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Old June 1st 16, 09:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Is there a way to remove an application from the uninstall/repair
program list?

I deleted the application's directory & the application remain in
the "program list"; it couldn't be deleted. In fact, even an old
firefox version couldn't be removed from the list but remained
due most likely to how firefox updated itself.

Today, I did an uninstall of a trial application but its dll remained
because they were "being used"; an error occured but also another
dialogue popped up asking if I wanted the application to be removed
from "program list"; naturally I selected "yes"; then rebooted to get
rid of the dlls.

So now wonder how to get the popup for getting the program removed
from the program list!
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Old June 1st 16, 09:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default remove app from uninstall program list

On 01/06/2016 21:25, lew wrote:
Is there a way to remove an application from the uninstall/repair
program list?

I deleted the application's directory & the application remain in
the "program list"; it couldn't be deleted. In fact, even an old
firefox version couldn't be removed from the list but remained
due most likely to how firefox updated itself.

Today, I did an uninstall of a trial application but its dll remained
because they were "being used"; an error occured but also another
dialogue popped up asking if I wanted the application to be removed
from "program list"; naturally I selected "yes"; then rebooted to get
rid of the dlls.

So now wonder how to get the popup for getting the program removed
from the program list!


Two ways:

1) the easy way is to use CCleaner and it has a tool to delete an APP
from program list.

2) The second method is this:


1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
3. Locate the key to be deleted by locating the key name created by the
program. If the name of the key is not apparent, browse through each
key and note the value for DisplayName. This is the viewable string
in the Add/Remove Programs tool.
4. Using the Registry menu, export the selected registry key to make a
backup. Store the .reg file in a safe location in case you need to
import it at a later date.
5. Delete the selected registry key and its values. Do not delete the
entire Uninstall key.
6. Quit Registry Editor.
7. Verify that the reference in the Add/Remove Programs tool is no
longer visible.

3) As usual, when working with Registry keys, an intelligent person
normally breaks things up. So do what you should be doing.

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