▷ How to uninstall Facebook Messenger on Windows 10

Some Windows users 10 report no apparent way to uninstall the UWP version of Facebook Messenger. After they installed the app from the Microsoft store, the app refuses to uninstall in a conventional way, unlike the vast majority of apps that you previously downloaded from the Microsoft store.

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How to uninstall the UWP version of Facebook Messenger

We investigated this particular issue and it appears the issue has been around since the first year after Windows was released 10. According to user reports, the problem is occurring with both the normal Facebook Messenger UWP app and the Beta version.

If you are looking for a way that will finally allow you to uninstall the desktop version of Facebook Messenger, this article will provide you with several viable avenues. Then, You will discover a collection of methods that many affected users have resorted to before successfully uninstalling Facebook Messenger.

All possible solutions listed below have been confirmed to work, so feel free to follow the one that seems closest to your current situation and experience level.

Method 1: start in safe mode and uninstall apps and features

Some affected users have reported that they were only able to resolve the issue after restarting their computer in safe mode and uninstalling the Messenger app from the Apps and Features screen.. In most cases, this procedure will avoid any kind of conflict that may be causing the problem in the first place.

Here is a quick guide on how to do this:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open a Run dialog. Later, escriba »ms-settings: recovery »and press Enter to open the Recovery tab of the Update & security settings page. Access the recovery tab

2. Inside the Recovery tab, scroll down to the Advanced startup tab and click Restart now. Once this is done, the computer will restart directly within the advanced boot menu. Then click Restart Now. Access the advanced start menu

3. Once the computer restarts into the advanced boot menu, go to Troubleshooting> Advanced Options and click Startup Settings. Click Startup Settings

4. The computer will restart once more and display the Startup Settings menu. Once i see it, press the F4 key or the key 4 to start your PC in Safe Mode. Press 4 or F4 to start in safe mode

5. Wait until the boot sequence completes.

6. Once your PC boots into Safe Mode, press the windows key + R to open the Run dialog. Then type »ms-settings: appsfeatures »and press Enter to open the Apps & Features tab of the Settings app Access to the applications and functions menu

7. Inside the Applications and Features tab, scroll down the app list and find Messenger. Then click on Messenger and select Uninstall from the button below. Then you will be asked to confirm, so click the Uninstall button one more time. Uninstall the Messenger application

   Note: make sure not to confuse it with the messaging app. The correct one has Facebook Inc. under the name.

8. Uninstall should complete without issue.

If this procedure did not allow you to uninstall the Messenger application, go to next method.

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Method 2: use CCleaner to uninstall Messenger UWP app

Some users who have not been able to uninstall the Messenger application in a conventional way have reported that they finally succeeded using a third-party tool.

CCleaner is an automated cleaning tool that is equipped with a powerful uninstaller that knows how to uninstall corrupt UWP applications. Here is a quick guide on using CCleaner to uninstall Messenger UWP app:

1. Visit this link (here) and click Free Download to download the CCleaner installer on your computer.

2. Once the download is complete, open the installation executable and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software on your computer. Downloading CCleaner

3. Once Ccleaner is installed on your computer, open the software and click Tools> Uninstall.

4. Then use the panel on the right to find the Facebook messenger among the list of programs. Once i see it, click Messenger then Uninstall. Then click OK to uninstall Facebook Messenger. Uninstall Facebook Messenger Using CCleaner

   If this method did not solve the problem or if you are looking for a different way to uninstall the UWP version of Facebook Messenger, proceed to the next method below.

Method 3: use the Windows store app uninstaller 10

Several affected users have reported that the problem has finally been resolved and they have managed to uninstall the Facebook Messenger UWP version after using the Windows Store App Uninstaller instead of the default uninstall procedure..

Here is a quick guide on using the Windows uninstaller 10 to get rid of Facebook Messenger UWP app:

1. Visit this link (here) and click the Apps-cleaner.zip button near Download.

2. Once the file is downloaded, use an archive extraction utility like WinZip, WinRar or 7Zip to extract the contents of the archive.

3. When the file content is downloaded and if the Windows version 10 It works with 64 bits, double click the Remove-StoreApps_X64 exe file. Otherwise, double click the Remove-StoreApps_Win32 executable.

4. Once the application starts, click Get apps from store to load all available UWP apps.

5. Select the Facebook Messenger application from the application list and click Remove Selected Applications.

Uninstalling Facebook Messenger via Windows Store App Uninstaller

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