Disable Windows Components Wizard from Add/Remove Programs

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This setting lets you to disable Windows Components Wizard from Add/Remove Programs.
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Description:
You can disable or remove windows components wizard items from add/remove programs. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \uninstall is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value nowindowssetuppage in the right panel. Now, right-click and modify its value to 1 which can disable the option in the wizard. However, if you want to enable the option back, change the value data to 0 or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall\]</b> key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "NoWindowsSetupPage".
Third, right-click on the 'NoWindowsSetupPage' DWORD value and click on "Modify".
Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: NoWindowsSetupPage
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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