Lots of apps not uninstallable, add an "run as Admin always" option?

[secretmango]

1. This app is awesome! it is so needed, it allows automation and so many useful features, really nice!

But compared to Geek Uninstaller, it just doesnt work.

I think the problem is, that it doesnt run as root (Linux user, not much idea of Windows), but opens admin Powershell instances (or how the hell thats called) for every uninstall.

The result is, that many apps are not removable:

• Edge (Update works)
• other components

Can you just run the Program as admin? A feature to do that would be really good, even though of course it has security risks.

[Klocman]

BCU already runs as admin only, and all commands/applications it runs also run as admin as a result. There's no easy way to gain even higher privileges, it would require adding a system service or messing with system tasks, both of which I'd imagine can have compatibility issues on Linux, on top of allowing some very dangerous actions that would potentially let users destroy their OS.

Running as system wouldn't actually help to remove Edge since MS blocked that at some point. You need to run as TrustedInstaller specifically, which isn't able to access anything outside of these modern apps or critical system files, so it can't be used for BCU as a whole. It might be possible to run the PS scripts as this user but it needs testing and research to tell for sure, MS continually blocks any ways to remove these apps that people find.

[secretmango]

Thanks for the explanation! I wonder how Geek uninstaller does it, it also shows less programs though.

[Klocman]

From what I've seen other app uninstallers just don't list these entries, yeah.

[secretmango]

yes, Geek just doesnt show it. Must have been a recent update, weird. Didnt know Windows was still actively working at making Win10 suck. Thanks for your time!

[secretmango]

Here is an article about how to remove Edge

$EdgeVersion = (Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable" -AllUsers).Version

# only recent one

$EdgeLstVersion=$EdgeVersion[-1]

# path to install dir

$EdgeSetupPath = ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft\Edge\Application\' + $EdgeLstVersion

cd "$EdgeSetupPath" #does not work?

.\Installer\setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

remove Webview too:

# determine location (probably not that one)

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\103.0.1204.37\Installer\ 

setup.exe --uninstall --msedgewebview --system-level --verbose-logging

Avoid Edge being reinstalled on Windows update, open Powershell

Set-item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Name DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium -Type "DWORD" -Value 1 –Force

This creates a Registry entry.

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for me currently I can open the directory but there is no version directory, I just removed all files with rm * and EdgeWebView is also not there.

Creating the Registry entry doesnt work too, maybe someone finds a solution, personally I just block all Windows connections with SimpleWall and thats it. No updates for me, sorry Microsoft.

[chinanoahli]

ndows connections with SimpleWall and thats it. No updates for me, sorry Microsoft.

Should et-item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" be Set-item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"?

[secretmango]

lol yes looks so XD thanks

[goyalyashpal]

Didnt know Windows was still actively working at making Win10 suck. Thanks for your time! - @ firefoxlover at https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller/issues/447#issuecomment-1439957338

welcome to corporate produce ye' coming from peaceful linux land here, we suffer everyday

wait, why do u love firefox lol - the company financed & stuffed by google. use librewolf 😆

i am just kidding in this comment