How To Disable Windows Live

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I understand that you are trying to uninstall the Windows Live Essential. Windows Live Essential has reached cease of support, refer this commodity to know the Windows Alive Essentials.

Please refer the methods mentioned below to uninstall the Windows Alive Essentials.

Method 1:

The program proper noun would be named as Microsoft as shown in the screenshot below, please search for it, if you take the Windows Live Essentials on the computer uninstall it and check the result. Follow this article to Repair or remove programs in Windows ten.

Method ii:

Refer this article to Fix issues that block programs from being installed or removed and bank check if the Windows Alive Essentials is listed to keep with the uninstallation.

Method 3: Remove Windows Live Essentials from control prompt.

Steps:

1. Click on showtime, type in cmd.

two. Right-click on the Command prompt and select Run every bit administrator.

3. Type wmic and press enter.

4. Type production go proper noun and press enter, this volition give you a list of products on your system.

v. Search for Windows Live Essentials.

six. Type production where name="programme name" call uninstall and press enter.

vii. Include the production name that y'all want to uninstall, within the double quotes above and printing enter.

viii. Yous volition be prompter for a response that is Y/Northward, please give a positive response to both the prompts.

9. In one case the applications are uninstalled, exit the command prompt and check for the applications.

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Hello,

Give thanks yous for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you lot are trying to uninstall the Windows Live Essential. Windows Live Essential has reached end of support, refer this article to know the Windows Alive Essentials.

Please refer the methods mentioned below to uninstall the Windows Live Essentials.

Method i:

The program proper noun would be named as Microsoft as shown in the screenshot below, please search for it, if you have the Windows Alive Essentials on the computer uninstall it and check the result. Follow this article to Repair or remove programs in Windows 10.

Method 2:

Refer this article to Set up problems that block programs from being installed or removed and check if the Windows Live Essentials is listed to proceed with the uninstallation.

Method three: Remove Windows Live Essentials from command prompt.

Steps:

ane. Click on start, type in cmd.

2. Right-click on the Command prompt and select Run as administrator.

3. Type wmic and printing enter.

four. Type product get name and press enter, this will give yous a list of products on your arrangement.

5. Search for Windows Alive Essentials.

half-dozen. Type product where name="programme name" call uninstall and press enter.

7. Include the production name that y'all want to uninstall, within the double quotes above and press enter.

8. You lot will exist prompter for a response that is Y/N, please give a positive response to both the prompts.

nine. In one case the applications are uninstalled, exit the command prompt and cheque for the applications.

Windows Live Essentials doesn't be

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Hello,

Thank you lot for replying.

I do empathise, when there is outcome with calculator and when computer doesn't work the way it supposed to, we will look into this for y'all. Notwithstanding, we will need few information to get clarity on this issue.

Are you receiving any mistake message or notifications for Windows Live Essentials?

If y'all are receiving any fault bulletin or notifications, please help us with the screenshot, so that nosotros can narrow down the consequence and help you lot accordingly.

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Notation: Make certain you don't capture any personal information while taking the screenshot.

However, to remove the complete traces of Windows Alive Essentials from the organisation, delight follow the steps mentioned below.

Annotation: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. Nonetheless, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make certain that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you change it. And so, you lot can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

Follow the steps to take backup of registry .

Press Windows + R key and blazon regedit and click OK.
Navigate to this location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Under Uninstall search for Windows Live Essentials key.
On the right pane of the screen, check the program proper noun(Windows Alive Essentials) under DisplayName.
If you detect Windows Live Essential in DisplayName. Then search for UninstallString and double click on information technology.
You volition get a pop up window named Edit string.
Copy the string name from Value data and click on OK.
Press Windows + R key and paste the Cord value, click on OK.
Yous will exist prompted to uninstall the program, so follow the on-screen steps to uninstall the program and bank check with the result.

Please reply with the condition of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

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Press Windows + R cardinal and type regedit and click OK.
Navigate to this location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Nether Uninstall search for Windows Alive Essentials cardinal.

not such entry exists

Even tried to practise a notice for

Windows Alive Essentials

nothing.

So what is this Windows Live programme that avast says is eating up my CPS?

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Hello,

Thank you for replying.

I repent for the delayed response.

Equally per the screenshots, it shows that there is no Windows Alive Essentials running on your PC.

However the icon on the screenshot refers to OneDrive through the Avast application.

Permit u.s. check if there is any program causing a functioning issue. Please follow these steps to check:

Open up Task Managing director, past pressing Windows logo + 10.
Select Task Manager.
Click on Operation tab and check which of the service or program is obtaining more CPU usage.

If you do not see any programme with high CPU usage or not facing any tiresome functioning, you can ignore the bulletin or you can try disabling OneDrive if you are not using it and cheque if the bulletin is cleared.

Refer this article to Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive.

Let u.s. know, if y'all are facing whatever performance result or the status of the Avast notification and we'll be glad to help if you demand any further assistance.

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thanks

Microsoft OneDrive is not listed in add together or remove selection. Also did a system search for anything resembling one drive - came up with goose egg.

What is the MS program Avast is saying is Windows Live?

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Every bit OneDrive is not listed on your figurer, I suggest y'all to follow these steps and try removing Windows Live Essentials from program files.

Type CMD in Windows search bar and Right click on Command Prompt and select Run equally Administrator.
Run the following commands to uninstall Windows Live Essentials:

(64 bit) " c:\program files (x86)\windows live\installer\wlarp.exe" /cleanup:all /q
(32 bit) " c:\program files\windows live\installer\wlarp.exe" /cleanup:all /q

You will get a prompt on the screen, maxim uninstallation is completed.

Can we know whether you had checked for Windows Alive Essentials from each of the registry key from this path?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

Please have a check with these steps and allow us know the upshot.

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ran the 64 flake and it looked like something happen

not certain if it installed or uninstalled said windows essential 2012

the 32 bit couldn't find anything

went to the regedit and nether uninstall is a default and a bunch of files

cypher saying windows essential or one drive or windows alive

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Hello,

Thanks for replying.

The control is used to completely remove the traces of the Windows Live Essentials from the computer, as 64 chip control was successfully ran, the programme will be removed from your computer.

As per the screenshot, the issue with Windows Live Essentials appears when y'all run the Cleanup premium application, please run the Cleanup premium application and bank check if you receive the same event on the computer.

Promise it helps.

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