Search for the program you would no longer like to appear in the Add/Remove Programs list and right click on the name of the program and then click on the Delete key.

6. If you delete the key in which you've found the DisplayName key with the value equal to your program's name, then your program won't appear on the Add/Remove programs list.

For programs like Hotspot Shield that don't necessarily uninstall when you simply delete the .app, you have a couple of options. Most of the time, your best bet is to go with a third-party ...

Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

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