How to Uninstall Programs From Your Computer
After all these years, you've been downloading and installing programs at will without ever worrying about uninstalling them, right? maybe you just downloaded that cool new application that everyone is using, but in the end, you find it's not for you. What do you do now?Simply removing a program from your windows start menu programs menu doesn't actually get rid of the program. When you install a program on your computer, it installs many files and entreis into your system registry as well as on the hard drive. To properly uninstall a program, you have to follow an uninstallation process.In Windows
In Windows, often, you can find a program's uninstaller next to the program itself in the Start Menu. However, if the uninstaller is not there, follow this info
- Go to Start Menu > Control Panel.
- Click on "Uninstall a Program" under the "Programs" section.
- Browse the list until you locate the program you wish to uninstall. Click on it and you should then see an "Uninstall" button appear at top of the pane. Click on that, and it'll open up that program's uninstaller. Select next, and once completed, the program will be completely removed from your system.