Detailed descriptions of uninstalling, changing, or repairing Windows 8/8.1

Uninstall program

If you want to release space on the drive, you can Uninstall unused programs.

Uninstall the application on the Start screen
1. On the "start" screen, press or right-click the application tile.

2. Click or click "Uninstall ".

If you do not need to uninstall the application and delete it from the "start" screen, click or click "unfix from" instead of "unmount ". For more information, go to your computer.

Uninstall desktop programs

1. Sweep from the right edge of the screen to the center and click search ".
(If you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the pointer down, and then click "Search ".)

2. Enter the control panel in the search box, and click or click "control panel ".

3. Select "big icon" under "view mode", and click or click "program and function ".

4. Click or program, and then click or click uninstall ".

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

For other ways to help your drive achieve the best performance, go to improve performance by optimizing the hard drive.

Change Program

Some programs can be changed, that is, the add or delete function. If you have obtained the application from the Windows app store, first check whether the app store has been updated.

1. Sweep from the right edge of the screen to the center and click search ".
(If you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the pointer down, and then click "Search ".)

2. Enter the control panel in the search box, and click or click "control panel ".

3. Select "big icon" under "view mode", and click or click "program and function ".

4. Click or program, and then click or click change ".

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Fixes

If the program cannot run properly, you can fix it. If you have obtained the application from the Windows app store, first check whether the app store has been updated.

1. Sweep from the right edge of the screen to the center and click search ".
(If you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the pointer down, and then click "Search ".)

2. Enter the control panel in the search box, and click or click "control panel ".

3. Select "big icon" under "view mode", and click or click "program and function ".

4. Click or program, and then click or click repair ".
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If the "repair" option is not displayed, click or click "Change" (if available) to check whether the "repair" option is provided.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.