Tutorial To Uninstall Windows Messenger From Your Computer

Reports suggest that more than 70% of the world’s computers run on Windows operating system. The tech giants have already released several versions of Windows operating system. All the versions come with a set of preinstalled programs and applications. One such program that comes bundled with the Windows OS is the built-in instant messaging program called Windows Messenger.

Using this program, you can send out a message to other users in your contact list. Now, if you would like to install other messaging applications such as Windows Live Messenger, then you need to first uninstall the Windows Messenger. Well, according to our Windows Live Help team, this is an easy process and can take only a few minutes. Given below are some simple instructions that will guide you through the process and help you uninstall the program.

Instructions

·         Before you start out the process, you need to make sure that you close down all the programs and applications that are currently running. This is to make sure that they do not interfere with the process and to avoid loss of work.

·         Next up, you need to go to the Windows Start menu that is located on the left side bottom corner of your computer screen and then click on the icon that is named as Control Panel. The Control Panel window contains various configurations of your Windows computer that you can modify.

·         Once you do that, you need to double-click on the option that reads Add or Remove Programs. Doing so will bring up a list of all currently installed programs or applications. After that, you need to click on the Add or Remove Windows Components option on the left-hand side of your computer screen. All installed or preinstalled Windows components will be displayed.

·         Following which you need to navigate to the Windows Messenger program and remove the check sign from the box besides to it.

·         Now, you need to hit the Next button. This will begin the uninstallation process. When the process is complete, you need to hit Finish.

·         Finally, you need to restart the computer once the uninstall process is complete. Doing so will save all the changes that you have made to your computer.

Well, that is it! By now, you must have successfully uninstalled Windows Messenger application from your Windows computer. For any further assistance on this, please do get in touch with our Windows Live help team.