : Search results for regedit

   

2. If you are prompted for an Administrator password or confirmation, blazon the password or provide confirmation.

   The Registry Editor opens.

   Figure : Registry Editor

   

4. Once the registry has been backed up, click the plus sign adjacent to the following key names in the left pane of the Registry Editor:

   • HKEY LOCAL Machine
   • SOFTWARE
   • MICROSOFT
   • WINDOWS
   • CURRENT VERSION
   • UNINSTALL

5. Nether Uninstall, select the key name of the software that you want to uninstall.

6. With the software name selected, double-click UninstallString in the right pane.

7. Select the entire text in the Value information field.

8. Right-click the highlighted text and click Re-create.

9. Click Cancel, so shut the Registry Editor window.

10. Click Start .

11. In the Search field, right-click and select Paste.

    The UninstallString value data you copied previously is pasted into the field.

12. Press the Enter central.

13. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the software.

Source: https://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c01835723

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