How to uninstall programs in Windows 10

how to uninstall programs in windows 10

You know how to uninstall programs in Windows 10? In versions prior to the Windows 10 operating system, Microsoft included this option through the Control Panel, from which the installed Windows programs and features were accessed.

Now with Windows 10, Besides the classic method, there are new ways to uninstall programs in Windows 10 that we do not want and free up some space on our hard drive. With this tutorial we will learn how to do it quickly and easily.

After using Windows 10 for a few days, Microsoft's intention to gradually migrate those most used Control Panel functions to the new Settings application is becoming increasingly clear. And given how the Control Panel is designed (or how it was), it seems that this task will be a great job.

Due to this change it seems that, for the moment, many of the functions of Windows 10 will be found duplicated throughout the system, such as the program to uninstall the applications of our environment. Until Windows 8.1, any program could be uninstalled following the traditional way, that is, through the Control Panel. Now with Windows 10 there are two new ways: one through the Start menu, another from the Settings application. This is how they work:

How to uninstall programs in Windows 10 from the Start menu

How to uninstall programs in Windows 10 from startup

The quickest way to get rid of a program, either in the desktop version or from the Windows Store, is to go to the Start menu. The procedure is similar to uninstalling an App from the Windows 8.1 Start menu.

Once the Start menu is open, all we have to do is look for the program we want to remove from the list of applications. right-click and select Uninstall from the context menu that appears. Following the guided uninstallation process we will have completed the task.

This is the simplest way and it works with both traditional desktop programs and Apps.

Uninstall from the Settings app

How to uninstall programs in Windows 10 from the app settings

If we want some more information before uninstalling any application of our system, such as its size or when it was installed (beware, this data will change if the application is updated at some point), we will have to opt for the Configuration application.

To do this, we must follow the following steps: Start Menu > Configuration > System > Programs and Features. Next, we must allow time for Windows to collect the information from all the applications on our system. Once finished, the list will be ordered by the size of the programs based on the space they are consuming within our system. If you want to vary this organization, you can click on the column and vary the organization by name or version, instead of by size. To finish, we just have to select the application in question and delete it.

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How to uninstall programs in Windows 10 through the search engine

An alternative option to which we have shown you is entering the name of the application through the search box where the text appears Type the name of the application. From here we can enter the name of the program and, once found, delete it by clicking on its name to bring up the uninstall button.

If you click on it, a notice will appear indicating that both the program and its associated data will be completely eliminated. Clicking on uninstall again on the notice will start the process.

One more method to delete programs in Windows 10

If none of the above procedures finally convince you (or if you are a devotee of the most classic and pure Windows), you can continue using the traditional uninstall method through the Control Panel. This method only works for traditional desktop applications and, with Windows moving more and more into the Linux world and its rolling release, the days may be numbered.


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  1.   Andres Sarri said

    At first it seems comfortable and I hope effective. I appreciate the recommendation. I have tried to install Office Hogar on my new PC (having previously obtained the Control Code and Password from the PC supplier), repeatedly without success, which is why I have chosen to uninstall a program that was bothering me. From this moment on I will try again.