On a (remote) Windows 10 (1809) system, the user first signed in as normal user, then switched to admin user, without explicitly signing out the normal user.
At that point I connected remotely and uninstalled an application via start > settings > apps.
The application disappeared from the app list, but it turns out all the application's files are still present in the Program Files folder.
I cannot delete the files manually, as they appear in use by the normal user.
Would windows 10 allow an uninstall to proceed when an application is still being used by another user who is still signed in?
EDIT:
Ran into the same issue on a local tablet running Win 10 pro 1809, so without any remote access confusion. Here's how to reproduce the issue:
- log in as normal user
- open app-X
- switch to admin user (without signing out normal user)
- uninstall app-X (via settings->apps)
The uninstaller proceeds without errors, app X is removed from the list under settings->apps, but files remain in place in the Program Files (x86)\app-X
folder.
NOTE: This was a custom app installed using an NSIS installer, haven't tried with other apps yet.