How to Delete Programs From a System

There are many reasons to remove a program from your computer. You may want to remove a program that is causing your computer to freeze or crash, or delete programs which you do not use in order to recover disk space. This may especially be true of a program that appears on your computer without you knowing why the program was installed or where it came from. Unwanted programs, even if not malicious, take up space on your computer's hard drive. If the free space on your computer's hard drive is beginning to get limited, consider removing unwanted programs.

Windows 7

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  Click "Start," then click "Control Panel."

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  In the Control Panel, under "Programs," click "Programs and Features."

• 3

  In the list of installed programs, select the program you want to delete, and then click "Uninstall." If a dialogue box opens, click to confirm that you want to delete the program.

• 4

  Restart the computer to make sure that all changes take effect.

Windows Vista

• 1

  Click "Start," then click "Control Panel."

• 2

  In the Control Panel, under "Programs," click "Uninstall a program."

• 3

  In the list of installed programs, select the program you want to delete.

• 4

  Select "Add or Remove Features," then click "Continue" to delete the program from the computer. If a dialogue box opens, click to confirm that you want to delete the program.

• 5

  Restart the computer to make sure that all changes take effect.

Windows XP

• 1

  Click "Start," then click "Control Panel."

• 2

  Select "Add/Remove Programs."

• 3

  In the list of installed programs, select the program you want to delete, and then click "Change/Remove." If a dialogue box opens, click to confirm that you want to delete the program.

• 4

  Restart the computer.