


Type REGEDIT in the Cortana search box, click REGEDIT from the Best match list (or press Enter), and click Yes in the User Account Control confirmation box. RECOMMENDATION: Make sure to back up Windows registry before proceeding any further by opening the Registry Editor window, going to File > Export, selecting your preferred backup location, giving the backup file a name, and clicking Save. If you wish to follow the procedure given in this tutorial, do so at your own risk. If you’re unsure or don’t have enough technical knowledge about how Windows and Windows registry work, you are strongly suggested NOT to mess with the registry settings.ĭISCLAIMER: Neither Tom’s Hardware, nor any of its direct or indirect associates, author of this tutorial, or any other direct or indirect personnel associated, or by any means related to this tutorial or forum should be held responsible for any damage caused to your computer due to incorrect modifications in the registry. WARNING: Modifying Windows registry incorrectly may cause Windows to become permanently unstable and/or unusable. Here’s how you can locate and remove a record from Windows 10 registry: Since Windows Registry is an enormous hive and removing a record from it is a pretty simple process, this tutorial primarily focuses on locating and removing a record of an installed app so that it no longer appears in the Apps & features list in the Settings > Apps window. If you delete any important entry from the registry either erroneously or out of ignorance, you PC may start behaving obnoxiously, become unstable, or Windows may get permanently damaged altogether. However, what more important and extremely dangerous is to locate the correct record and delete when found respectively. Removing a record from Windows 10 registry is as simple as right-clicking an unwanted Key or DWORD Value, clicking Delete, and clicking Yes to confirm your action.
