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The thread discusses difficulties in uninstalling an older Steam application that does not appear in Apps and Features or CCleaner, and cannot be removed via file uninstallation. The original poster ultimately used Revo Pro to successfully uninstall the stubborn Steam app after restoring Windows to a previous point. Subsequent suggestions included avoiding CCleaner due to potential issues and using system restore or image backups as more reliable solutions. Overall, the sentiment is positive, with users providing practical advice that led to resolving the uninstall problem.

Jeff2125

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I have an app that does show in Apps and Features and I would like to uninstall it. It also does not show up in Ccleaner nor can it be uninstalled directly from file.

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I understand. First of all I don't recommend the use of CCleaner, it is not the first time I hear it makes problems instead of solving them.
In your case, after all the you did, the only solution I can think off, is to do a System Restore to a date prior to the Steam2 installation, if this is enabled and if you remember when you did it.
This is how you do it: Here's how to restore Windows 10 to an earlier point in time

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Maybe it is a system app that can't be uninstalled?
Do you know the app? It is you the one who installed it? Is the computer a business computer managed by an IT team? You should give us more details if you expect any help.

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Jeff2125

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It´s funny. I did a post with lots of details and no one responded. So I redid the post. I am happy that you responded.

The app is from Steam . Because the original Steam1 app was not working I loaded it again (Steam 2) which did work. I then deleted Steam as shown on CCleaner and it deleted Steam 2, the one that worked. The problem I have now is Steam 1 cannot be deleted. It does not show up in Apps and Features, or CCleaner. When I go to the actual file a select uninstall, the dialogue box will open but no file is shown. I try anyway but the App is not removed.
 

GDany

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I understand. First of all I don't recommend the use of CCleaner, it is not the first time I hear it makes problems instead of solving them.
In your case, after all the you did, the only solution I can think off, is to do a System Restore to a date prior to the Steam2 installation, if this is enabled and if you remember when you did it.
This is how you do it: Here's how to restore Windows 10 to an earlier point in time

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Jeff2125

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I didn´t have a restore point, but I do now thanks to you. I did a trial download of Revo Pro and that allowed me to uninstall the app. Thanks for your help.
 

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I see a successful conclusion to this thread. But I would recommend the use of one of the numerous image backups. They are more reliable than the MS restore facility. Macrium (free) is my choice, with a weekly backup.