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Can anyone provide steps to fully remove Windows Admin Center?

D'Port Jackson 40 Reputation points
2026-04-21T20:44:34.7833333+00:00

Hello, we’re running Windows Hyper‑V Server 2019. At one point I installed Windows Admin Center, but now I’d like to remove it. I used C:\Program Files\WindowsAdminCenter\unins000.exe to uninstall, yet the logs are still cluttered with unwanted events.

Here for your look:

Fault bucket , type 0

Event Name: APPCRASH

Response: Not available

Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:

P1: WindowsAdminCenterAccountManagement.exe

P2: 2.4.2.1

P3: 674f0000

P4: KERNELBASE.dll

P5: 10.0.17763.2452

P6: ad1c2e55

P7: e0434352

P8: 0000000000039319

P9:

P10:

Attached files:

\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC7C7.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:

\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_WindowsAdminCent_1d48b1b8322b91b2461b8af4443d6181aeee49_ca528871_fb2ff7f0

Analysis symbol:

Rechecking for solution: 0

Report Id: 585d1487-de59-4329-8b59-24c28f598173

Report Status: 100

Hashed bucket:

Cab Guid: 0

Thanks

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2026-04-21T20:44:44.84+00:00

Windows Admin Center is removed by its uninstaller, but some components (logs, configuration, and event-reporting artifacts) can remain. The documented “full cleanup” step that affects all users is to remove the gateway configuration data after uninstalling.

To fully remove Windows Admin Center and its connection data from a gateway server:

  1. Uninstall Windows Admin Center
    • Use Apps & Features or run the existing uninstaller (as already done):
      • C:\Program Files\WindowsAdminCenter\unins000.exe
  2. Delete the gateway configuration and connection list
    • This step deletes the connection list and settings for all Windows Admin Center users on the gateway.
    • Browse to:
      • C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
    • Delete the folder:
      • Server Management Experience
  3. Reboot the server
    • Restart the Hyper‑V Server to ensure any remaining WAC processes or services are stopped and that Windows Error Reporting no longer attempts to reference the removed binaries.

If Windows Admin Center is ever reinstalled on this gateway, the connection list and settings will be recreated from scratch.

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Domic Vo 23,005 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-04-21T22:30:54.9766667+00:00

Hello,

What you are seeing is a residual crash report from the Windows Error Reporting (WER) subsystem. Even though you ran C:\Program Files\WindowsAdminCenter\unins000.exe to uninstall Windows Admin Center, the uninstall process does not always clean up scheduled tasks, services, or leftover binaries. That explains why WindowsAdminCenterAccountManagement.exe is still being invoked and generating APPCRASH events against KERNELBASE.dll.

The first step is to confirm whether any Windows Admin Center services are still registered. Run sc query type= service | findstr /I "WindowsAdminCenter" and also check Task Scheduler under Microsoft\Windows\Windows Admin Center. If you find entries, delete them manually. Next, check the file system: look under C:\Program Files\WindowsAdminCenter\ and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\ for any remaining executables or crash reports. If the folder still contains binaries like WindowsAdminCenterAccountManagement.exe, remove them.

Additionally, verify the registry. Open regedit and navigate to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. If you see keys referencing Windows Admin Center, delete them carefully. This ensures the system no longer attempts to launch components that were supposed to be removed.

Finally, clear the WER queue to stop the recurring crash logs. Delete the contents of C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive. This does not affect system stability; it only removes old crash reports. After a reboot, monitor Event Viewer under Windows Logs > Application to confirm that no new entries for WindowsAdminCenterAccountManagement.exe appear.

If after all of this the crash reports persist, it means the uninstall left behind a scheduled job or service that is still calling the binary. In that case, reinstall Windows Admin Center with the same version you had, then uninstall again using msiexec /x {ProductCode} instead of the unins000.exe helper. That forces Windows Installer to unregister all components properly.

I hope you've found something useful here. If it helps you get more insight into the issue, it's appreciated to accept the answer. Should you have more questions, feel free to leave a message. Have a nice day!

Domic Vo.

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