How to Prevent Users from Uninstalling Apps on Windows 10/11?

There might be multiple users using your computer. If other users often use your computer, it’s better to prevent them from uninstalling some programs. Or else, you’ll need to download & install these programs again every time you work with your Windows device. In this case, you can simply disable the uninstall feature for some specific users either via Local Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor.

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How to Prevent Users from Uninstalling Apps from Windows 10/11?

Way 1: Prevent Users from Uninstalling Apps via Local Group Policy Editor

Local Group Policy Editor can be regarded as a Microsoft Management Console through which you can the working environment and computer accounts. You can run as an administrator to modify some settings to block users from uninstalling apps from Windows 10/11. To do so:

Step 1.  Press Win + R to open the Run box.

Step 2. Type gpedit.msc and hit Enter to launch Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 3. Navigate to the following path:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Task

Step 4. In the right pane, double-click on Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start.

Step 5. Tick Enabled and hit Apply & OK to save the changes.

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Way 2: Prevent Users from Uninstalling Apps via Registry Editor

Another way to stop other users from uninstalling apps on your computer is to tweak some registries in Registry Editor. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1. Press Win + R to open the Run box.

Step 2. Type regedit.exe and hit Enter to open Registry Editor.

Step 3. Navigate to the following path to locate the Explorer key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Step 4. In the right pane, right-click on the blank space and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value > rename this value as NoUninstallFromStart > double-click on it and then change the value data to 1 > hit OK.

Step 5. Restart your computer to make the changes effective.

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Final Words

How to stop uninstalling apps? I bet you are clear now. Besides, don’t forget to develop a habit of backing up data regularly with MiniTool ShadowMaker. Once your data is lost by accident, it will be much easier for you to restore it with the backup.