Uninstall a program from safemode

Uninstall a program from safemode

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Windows safe mode doesn't let you uninstall programs by default, Here is how to uninstall a program in safe mode.

When in windows safe mode it doesn't allow to uninstall programs or drivers. To do this you need to run a few commands to get the MSI server running

Open a command prompt and enter in the following REGEDIT commands

For Safe Mode without networking

REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

For Safe Mode WITH networking

REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

Now start the MSI Service

net start msiserver

You should now be able to open Programs and Features to uninstall programs as required.