Looking for a workable way to get Basic GUI ActiveX off your system? There are always many reasons that make you want to uninstall programs from your computer from time to time. To keep your computer work properly, it's always a good habit to uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX you haven't used for a long time. However, we cannot have everything we wish for. There may be also many problems that make you not able to uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX from your PC, such as program errors, program not listed in Programs and Features, corrupted programs and so on. Therefore, to help you out, we've also worked out a few workable methods as well.
Possible Error Caused by Incorrect Uninstall Methods
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The above error messages are all caused by incomplete uninstallation of related programs. Incompletely uninstallation of a program will leave some invalid keys in the system registry, which will cause such error pop-ups when the system still executes them.
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Manually Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX:
Step 1: End all processes that are related to Basic GUI ActiveX
Step 2: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of Basic GUI ActiveX in the registry
Step 4: Delete leftovers of Basic GUI ActiveX in hard drive
Step 1: End all processes that are related to Basic GUI ActiveX
Hold Ctrl, Shift and Esc keys on the keyboard to open Task Manager. Then click on the related process and click End Process (in Windows 7, Vista) or End Task (in Windows 8) button.
Step 2: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX
You can uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX by any of the following uninstall methods:
Method 1: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX via Control Panel
1. Open Programs and Features.
In Windows 7 and Vista,
a. Click Start menu and click Control Panel
b. Select View by Category and click Uninstall a program
In Windows 8 or later,
Hover the cursor in the bottom-left corner of the screen, right-click on the Start button when a small image of the Start Screen appears and select Programs and Features
2. Click on Basic GUI ActiveX and click Uninstall to uninstall it from your computer.
Method 2: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX via Virus Removal Tool
Some unwanted programs can install into your computer without being noticed, as they like to spread by attaching to free software and games that people often download online. Sometimes, you cannot remember when certain program was installed on your computer until you suffer a lot from its annoying pop-ups. Usually, this kind of potentially unwanted programs can escape from the detection of your installed antivirus. If you have tried the above methods but still fail to remove Basic GUI ActiveX, it's really necessary for you to check whether it's a virus or not. Click and download this powerful Virus Removal Tool to check your PC. If it's a computer virus, it will be automatically deleted when you click Remove after the scan.
Method 3: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX using its Uninstall.exe
If you cannot find Basic GUI ActiveX in Programs and Features, then you may be able to uninstall it thru its uninstall.exe.
a. For 32-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open the C:\Program Files folder, open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR), and go to step 3 below.
b. For 64-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open either the C:\Program Files folder for an installed 64-bit program or C:\Program Files (x86) folder for a installed 32-bit program, and open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR).
Method 4: Uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX via Windows Registry
1. Open regedit. To do so, press Windows and R keys, type in regedit and hit Enter.
2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
3. Find the program you want to uninstall, search for a string value called UninstallString in the right panel.
4. Double-click on it and copy its value.
5. Press Windows and R keys, type in cmd to open command prompt.
6. Right click, paste the value and hit Enter key. After that, the program will begin to uninstall. Click Yes when it asks for your confirmation.
Note: If you have a 64-bit Windows system, you may need to navigate to the following key to look for 32-bit programs:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of Basic GUI ActiveX in the registry
Video Guide: How to back up and edit the registry
Note: It's very important for you to know that the registry is one of the most important part of the Windows system, you should be extremely careful when deleting any keys in the registry. Any small mistake can result in severe problems or even system crash. So removing Basic GUI ActiveX by editing the registry is only recommended to computer users with certain computer knowledge. If you don't want to take the risk to damage your computer system, it's recomended that you use this Automatic Registry Cleaner to clean invalid keys.
Step 4: End all processes that are related to Basic GUI ActiveX
Even you uninstall Basic GUI ActiveX in Control Panel and remove invalid keys in the registry, there are still some folders left in hard drive. To completely remove Basic GUI ActiveX from your system, you can go to the following locations to delete the folders of Basic GUI ActiveX.
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files
C:\ProgramData
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
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