Enable the built-in Administrator Account This will enable Windows Installer in Safe Mode and allow you to uninstall MSI packages. Open the Registry Editor and go to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal.Microsoft has prevented the Windows Installer service from working in Safe mode, so you need to enable it first. Please note, if the uninstaller uses MSI/Windows Installer, it will not work in Safe Mode. I reccommend you to look at our article on how to boot into Windows Safe Mode. In Safe Mode, Windows does not have UAC enabled and your account will not have any restrictions, so nothing will prevent you from removing app whose uninstallers fail to elevate. Try to remove the application using Safe Mode. This should resolve the issue of the uninstaller not having sufficient access rights to remove itself.
To paste, right click the command prompt. Paste the command you copied above into the elevated command prompt.Double click the UninstallString value and press Ctrl+C to copy the selected data. After you locate the required subkey of the app you need to uninstall, copy the value data of the UninstallString value to the clipboard.A note for 64-bit Windows users: If you can't find the appropriate subkey for your application, try to look at the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UninstallĪt this key, 32-bit applications store their uninstall information on 64-bit Windows. The DisplayName value contains the name of the application which will be uninstalled. In the example above, you can see registry key for VirtualBox guest additions. By reading these subkeys, you can easily tell which software the key represents. Every subkey of this key corresponds to a specific application installed on your PC.Tip: You can access the desired Registry key with one click. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall.Open Registry Editor (see our detailed tutorial about Windows Registry Editor).Uninstall the program using an elevated command prompt
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