How to Uninstall Windows Programs Definitely and Without Complications
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When we are sitting in front of our PC and with Internet access, many times we are tempted to download programs or applications to test how good they are. Little by little we can fill the computer’s hard drive and reduce the available memory space.
It’s not until the computer gets really slow that we realize we must clean the computer of files or programs to free up space and speed up the computer.
Windows incorporates its own microsoft programs to perform all the tasks we need. However, on the web we find multiple applications that offer us a better performance than those that we already have installed. Then we install and uninstall those that no longer serve us, this in turn can cause problems in the operating system as we will see below.
What is the problem when removing an application from my computer?
In general, what we do is uninstall the programs and ignore that they leave file or folder residue in Windows that continue to take up space. In addition to that, these remains can cause failures when installing a new program or even the same one, slowing down our computer.
So it becomes necessary remove them from the system to increase hard disk space and expand RAM. In this post we are going to show you how to delete these programs from Windows permanently.
What ways are there to completely remove a program from this system?
It is very important to learn to properly remove these programs system and avoid future functional and storage complications with your equipment. We are going to explain three of them and then we will explain how to permanently erase the residuals.
Select the program you want to remove from your list
Windows offers us the opportunity to remove these programs with the same system. Remember that there are programs that belong to the system that we cannot eliminate or uninstall.
To do this we go to the Start menu and once in the open panel open the list of all programs. Find the one you are interested in removing and leave it pressed for a few moments or with the right button on it, select Uninstall.
Through Windows settings
To do it by this method, follow these steps: go to the Windows Start menu, then in the box search type Settings. From the options displayed, choose Applications or Programs, as the case may be. We select the one we want to delete and we click Uninstall.
Entering the system control panel
Once again we are located in the start menu of the system. Then we go to the Control Panel in the options displayed or we write in the Control Panel search box and select Programs. In the list that appears we choose Programs and Features> uninstall a program. The programs installed in the system will appear, it only remains to select the one that interests us and apply Uninstall.
After completing any of these three steps to remove or uninstall a program, what remains is to remove any residue that has remained of the same in the system files.
In the search box of the file explorer writes% appdata% and then we go to the Local and Roaming subfolder and look for any file that is related to the deleted program and delete them. We must also access the temporary files by typing in the search engine% temp% and do the same procedure as the previous one.
How can I remove a program if this one does not allow it?
One of the options to solve this problem is to resort to programs of uninstallation of third parties that appear on the web. The best known and recommended is Revo Unistaller. It is capable of uninstalling the programs and cleaning your computer of all traces of it. Just download it and follow the installation and use instructions.
Why does a program ask me for a password to remove it from Windows?
This generally occurs when user account control levels are very high or the user himself does not have an administrator domain. To solve this, it is necessary to lower the account control levels or open the system with another Windows user account that has administrator privileges.