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How to uninstall programs on Windows 11

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Updated 8 October 2026 · Checked October 2026

Device: Microsoft Cloud PC · Software: Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457)

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In this guide
  1. Open Settings and choose Apps
  2. Click Installed apps
  3. Find the program
  4. Click the three dots and choose Uninstall
  5. Restart if asked
  6. Good to know
  7. Video demo
  8. Sources
Quick answer

Open Settings, choose Apps, then Installed apps. Click the three dots next to the program and choose Uninstall. Confirm, and follow the program's own uninstaller if one opens.

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Device
Windows
Shown on
Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457), Microsoft Cloud PC
App
Settings
Path
Settings › Apps › Installed apps
Real screenshots
4 of 5 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

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  1. Windows screenshot: Open Settings and choose Apps
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    Open Settings and choose Apps

    Press Windows + I and click Apps on the left.

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  2. Windows screenshot: Click Installed apps
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    Click Installed apps

    It is the first row. The full list of programs appears.

  3. Windows screenshot: Find the program
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    Find the program

    Type its name in the Search apps box, or use Sort by to see the largest ones first.

  4. Windows screenshot: Click the three dots and choose Uninstall
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    Click the three dots and choose Uninstall

    The dots are at the right end of the program's row. Confirm with Uninstall. Some programs then open their own removal window. Follow it to the end.

  5. Restart if asked

    A few programs finish removing their files only after a restart.

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About this guide

Programs you no longer use take up disk space and often run in the background. Removing them properly through Settings also removes their start-up entries.

Good to know

The quick way: open the Start menu, right-click the app and choose Uninstall.

If Uninstall is greyed out, the app is part of Windows and cannot be removed this way.

If you do not recognise a program, search its name online before removing it. Drivers from Intel, AMD, Nvidia or Realtek should stay.

Uninstalling does not cancel a paid subscription. Cancel that with the company or in the Microsoft Store.

In short: Settings, Apps, Installed apps, three dots, Uninstall.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.

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