Uninstall Windows Media Player 11 - How to

Got a call from an old friend of mine since he wasn’t able to uninstall windows media player 11.

Uninstalling WMP 11 seems easy but there is one small step that users miss out on.

So, here is a step by step guide to uninstalling windows media player 11.

Steps to uninstall windows media player 11

1. Make sure that any plug and play music or video devices like iPod’s are disconnected from your computer.
2. Open Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
3. Check the Show Updates check-box on top of the add/remove list.
4. Select Windows Media Player 11 from the list and click Change/Remove.
5. Click OK on both the confirmation boxes that appear.
6. Restart the computer once the uninstall is complete.
7. Again, open Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
8. Select Windows Media Format 11 Runtime from the list and click Change/Remove.
9. Click OK on both the confirmation boxes that appear.
10. Restart your computer again.
11. Open Add/Remove programs once more (frustrating isn’t it )
12. Select Microsoft User-Mode Driver Frameworks Feature Pack 1.0 from the list and click Change/Remove.

    

13. Follow the instructions, if the Wudf01000 confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue and click finish.

One small request, if you used this guide, please leave a comment that would make me very happy