Proper removal of applications is an important task when actively working on a computer. Correct uninstallation is to remove the software through the Control Panel. It is not enough to remove the program icon from the desktop; you need to completely uninstall the utility or application. There are several ways to do this.

The procedure for removing each utility is different. From some applications you need to exit and completely shut down their work (this applies to antiviruses), in others you need to clear the cache and cookies, and also log out of your account (for browsers). For most software, a simple uninstall is sufficient. in a standard way. After some you need to carry out complete cleaning tails and residual files.

• Through the Control Panel.
• Through the root directory.
• Using third party software.

Option 1: Control Panel

In the Windows 7 operating system, removing programs from the computer:

• Let's go to the menu " Start".
• Click on " Control Panel».
• Switch to the view option " Category».

• Click " Uninstalling a program».
• Select the program and press the button “ Delete».
• We are waiting for the operation to complete.

Tip: you can uninstall any program this way, but some applications leave behind tails and residual files in the registry. It may be difficult to reinstall this program.

Option 2: Remove the program from the root directory

You can uninstall any application from the folder where it was installed.

• To do this, you need to open the root directory of the installed utility and find the file there Uninstall .
• Double-click this file and wait for the operation to complete.

In Windows 7, when uninstalling programs, depending on the utility, some action may be required from the user (leave a review on the website, select the option to uninstall completely or reinstall, and so on).

Option 3: Third party software

There are a lot of programs on the Internet that help the user solve certain problems. For installing and uninstalling software, for optimization and configuration and many others. To uninstall software on a computer, one of the good utilities is IObit Uninstaller. With its help, you can not only remove any program from your computer, but also clean your PC of debris remaining after these programs.

In the "Seven" there is a lot of pred installed applications, which not every user needs. There's just one problem: they can't be deleted. The user does not have enough privileges to erase the folder with the program, and most of these programs are not in the Control Panel object, which is responsible for uninstalling the software.

We set out to tell users how to remove built-in programs from Windows computer 7, as well as how to properly uninstall third-party software: simply moving the directory with application files to the Trash is not enough, and sometimes even this is impossible to do.

Any program and game can be erased from a computer running Win 7 using the installer that installed the product on the system. It will transfer to the Recycle Bin all the files that were unpacked on the PC as a result of installing the software, and will delete from the registry the entries that the application added there.

Let's look at how to remove programs on Windows 7 Smart example Install Maker.

1. Open “Start” and click on the object highlighted in the screenshot.

1. We find the directory with the name of the unnecessary component and go to it.

Many software developers place their products in a separate folder with the company name (for example, directories with all products from ABBY are placed in the directory of the same name), so beginners cannot always find what they are looking for. Although in this case the search bar will help out.

1. Find the shortcut to uninstall the application and click on it.

The name of the object may differ for different applications, but the meaning will remain the same.

1. We follow the instructions in the window that opens, which boil down to confirming the completion of the actions. Sometimes there are offers to leave user data and settings, which should not be neglected if in the future you plan to resort to the help of uninstallable software.

1. After completing the operations, close the installer window.

In this way it is possible to produce Windows cleaning 7 from all unnecessary programs that are not pre-installed on the system.

The second way to erase unnecessary applications in Seven is to launch the installer manually. It is necessary in cases where there is no directory with the program or the “Uninstall” shortcut in Start.

1. Open the “Properties” of the application shortcut through which we launch it.

1. Copy the path to the executable file via the context menu.

Note the presence of a colon before the address. We don't need it.

1. Open Explorer by pressing Win + E or some other way.
2. Paste the copied address into the address bar.

1. We launch the executable file responsible for launching the installer and follow the suggested instructions.

Uninstalling programs in Windows 7 using these methods has a couple of significant disadvantages:

• not always in the catalog with executable files there is an uninstaller (primarily concerns products for the deployment of which you use Windows Installer);
• a lot of temporary files, product settings, directories where they were, and registry entries remain on the hard drive, which slows down the operating system over time.

One of the “Control Panel” components, which was created to get rid of software, will help you get rid of the first drawback. Next, we’ll figure out how to uninstall a program in Windows through the Control Panel.

1. Open it in any convenient way.

1. Click on the “Remove programs” link.

If the icons are displayed as icons (not grouped by category), click on the “Remove and install...” element.

This element can also be called via search bar"Start" or the "appwiz.cpl" command.

1. In the “Uninstall or change programs” window, select an object that is no longer needed on the computer and call the command to uninstall it through the context menu or the corresponding button in the toolbar.

1. An installer window will appear in front of us, where we need to perform several simple instructions, often different for different utilities.

Yet again classic methods are not free from shortcomings. If you've figured out the uninstaller, we'll touch on problems when some software components remain on the computer later. Now let’s answer the question: how to properly remove unnecessary applications via the command line.

Command line

1. We call the command line in any convenient way: by executing the “cmd” command in the “Start” or “Run” window, or through a shortcut in the main drop-down menu.

1. Enter the command “wmic” and press Enter to execute it.

If you see a prompt like in the screenshot, it means that a console utility has launched to read and provide the user with a wide range of information about the computer and operating system.

1. Execute the following line: “product get name” to obtain a list of products used on the PC software, including games.

Among the built-in programs in the list there are only those that were deployed on the PC when Windows help Installer.

Here you will have to wait about a minute (depending on the power of the PC, the level of system optimization and the number of installed applications).

As a result, a list will appear. We do not find the name the desired program and remember.

1. Enter a command like “product where name=”paint.net” call uninstall”, where instead of “paint.net” we write the installed program, which we will erase from hard drive, press Enter.

PowerShell

PowerShell is a powerful automation tool that appeared in Windows 7. Few people use its full capabilities, but in vain. Let's explore its potential by looking at how to uninstall a program through this tool.

1. We launch the automation tool in any way: through a shortcut or search in “Start” (“Standard” - “ Windows PowerShell)), or the “PowerShell” command in the “Run” window.

A black window similar to command line, but differing in greeting and cap.

1. Enter the command “Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | ft name,version,packagename" to get a list of installed products and press Enter.

1. The command “(Get-WmiObject Win32_Product -Filter “Name = “paint.net””).Uninstall()” will perform the action we need.

For the “Name” value, enter the name of the software that we want to get rid of.

The disadvantage of this method is the same as in the case of using the wmic utility - only products added using Windows Installer are displayed. Since the majority third party applications use an installer different from WI, you will have to resort to third-party solutions.

Uninstall program in Windows 7

There are a lot of utilities on the Internet that can uninstall all applications in the Seven. The most functional of the list is Revo Uninstaller. Using her example, we’ll look at how to completely remove an application or game from your computer in Windows 7.

1. Follow the link to download Uninstaller Pro.

This is full featured free version utilities with the only limitation - they will only work for 30 days.

1. We launch the downloaded file and follow all the suggested instructions: selecting the interface language, installation directory and creating shortcuts.

1. Call Revo Uninstaller.

1. We find the desired object, select it and call the “Delete” command through the context menu or by clicking on the button of the same name.

How to find all the necessary objects if there are too many of them? Enter part of the application name into the quick search bar.

1. We wait for the rollback point (if system recovery is enabled) and backup copy registries will be created.

Both options can be disabled in the settings to speed up the process.

1. After launching the built-in uninstaller, follow its instructions, as in the first two methods.

1. Next, select a scanning method to search for files and registry entries remaining after the software and click “Scan”.

In the advanced mode, the most complete scan is carried out, which guarantees the detection of all unnecessary components, but the process will be the most time-consuming, so we will focus on the moderate mode.

1. We select all the entries if they really belonged to the program being deleted (in our case, the entry about the SIM interface language remained), and click “Delete”.

Errors are excluded, but just in case, a rollback point and a backup copy of the registry are created, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

1. We confirm the action.

1. Mark the remaining files (for example, this Text Document with information for uninstalling SIM) or click “Mark all” and click “Delete”.

1. We confirm the operation.

The window will close automatically.

How to get rid of pre-installed applications?

As the final stage of consideration of the issue, we will study how to remove standard programs from a Windows 7 computer, or rather, disable them, because such components can be restored at any time.

1. Open the “Control Panel” and go to the subsection shown in the screenshot (we worked with it in the first method) or execute “appwiz.cpl”.

1. Click on the menu item “Enable/disable components...”

It can also be launched through Revo Uninstaller: hold down Alt + T and click “Remove/Add Windows components...”.

1. Uncheck the boxes next to unnecessary elements and click “OK”.

1. We are waiting for the changes to be completed.

1. Reboot your computer or laptop to save the result.

That's all. There's only one problem left. How to remove applications that cannot be removed using standard means (from the Control Panel) or there is no uninstaller for them?

Problem cases

If the program is not removed using the above methods, for example, it starts automatically with the operating system, you can find the desired process and kill it. However, services often start with such applications, and it takes a long time to complete everything manually. It's easier to use the Unlocker utility.

1. Let's go here and download it.
2. Install and launch Unlocker.

1. Specify the folder with non-deletable software.

Through the properties of the application shortcut you can see the directory where the executable file is stored.

In the next window we detect a process that uses objects from the selected directory.

1. If there is only one, then click “Unblock”, otherwise click “Unblock all”.

The process can also be “killed” if suddenly other buttons do not give a positive result.

Forced deletion may also be necessary problematic file after unlocking it.

1. After completing all operations to unlock undeletable files, you can use Revo Uninstaller or similar program to finish what you started.

Video instruction

In the videos below you can see how programs are uninstalled in Windows 7 in different ways.

I myself, when I had just bought a computer, simply deleted the shortcut from the desktop, thinking that I had deleted a program or game. In fact, everything is not like that. Therefore, today we will talk about how to properly remove programs in Windows 7? In fact, this method is quite suitable for Windows 8 and Windows 10.

You need to remember the following: after installation and subsequent operation of the program, it leaves various data, for example in folders, as well as in . And now we will find out how to remove all this.

Method 1

You can remove programs as follows. Open the Start menu, click “All Programs” and there we look for the application that needs to be removed. Open the folder with the program and look for the file there Delete,Uninstall, or Uninstall and launch it.

The method is of course simple, but in my opinion it is not effective, since, again, not everything is removed, so we will consider the following methods.

Method 2

This method is in case the desired program is not in the Start menu. Then let's open control Panel and look for a category there Programs and components.

There are all the programs that you can remove. Just select the desired program and click above delete.

Method 3

The method is a little similar to the first one, we need to go to system disk or on the disk where you installed the program, go to the folder Program Files and find the program you want to remove. Open the folder and look for the icon again delete or uninstall.

All these methods are standard in Windows and I do not recommend using them, since they do not provide the same capabilities as third-party software, which we will talk about now.

To begin with, I will list those utilities with which we can completely remove everything unnecessary from the computer. These are Total Uninstall Pro, MyUninstaller, Absolute Uninstaller, Ashampoo Uninstaller, Uninstall Tool, Advanced Uninstaller Pro.

Personally I enjoy Uninstall Tool and I’m happy with everything, the utility is capable of deleting not only the program itself, but also the remains located in and various folders remaining in my documents.

Now I will tell you a little about her. I won’t get hung up on all of them, and I haven’t tried everything, the Uninstall Tool is enough for me.

If you have installed this program, then in the window that appears we immediately see the applications themselves that can be deleted. Below we see several tabs: Applications, System, Hidden, Recently installed, Install and monitor. I think it’s already clear what’s going on here.

By clicking on any program, on the left we can see the path where it is installed and some information about the program itself.

Uninstalling programs is very easy. Double-click on the desired one and delete it. When it is removed, a window will appear: Removing program remnants, which will scan the registry and other folders for remnants of the program being removed. Click delete.

As you can see, there are many ways, but not all are effective, so I advise you to use programs such as the Uninstall Tool.

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After installing the program, check how it works. If everything is in order, also make sure proper operation most frequently used programs. Try not to put off deciding whether you need the installed program or not. If you don’t like it and you plan to remove it, it is better if this happens immediately after installation, before other programs are installed. This will allow you to “high-quality” remove the program without subjecting the disk to defragmentation (defragmentation is the correct redistribution of free space on the hard drive).

Before uninstalling programs in Windows 7, first find the folder in which it is located and remember the path leading to it. This can be done by hovering the mouse cursor over the program shortcut (in our case it is MTC DialUp) and clicking -> "properties":

After which the following window will appear, in which the full path will be visible, next to the word working folder:

Then click Start->Control Panel, the following window opens, in which I have highlighted the required item in red:

After clicking on the word, the following window appears:

In this menu "Installation and removal of programms"- the program selected for removal must be in the list. Select it and click the button "delete/edit"- The Uninstall Program Wizard will start working.

The Uninstall Program Wizard in Windows 7 often warns about the dangers of removing “common” components. We have already written about the fact that such a threat actually exists, but there is nowhere to escape from it; you have to take risks, and then observe the behavior of other programs. The only thing we can say with certainty is that the less different installations elapsed between stopping and deleting a certain program, the lesser the threat of deletion common components. If the removal is performed directly after the installation, then this threat is minimal - it is better to remove more than less.

Removing programs is not always complete. Look at the folder in which the program was located (described at the beginning of the article) - most likely, this folder has not been deleted and there are some “tails” in it - delete them manually. Icons and shortcuts are not always removed from the Desktop and the Main Menu. Find them and deal with them in the way you prefer - best of all, with the “Delete” command from the context menu, launched when you hover over a particular shortcut with the cursor and click on the “Delete” button.

Many users are interested in . If you want to get rid of a program, then the traditional method of deleting the folder with files will not be entirely correct. In addition to the installation location, program elements may remain in other places on the hard drive, as well as entries in Windows registry 7. It will clog over time. operating system. In the future, against this background, you may have problems with the smooth operation of your computer.

Today we will try to consider all aspects of correctly removing a program from the system. This process is different from . These methods are carried out using standard windows tools 7 and third party programs.

Standard methods for uninstalling programs in Windows 7

1 method. During installation of the program, you specify the path where the files should be unpacked. I am more than sure that during the installation process you press “next” all the time and do not prefer to change the path, so the installation occurs in the default location. Namely, in the folder C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86).

We follow these paths and find the name of our program. Then we move to the folder and try to find the file Uninstall.exe or uninst.exe or something similar. We double-click on it with the left button, and a window for uninstalling the program opens in front of us, where we confirm the actions.

Wait for the uninstallation process, and the program with all components will completely disappear from your computer.

Method 2. A more convenient method compared to the previous one. The downside is that not all programs may be listed.

Click “start” -> “all programs” and you will see a list of programs that open. Deletion is available not for all items, but for those that have a folder icon next to them.

Select the desired name from the list and click on Uninstall or something similar (names may differ). Then we confirm the deletion and wait for the process to complete.

Method 3. The most universal and common way to remove programs in Windows 7. Unlike the previous recommendation, the entire list will be present here installed programs, which you can find like this:

1. Click “Start” -> “Control Panel” and find the “Programs and Features” item.

2. Click “start” and type “installation” in the search bar and select “add or remove programs.”

Find the program in the list and right-click on it. Then the “delete” message will pop up, which you need to click on.

After confirmation you can completely remove the program.

Method 4 Uninstall the program using . To begin, press and hold on your keyboard windows icon+ R. Type in CMD and click OK.

Type the command WMIC and press ENTER, after which you will see the line WMIC:ROOT\CLI. On new line enter the PRODUCT GET NAME command. Wait a while and a list of programs will open in front of you. Not all programs that are included in the Add/Remove Programs component may be reflected here.

PRODUCT WHERE NAME="EXACT NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM" CALL UNINSTALL

When writing, you should take the case into account, for example, SamsungKies and samsungkies will be two different names. When writing the second one, an error will appear.

Enter Y and confirm. If everything is successful, you will see the message METHOD EXECUTION SUCCESSFUL.

Now you know how to remove programs in Windows 7 using standard methods. Let's move on to using third-party software.

Programs to remove

There are many programs to remove. It is believed that this is the most effective method, since with the help of utilities you can also clean up traces of applications and optimize the system as a whole. Such utilities include: Total Uninstall Pro, Revo Uninstaller, Final Uninstaller, Uninstall Tool.

Now I will briefly show how it works. For example, we will use Total Uninstall Pro, which has a simple interface. Visually divided into two parts. On the left is a list of installed applications, on the right is information about the locations of program elements.

After launching the utility, wait until the list of installed programs is completed. Highlight the right application and wait while the utility analyzes the program. The “delete” button will become available at the top.

In the window that opens, select the “remove analyzed program” profile and click the “run” button.

After which the standard uninstaller of the program will launch, and you need to wait for the uninstallation to complete. The utility will ask you to clean up the remaining elements, click “delete”, then “done”.

So you found out how to uninstall programs in Windows 7. From the entire list of methods, I would like to highlight the two most practical ones: uninstallation through “programs and components” and the use of additional utilities.