Removing Installed Programs

DO IT:  Twice a year, or as necessary.

When you purchased your computer, it came with many pre-loaded programs and applications, some of which you will never want or need.  A good rule of thumb is, “If you don’t use it. . . delete it!”  So, in an effort to free up space on your hard drive for things that you actually want there, you can delete unnecessary installed programs.   This is easily done: 

Step 1:
Click Start » Control Panel. 

Step 2:
Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel and then the 'Add/Remove Programs' window appears.   The window shows all user installed programs loaded on the PC and allows you to remove them.

Step 3:
To remove a program, select it and then click the Add/Remove or Change/Remove button. You will be asked again if you want to proceed. Clicking Yes removes all the components of the selected program.