Block you from uninstalling a program through Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features) in Control Panel. If you're trying to remove malware, you can use Windows Security (or another antivirus tool), or you can use the Windows Malicious Software Removal tool.

To resolve this problem, perform the System File Checker scan in safe mode. Make sure that the PendingDeletes and PendingRenames folders exist under %WinDir%\WinSxS\Temp. The %WinDir% placeholder represents the Windows operating system folder, such as, C:\Windows. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.

There are different ways to remove apps and programs, so if you can't find the one you're looking for, you can try another location. Note that some apps and programs are built into Windows and can't be uninstalled. You can try to repair a program first, if it's just not running correctly.

You can repair some apps and programs if they're not running correctly. Note that you won't see repair, change, or modify options for all apps and programs. Repair options from the Settings page. Select Start > Settings > Apps > Installed apps. Select the More icon next to the app you want to fix.

Get Help has troubleshooters you can run for many common scenarios. These often help resolve issues without the need to contact support. If a troubleshooter is available for your issue, select Run to start that troubleshooter.

You can start a scan for malware any time you like. Note: Microsoft Defender currently offers anti-malware on Windows, Android, and macOS. From the Microsoft Defender dashboard. If you want a deeper scan, instead of selecting Quick scan in step 3, select Scan options and choose the type of scan you want.

Fixes an issue in which a web-based application crashes when you click a link in the application. This issue occurs when you run the application in Internet Explorer 10 on a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer.

Get Help has troubleshooters for Microsoft 365 you can run for many common scenarios. These often help resolve issues without the need to contact support. If a troubleshooter is available for your issue, select Start to run that troubleshooter. Available Microsoft 365 troubleshooters.

Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see Covered malware families). For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.

There are two ways to get apps from Microsoft Store: Select Start , and select Microsoft Store. From the taskbar, select the Microsoft Store icon.