{"id":28667,"date":"2024-07-02T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=28667"},"modified":"2024-07-02T08:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:24:56","slug":"using-the-windows-start-menu-to-uninstall-programs-and-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/using-the-windows-start-menu-to-uninstall-programs-and-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Windows Start Menu to Uninstall Programs and Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"auto-style1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Using the Windows Start Menu to Uninstall Programs and Apps<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">We like Geek Uninstaller, HiBit Uninstaller, and Revo Uninstaller, but not all of you want to bother with an uninstaller app. Did you know that Windows 10 and 11 let you uninstall programs (and some Windows apps) right from the start menu? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Windows 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Open your Windows 10 Start menu\u00a0and right-click on the program you want to install. You&#8217;ll see a menu appear with the following items on it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&gt; Pin to Start<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&gt; More<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&gt; Uninstall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Click &#8220;Uninstall&#8221; to uninstall the program or app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2017\/rightclick-uni.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve\" width=\"363\" height=\"399\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Windows 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Open the Windows 11 Start menu and click on &#8220;All apps&#8221;. Right-click on the program you want to install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2022\/win11start.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Click on &#8220;Uninstall&#8221; from the right-click drop-down menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2022\/win11start1.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve\" width=\"406\" height=\"482\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">So all you need to do is click Uninstall to uninstall the program or (most) Windows apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If the program you want to uninstall appears as a folder in your start menu, you must open the folder and right-click the program shortcut and select &#8220;Uninstall&#8221;.\u00a0 Right-clicking the folder won&#8217;t do any good, except to give your finger a good workout.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Using the Windows Start Menu to Uninstall Programs and Apps We like Geek Uninstaller, HiBit Uninstaller, and Revo Uninstaller, but not all of you want to bother with an uninstaller app. Did you know that Windows 10 and 11 let you uninstall programs (and some Windows apps) right from the start menu? 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