How to I remove labels of two apps I uninstalled?


  1. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Home Edition
       #1

    How to I remove labels of two apps I uninstalled?


    I recently uninstalled a number of the apps that came with Windows 10. For most, the labels appearing on my start menu have gone as well, but for some reason two (Money and News) have remained (see image below). How can I remove these labels?

    How to I remove labels of two apps I uninstalled?-untitled.png

    Many thanks
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  2. Posts : 42,992
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Hi, it looks as though you are using a 3rd party start menu.
    Try right clicking on the shortcut. There may well be a delete option.
    Else right click on the folder and see if there's an open option to open it in explorer, then delete.

    I commend Geek uninstaller (free) to you. If you always use this to uninstall programs, it scans for leftovers as well. I use it regularly.
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  3. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Home Edition
    Thread Starter
       #3

    dalchina said:
    Hi, it looks as though you are using a 3rd party start menu.
    Try right clicking on the shortcut. There may well be a delete option.
    Else right click on the folder and see if there's an open option to open it in explorer, then delete.

    I commend Geek uninstaller (free) to you. If you always use this to uninstall programs, it scans for leftovers as well. I use it regularly.
    Thanks for your reply. I use Classic Shell for my Start Menu.

    I have tried right clicking, but there are no options to delete or to open in folder (see image below).

    How to I remove labels of two apps I uninstalled?-untitled.png
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  4. Posts : 2,834
    Windows 11 Home (x64) Version 21H1 (build 19043.1202)
       #4

    Hi have never seen that before, have you tried a restart to see if they have disappeared
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  5. Posts : 42,992
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #5

    Hi, oops, sorry- read that too fast.. these are universal app shortcuts. What I said as you probably realised applies to conventional desktop programs.

    If (having done a restart) you open the Win 10 start menu (e.g. SHIFT + Win key) do they appear there too?

    How did you uninstall the apps? Rt click, uninstall, or using a Powershell command?

    There are no shortcuts to Modern UI apps, these are derived by enumerating the contents of
    C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\
    (which you can't access directly)

    See also Windows key + R, then type
    shell:appsfolder

    If they still exist after a restart, the app hasn't been fully removed.
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  6. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Home Edition
    Thread Starter
       #6

    dalchina said:
    Hi, oops, sorry- read that too fast.. these are universal app shortcuts. What I said as you probably realised applies to conventional desktop programs.
    If (having done a restart) you open the Win 10 start menu (e.g. SHIFT + Win key) do they appear there too?
    How did you uninstall the apps? Rt click, uninstall, or using a Powershell command?
    There are no shortcuts to Modern UI apps, these are derived by enumerating the contents of
    C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ (which you can't access directly)
    See also Windows key + R, then type
    shell:appsfolder

    If they still exist after a restart, the app hasn't been fully removed.
    I think this has been resolved now. First, they were still there after I restarted my PC. When I clicked SHIFT + Win key, as you suggested, I saw them listed still. I then right-clicked and selected 'uninstall' and the label disappeared.

    For info, they were originally uninstalled using a Powershell command.

    This is what it looks like now -

    How to I remove labels of two apps I uninstalled?-untitled1.png

    Thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much.
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  7. Posts : 42,992
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #7

    Great - good thing it was a minor problem.
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