Looking for a workable way to get SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE:
Step 1: End all processes that are related to SearchOnIE
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of SearchOnIE in the registry
Step 4: Delete leftovers of SearchOnIE in hard drive
Step 1: End all processes that are related to SearchOnIE
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 SearchOnIE
You can uninstall SearchOnIE by any of the following uninstall methods:
Method 1: Uninstall SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE and click Uninstall to uninstall it from your computer.
Method 2: Reinstall to Uninstall SearchOnIE
If some of program files that are needed to uninstall SearchOnIE are missing or corrupted, you may fail to uninstall it. Believe it or not, reinstalling SearchOnIE may do the trick. If you still keep the original disk or the download file of SearchOnIE, you can try that to repair the program. After repairing the program, you can try to uninstall it again.
Method 3: Use System Restore to Uninstall SearchOnIE
System Restore is a useful built-in utility that allows computer users to roll back to the previous state when the computer works properly. If you have a habit of creating a system restore point before installing a new program, you can roll back to this system restore point if this new piece of program is not up to your expectation or cannot be uninstalled from your computer properly.
Method 4: Uninstall SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE, 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.
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE 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 SearchOnIE
Even you uninstall SearchOnIE in Control Panel and remove invalid keys in the registry, there are still some folders left in hard drive. To completely remove SearchOnIE from your system, you can go to the following locations to delete the folders of SearchOnIE.
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files
C:\ProgramData
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
Uninstall SearchOnIE via Automatic Uninstaller
Not every program can be easily uninstalled by the above manual uninstall methods, as not everyone of us are good at computers and manually editing computer settings. We may fail to uninstall a program successfully due to various reasons, such as missing necessary files, strange error messages, and no permission to uninstall the program. At this time, a professional third-party uninstaller will be very handy to help us easily and completely get rid of any unwanted program off our computer system. With only a few clicks, this powerful third-party uninstaller can automatically scan and identify all files and components related to SearchOnIE and then completely remove SearchOnIE. Click and download this professional Automatic Uninstaller below to uninstall your program now.
