Remove program from Programs and Features

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pschroeder

• August 06, 2020 15:00

So I created an uninstall job that successfully uninstalls the program. However after the uninstall is complete the program is still showing in Program and Features. How can I also have the job remove the entry? I know the job runs successfully because the program (Tableau Reader) is not in the start menu anymore.

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  Colby Bouma

  • August 06, 2020 17:02

  There's probably a leftover registry entry. What command did you use for your uninstall package?

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  pschroeder

  • August 06, 2020 17:20

  The command i used was msiexec /QN /X {534F015C-86B9-4592-869C-43FEB77363C7}. When I go back into the registry the entry is gone.

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  Colby Bouma

  • August 06, 2020 17:50

  Hmm, that should have worked. There are 2 places in the registry that Programs & Features pulls from (that I know of).

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

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  pschroeder

  • August 06, 2020 17:53

  I forgot about the WOW6432Node. The registry key is still in there. Now to figure out how to remove it. 

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