Windows 11 comes packaged with a bunch of default apps, and you’ve probably installed quite a few yourself as well. Apps come and go, so if one has served its purpose or there’s a better app available, most users will want to uninstall the application.
We’ve listed various methods to uninstall apps on Windows 11 below. you may choose your preferred approach as the end result will be the same.
Using the Uninstaller
Developers usually include anuninstall.exefile along with everything else that is extracted when you install an application. The purpose of this uninstaller file is to, you guessed it,uninstall the application. Here are the steps to run the uninstaller:
you may customize the start menu, easily access your installed applications, as well as remove the ones you don’t want with the click of a button. Here’s how to uninstall apps on Windows 11 via the Start Menu:
Using the Control Panel
The Control Panel is mainly used to check and modify system settings. One of its many features is to remove or modify programs, and here’s how you may do the same:
TheSettings apphas received a lot of improvements in Windows 11, and the UI has changed. But one thing that has remained consistent with Windows 10 is that you may still remove unwanted apps and features. Here are the steps to do so:
From the Command-Line
We recommend using the methods listed above as they will easily get the job done. But if you’d prefer to take the CLI approach anyway, there are a couple of ways to go about it.
Using Remove-AppxPackage Cmdlet
We’ve instructed how to use this cmdlet for its core function below. But if you’d like to preserve the application data after uninstalling it, or you’re trying to uninstall an app on a specific user account only, or some other advanced task, you should refer toMicrosoft’s documentation.
With that said, here’s how to uninstall apps on Windows 11 using this cmdlet:
you may also utilize the WMIC utility, but this method only allows you to remove programs that are registered in WMI, so your options will likely be limited. Regardless, here’s how to uninstall apps on Windows 11 via WMIC:
Third-Party Uninstaller
