I was initially quite surprised to discover that iTunes ranks among the most commonly searched programs for guidance on how to uninstall it. However, upon further exploration of this topic, it becomes clear that this trend is not entirely unforeseen. Considering that iTunes is a widely utilized application on a large number of computers, it is not uncommon for users to run into difficulties with it. In these instances, one of the key and simple troubleshooting methods to tackle an error related to iTunes is to uninstall the program and then reinstall it. This direct approach frequently turns out to be a successful resolution for addressing a range of issues that may arise with iTunes.
Actually, it is pretty simple, but if you’re trying to uninstall everything that is installed with iTunes it’s not quite as straightforward as you might think at first.
Here’s how to completely uninstall iTunes:
To start, the usual first step for uninstalling any program, is to open your Control Panel and choose the “Uninstall a program” feature.
Then, here are the component names to uninstall, taken straight from the iTunes support page:
- iTunes
- Apple Software Update
- Apple Mobile Device Support
- Bonjour
- Apple Application Support (iTunes 9 or later)
Important: Uninstalling these components in a different order, or only uninstalling some of these components may have unintended affects.
Like it says, make sure to uninstall the programs in that specific order. Then restart your computer to make sure the uninstall process is complete.
If you’ve followed all of those steps, iTunes is now completely uninstalled.
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