How do I find a program that I accidentally uninstalled?

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How do I find a program that I accidentally uninstalled?

EverydayAden 20

Hi, I recently got an Xbox Ally X and I opened control panel to uninstall Onedrive but I also accidentally uninstalled something else. I accidentally clicked one of the programs, user account control appeared, I pressed “no”, but then the program disappeared from control panel anyway, so I’m not sure if it uninstalled anyway or if it was just removed from view. Whatever the case, where can I find what I uninstalled?

I’ve tried using event viewer like others online have said but I couldn’t find anything. I also tried searching everywhere for images or videos to see if anyone has showed their default control panel programs on their Xbox Ally X so I could compare it to mine, but I couldn’t find anything. If anyone can find or share that it would also be incredibly helpful.

[Moved from Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup]

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Ramesh 176.1K Volunteer Moderator

Whatever the case, where can I find what I uninstalled?

Please see if the following app helps.

ExecutedProgramsList - Shows programs previously executed on your system

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Hendrix-V 13,510 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi EverydayAden,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Forum.

I understand why this feels worrying but what you described is very unlikely to have actually uninstalled anything.

When you select Uninstall and a User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears, Windows is asking for permission to make changes. If No is selected, the uninstall process is cancelled before it can start. In that situation, Windows does not remove the app or system component.

Only if an app is genuinely missing from Settings > Apps > Installed Apps or something has stopped working would recovery steps be necessary. In this case, nothing further is required.

I look forward to receiving your update. Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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EverydayAden 20 Reputation points

2026-01-01T04:05:51.8066667+00:00

Thank you so much for the reply and the reassurance! I’m still kind of paranoid though. So if something was uninstalled, how would I be able to find it?
Hendrix-V 13,510 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-01T07:35:42.4633333+00:00
Hi EverydayAden,

Thank you for your response. To verify if anything was actually uninstalled, you can try these options:

1 - Check uninstall history

Go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps

Then click Sort by > Install date

Look at apps installed today or recently

Scroll carefully and see if anything is missing or unexpectedly gone

If nothing looks new or removed → nothing was uninstalled

2 - Check Windows’ MSI Installer logs

Press Win + R, type eventvwr.msc

Navigate to Applications and Services Logs:

Microsoft

Windows

MsiInstaller

Operational

Look for events with:

Event ID 11724 (uninstall)

Event ID 1034 / 1035

If you see nothing around the time this happened, that confirms no uninstall occurred.
Hendrix-V 13,510 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-03T02:06:34.44+00:00

Hi,

I just wanted to follow up and check if the information I provided was helpful. If you have any further questions or updates regarding this issue, please feel free to let me know in the Comments section. I'd be happy to assist you.

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