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Cant uninstall Microsoft Power Toys.

Whenever I try to uninstall Microsoft Power Toys it just crashes explorer.
Hi Jayden, I am Paulo. I'm an Independent Advisor.

Try turning it off before uninstalling. The Powerrename might be interfering as it uses the file explorer.

1. Open your Powertoys app
2. Under General Settings, switch off all
3. Right-click on the icon in System tray then Exit
4. Try to uninstall

I hope this helps resolve the problem.

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I have the some problem, unable to remove Power Toys and PowerRename.

Release v0.18.1

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I found the solution on GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/363

This worked for me when numerous attempts to uninstall through the Control Panel failed:

Find your original installation file: "PowerToysSetup-0.18.1-x64.msi"

Right-click on it and choose "uninstall."

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Your in luck! I have a solution. Go into the control panel and open the app list! Find PowerToys right click and click change then you should be able to uninstall

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Yes, this worked for me on 2 computers after attempting to uninstall through Control Panel failed. 

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Thankyou its working

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This worked for me, but since I didn't have that file on my computer anymore, I had to download and install the latest version from github, then uninstall as AIF_HB describes above.

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Your in luck! I have a solution. Go into the control panel and open the app list! Find PowerToys right click and click change then you should be able to uninstall

Excellent! an easy, and effective solution. +10

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