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Getting an error when uninstalling Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop - The installation source for this product is not available

Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop has been installed and uninstalled 2 times. Something must have gone wrong the last time I uninstalled it. The program is listed in Control Panel and in the ...
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Can't delete npf64.sys from HikVision SADP install location - in use by invisible service?

I'm trying to fully uninstall HikVision SADP (an IP camera discovery & initial configuration tool) because it isn't working properly and I want to reinstall it cleanly. The installation path C:\...
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How to prevent program uninstall by administrator from registry

I have a way to control access to the registry. I am looking for a way to prevent the administrator from uninstalling any program. I am aware that there is a way to prevent users from uninstalling ...
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Should I delete leftover registry items after uninstalling programs?

Someone on another website recommended me to use Revo Uninstaller to uninstall some stubborn program I couldn't manage to remove from my (win10) pc. I have removed program among some others but I have ...
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How "clean" are Chocolatey installs and uninstalls?

I have installed Chocolatey and tested it by installing Docker Desktop. All is well and good, but I wonder, if I uninstall Docker Desktop through Chocolatey, will the package manager delete everything ...
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How to remove traces of a disconnected hard drive from windows 10

My alternate drive has been failing for a while, and after several hangups trying to start the computer, I decided I had enough and disconnected the hard drive from the computer. Going through add or ...
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Trouble with Mouse Gesture software, can't resinstall

This is about a failed program install, that happens to be the ASUS mouse gesture program. I'll explain the complete issue; New Windows 10 Install - freshly built laptop. Mouse gesture software ...
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How to automate uninstallation of program that I can't find the Uninstall Registry Keys for?

I have a program that I want to automate the uninstallation of, and the Control Panel lists the program and lets me run its uninstaller. It's worth mentioning that the program I want to uninstall ...
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Windows Software: Reinstall (or uninstall) deleted / lost applications - force new install

(There are many questions on the topic of Restinstalling/Uninstalling applications, I am sorry if this has already been asked but I was not able to find a similar question with the same problem/goal). ...
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Uninstall a single SQL server Instance through the registry

I'm running SQL Server 2014 and have 50 separate instances running. This is the max limit of number of instances for this version and I obviously need to uninstall some instances and clean up. ...
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What's the correct way to remove broken uninstall in Windows? [duplicate]

I'm using Windows 10 Home 64-bit. I have a program that was manually deleted from the “Program Files” folder, but it still shows it in the “Programs and Features” list, and when I click uninstall it ...
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Uninstalling MS voice not possible

In order to reproduce a bug with the Voices (available through SAPI) in Windows, I exported a registry key from a customer's computer and imported it on my computer. Namely it was ...
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How to remove/purge/wipe/clean/clear a Windows 10 app

I want to remove an app from Windows 10 Professional x64. The app was installed via Microsoft Store. By saying "remove" I don't mean Remove-AppxPackage as this command obviously does not remove the ...
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Installation Registry Key Deleted, Unable to Uninstall

When I try to re-install PowerBI, it won't let me because I cannot uninstall the previous version... what can I do to delete all existing traces of it so that I can uninstall? I am on version 2.36....
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How can I delete registry entries which seem to be undeletable?

I uninstalled a software and run regscanner to delete registry tracks. I deleted all of them but I miss one-> I tried to delete it manually but I have no permissions -> I tried to change the ...
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