{"id":16611,"date":"2020-05-28T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2573556"},"modified":"2020-05-28T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T16:25:00","slug":"windows-10-basics-how-to-uninstall-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/28\/windows-10-basics-how-to-uninstall-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 basics: how to uninstall apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remove apps you don’t need<\/p>\n

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There are several reasons you might want to uninstall applications and \/ or programs from your Windows 10 PC. You may be trying to free up space, or you no longer use that application, or the program came with your PC and you don’t really need it.<\/p>\n

There are actually several different ways to uninstall, depending on the app you’re trying to remove. If one method doesn’t work, try another.<\/p>\n

Be warned: not every app can be uninstalled using the methods described here. Some built-in apps, such as Microsoft Edge and Xbox or Groove Music, can only be uninstalled with a tool like Windows PowerShell<\/a>, which uses a command-line interface. We’ll deal with that in another article.<\/p>\n

For most applications, though, the process is fairly straightforward.<\/p>\n

UNINSTALL AN APP FROM THE START MENU<\/h2>\n

It’s easy to uninstall simple apps, like many of those installed from the Microsoft Store, from the Start menu. For larger apps and programs, which may store settings in the Windows Registry and other places around your system, you may need to do a more formal uninstall. (Because Windows can store bits of your application in various parts of the system, it’s important to properly uninstall apps rather than simply delete them.)<\/p>\n

Here’s how to begin:<\/p>\n