How to Properly Uninstall Programs on PC That Won't Uninstall

For some useless applications, you may want to uninstall them from your computer. However, it is not always easy to do that as some applications would leave the unwanted or useless traces behind, and even refuse to be uninstalled. Now, let's check on how to delete a program that won't be uninstalled.

Part 1: Uninstall Programs on PC Manually

If you are good at handling the computer stuff, and have enough time, you can try the way in this part to delete the useless programs on your Windows PC. 

Step 1 Uninstall Applications with Control Panel
Firstly, please try to uninstall the applications using the control panel instead of the third-party uninstaller. Go to the Settings and navigate to Control Panel. Choose the "System > Apps & features" option on it and you can see there are different applications displayed on the interface. Click on the ones you want to remove and then click on the "Uninstall" button.



Step 2 Uninstall the Built-in Programs
Your Windows PC comes with many applications pre-installed, which you probably wouldn't need all of them. However, those apps are not easy for most of the users to uninstall.

Before we remove the built-in programs, please check for the specific package names for those applications:

Camera: windowscamera
Alarms and Clock: windowsalarms
Calendar and Mail: windowscommunicationsapps
3D Builder: 3dbuilder
Groove Music: zunemusic
Maps: windowsmaps
Movies & TV: zunevideo
OneNote: onenote
People: people
Photos: photos
Store: windowsstore
Voice Recorder: soundrecorder
Xbox: xboxapp

Now, let's take Camera as an example. If you want to remove the Camera app from your computer, open the PowerShell windows by typing "PowerShell" in the Start menu. Then press "Ctrl + Shift + Enter" to open Windows PowerShell as administrator and enter ppxPackage * windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage to remove the Camera app.

Part 2: Remove Programs on PC That Cannot be Uninstalled with CleanMyPC

To get rid of the pretty complicated steps in part 1 when you want to properly delete the unwanted programs on your computer, you are recommended to try CleanMyPC, which can help to erase all the useless cache files and traces by several clicks.

Step 1 Get CleanMyPC Program Installed on Windows PC
First of all, please get the CleanMyPC program downloaded and installed on your Windows PC by clicking the download button below. 



Step 2 Navigate to Unwanted Applications
Please launch the program and choose "Uninstaller" option on the left pane. Click on the "Start using" button and the program would begin to find out all the applications on your computer. 



Step 3 Uninstall Applications on PC Easily
After the program scan out all the applications on your computer, you are able to choose the ones you want to remove and click on the "Uninstall" button. 



After you successfully uninstall the app, you can see the interface as below. 



Above are the two different ways to properly remove the unwanted applications on your computer. You can choose one of them and have a try yourself. If you have any question about it, please make a comment below.