[Request for Assistance] To uninstall python installed in other user profile (Win 10)

[Thomas Passin]

On 4/9/2023 10:14 PM, Yogesh Tirthkar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any way I can uninstall python installed (as user) in someone else' account - without login as that user, but login as local admin ?

It depends on whether you can use that user's password. With the 
password, it's very feasible.  Without it, some people seem to have 
found ways.  There some discussion of this here -

https://serverfault.com/questions/773038/run-as-a-different-user-without-a-password-from-an-elevated-prompt-in-windows

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> On 3/28/2023 12:56 AM, Yogesh Tirthkar wrote:
>> Hi Team,
>>
>> Could you please advise on the scenario in windows 10 machine : Where we need to uninstall/remove python from user profile A (installed by user A in its own profile folder) - via an admin user or system account.
>>
>> Currently when we try to uninstall it via admin/system account - it displays that the python product is not installed for this user (admin/system).
>>
>> Appreciate your assistance.
> 
> It depends on where the Python installation is located, but I would just delete the entire folder tree at %APPDATA%\Python\Python3xxx.
> 
> If Python was installed for all users, its main set of files will probably be in "c:\Program Files" and Window's "Add or Remove" page should remove it.
> 
> If it was installed just for User A, then the "Add or Remove" page will find it if run from User A's account.  If for some reason User A will not or cannot cooperate, the admin could change User A's password and then run "Add or Remove".  Of course the admin would not be able to change the pw back, but if User A is not cooperating maybe that wouldn't matter.
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