There are many ways in which we can remove programs from our Windows Mobile Devices. I have listed most of these methods below, all of which are fairly easy to do.

I encourage visitors of my site to try out the various applications, games and utilities I recommend. I hope that the information in this article will encourage you even more, knowing that if you do not like any of the software I recommend, you will be able to easily remove it from your device. 

Windows Mobile devices do not do much by themselves, but show their power by using third party applications.

It is important to use the correct tools to remove software from your device as your devices registry needs to be tidied up and simply deleting the programs folder will not do the full job. If you do try this manually, the registry will get cluttered and slow your device down over time.

How-to uninstall Windows Mobile programs using WMDC.

Removing software from our devices using WMDC is as easy as it should be. All we need to do is connect our device using either USB or Bluetooth.

Click “Programs and Services”

Click “more>>”

Click “Add/Remove Programs”

You will be presented with a screen similar to the one below.

All you need to do now is ensure that the tickbox next to the program you want to uninstall is unticked.

Once you press OK, your computer will leave the programs with ticks next to them and uninstall the programs which do not have ticks on them. This does not remove the software from your computer. You will need to remove the software through Windows Control Panel to achieve a full uninstall, or run the corresponding Windows Uninstaller.

As the programs are all fairly small, I generally leave them on my computer in case I decide I want to reinstall the software on my device at a later date. Changing the tickbox again will reinstall the program.

How-to uninstall Windows Mobile programs using ActiveSync.

ActiveSync also offers us an easy way to remove programs from our devices.

Connect your device to ActiveSync

Click “Tools”

Click “Add/Remove Programs”

You will be presented with  screen similar to the screenshot below.

Untick the programs that you no longer want on your device and select “OK”

Your device will now remove the software from your device.

How-to uninstall Windows Mobile programs using your device.

If we do not have a computer nearby or would like to do it on the run, the device itself offers us an option to remove software.

Tap “Start”

Tap “Settings”

Tap the “System Tab”

Tap “Remove Programs”

You will be presented with a screen like the screenshot on the right.

Highlight the software you want to uninstall and tap “Remove”.

Your device will now remove the desired software from your device.

If all else fails…

The above methods are the ideal way to remove software from your device. Occasionally, you may come across a program that is not in the list. This is the case where you would use File Explorer to navigate your device and delete the folder from your devices “Program Files” folder. If it is not in the list, there is a good chance that there is no records of the software elsewhere on the device or in the registry.

If you have to use this method a lot, it may be worthwhile reinstalling the firmware of your device which will clear out everything, much the same as reinstalling Windows on our desktop computer fixes just about every unfixable problem. Of course, this will take some time to do but your device will run better in the long run.

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