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Uninstalled program still appears in Task Manager

Anonymous
2024-04-05T11:59:12+00:00

Hi,

I Uninstalled one Program name Beauty Taskbar and on Task Manager it shows no file location on right click.

But recently i found that this program still appears in Task Manager as you can see here.

  1. I checked Registry Editor but it is not there.
  2. I checked C:\Program Files and other folders as well, but i couldn't find any folders related to this uninstalled program.
  3. I checked C:\Program Files (x86) and other folders as well, but i couldn't find any folders related to this uninstalled program.
  4. In C:\Users\altta\AppData also i checked but there is no such folders or files there. Also i checked whole C Drive to search Beauty Taskbar but it is not there either.
  5. In Task Manager it was showing enabled and i Disabled it.

My question is, why it is still appearing in my Task Manager when it is already uninstalled from Installed Apps menu and how to delete it?

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  1. DaveM121 816.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-04-05T12:32:08+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    There is a registry key left over from that uninstalled software that is causing it to still appear on the Startup tab.

    Click the link below to download a small free utility that does not require installation.

    https://download.sysinternals.com/files/Autorun...

    When the file downloads, unzip it.

    Run Autoruns64 as Administrator

    Select the Logon tab at the top of Autoruns, you should be able to find the entry for that app, then right click and delete it from there.

    Restart (not shut down) your PC to apply that change.

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  1. DaveM121 (2) 13,115 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-04-05T15:15:11+00:00

    Rest assured, you did not do anything wrong, it is the uninstaller for that software that the developer created was not coded to remove the entry from Windows Startup setting, there is no problem with your Windows installation.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-05T14:51:08+00:00

    Thanks, it worked like a magic! So tell me is this some glitch in windows or that software or is it a mistake from my end?

    Thanks again!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-06T10:13:38+00:00

    Ok thanks. Appreciate your help.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-31T19:32:09+00:00

    i followed the instructions but it shows that "failed to delete altisikservices"

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