Alternatives to uninstall Windows applications

uninstall applications in Windows

On the web there are developers who have proposed a large number of tools that can help us uninstall Windows applications or drivers, which could represent a paid license and others completely free. In a previous post we had recommended the use of an interesting tool that could help us "force the uninstallation" of applications that are difficult to remove from our operating system.

These types of alternatives are valid only when there is a problem in the uninstallation of applications in Windows, something that is not too common and therefore, other types of alternatives should be used; before rushing to use applications that could be damaging the Windows registry, it would be good to try to use some of these alternatives, which will not represent any kind of danger or damage to the operating system.

First alternative to uninstall Windows applications

The methods and alternatives that we will suggest below can be applied both for Windows 7 and for its most recent version. In this first alternative we will suggest performing the following steps:

  • We head towards the «Control panel»Windows
  • From the options shown we choose «Programs-> Uninstall a program«.
  • From the list shown, we double-click the application that we want to Uninstall.
  • A confirmation window may appear to perform this task.
  • An additional box could also appear, which will allow us to remove the configuration or eliminate certain traces of the selected application.
  • Let's confirm our action by pressing the OK button in the window.

uninstall apps and drivers in Windows

That is all we would need to do with this first alternative, being perhaps necessary, that we restart Windows for the changes to take effect; the method is valid also when we want uninstall the drivers for a device installed in Windows.

Second alternative to Uninstall Windows applications

This second alternative that we will mention below can be used when an application or the driver that we want to uninstall is associated with specific hardware. To do this, we will have to enter the area where all our devices are located, being able to achieve our goal with the following steps:

  • We locate the icon of «My PC»On the Windows desktop (not its shortcut).
  • We select it with the right mouse button and from the contextual menu we choose «We take care of your rental property in Valencia. «.
  • From the left sidebar we select the option that says «Device administrator«.
  • A new window will open, having to go to the «Controller«.
  • There we will only have to select the tab that says «uninstall»And then close the window with the«to accept«.

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As we suggested earlier, this procedure can be helpful when needed Uninstall some software linked to hardware, that is, to a possible controller. It may also be necessary to have to restart the operating system for the changes to take effect.

Third alternative to Uninstall applications in Windows

If for any reason the aforementioned alternatives do not take effect, an additional one can be used, which will initially rely on the use of a command terminal window, which suggests having to call the "command prompt" (cmd) but with administrator permissions; for this, we should only:

  • Click on the button «Start Menu»Windows.
  • Write the word «cmd»And from the results, choose the option that will allow us to run it with administrator permissions.
  • Alternatively in Windows 8 we can right-click on the start menu icon and select the command prompt with administrator permissions.
  • Once the command terminal window opens, we must write the following instruction and then press the «key.enter«.

pnputil -e> »% UserProfile% Desktopdrivers.txt

With the steps that we have suggested above, a txt file will be generated on the Windows desktop, although if we want to change the location we could do it quietly and without problem modifying the sentence in the final part replacing the path of the «Desktop».

uninstall drivers with cmd

In any case, it is advisable to leave said sentence as it is in order to locate the generated file directly on the desktop.

When the file is generated we will only have to double click to open it immediately, coming there the second part of the trick; this txt file will be a list of all installed drivers in Windows, having to locate the manufacturer of the one that we need to Uninstall along with its software.

view installed drivers in Windows

What we should pay attention to in the list is in the part of the «Publish Name», and you should take note of the file that has a name with «oemxx.inf». If we have found it, now we must write the following in the same command terminal:

pnputil -f -d oem ##. inf

If we have proceeded the way we have advised, the drivers and software linked to the one we have selected will be completely uninstalled.

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With these three alternatives that we have mentioned, we can already choose one of them to be able to Uninstall some type of application although, we could recommend that its use could be effectively applied to controllers of a specific device or hardware within Windows.


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