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jabba69

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    windows media player wont uninstall
    « on: August 02, 2016, 08:26:44 AM »
    Dear Experts,
    can you help me? I upgraded to windows 10 but did not like it went back to windows 7 the media player wont find my music files even though they are still on the PC  media monkey works fine but I like windows media player ,so I want to uninstall it and try again but it is not showing up in add and remove programmes so how can I uninstall it .I have unchecked the media features in the advanced settings but still no luck.Thanks in advance Jabba

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    Re: windows media player wont uninstall
    « Reply #1 on: August 02, 2016, 08:33:33 AM »
    It's a Win System component and not designed to be removed...just like IE

    However...try this.
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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      Re: windows media player wont uninstall
      « Reply #2 on: August 02, 2016, 06:54:10 PM »
      See if it is disabled and enable it. Control Panel, Program and Feature, left pane "Turn Windows featues on and off".
      See screenshot.

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