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OS Components

Attention! Using the features of this section is not necessary. Rather, it is an exception. These features are designed for very experienced users. Use them only if you know exactly what you are doing. Changes selected in this section cannot be undone using Red Button. To recover deleted Windows components, you will need the image from which the operating system was installed.

The features in this group allow you to free up disk space by removing unnecessary (for you) components of Windows. Also, these features help improve overall performance, convenience, security and privacy of your system.

In the Red Button program itself, the features (available for your version of Windows) for removing OS components are displayed without taking into account the presence of these components in your particular system. That is, if some component has already been removed, the option to remove it will still be displayed in Red Button.

All features in this section have a Risk Level of RED.

In this section following features are accessible.

General

Delete 3D Builder
OS: 10, 11

Delete 3D Viewer
OS: 10

Delete Accessibility Options

Delete Alarms & Clock
OS: 10, 11

Delete App Connector
OS: 10

Delete Backup/Backup Status and Configuration
OS: XP, Vista

Delete Calculator
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Camera
OS: 10, 11

Delete Character Map
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete ClipBook Viewer
Windows XP had clipbrd.exe referred to as the Clipboard Viewer or the ClipBook Viewer, which could be used to see what was saved on your clipboard.
OS: XP

Delete Clipchamp
OS: 11

Delete Connect to a Projector
OS: 7

Delete Debug
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Default (My) Music
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Default (My) Pictures
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Default Video
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Defragment and Optimize Drives
OS: 8, 10, 11

Delete Desktop Wallpapers

Delete DirectX Diagnostic Tool
DxDiag ("DirectX Diagnostics") is a diagnostics tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware problems.
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Disk Cleanup
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Disk Defragmenter
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Dll Cache

Delete Driver Cache

Delete Dr. Watson

Delete Ease of Access

Delete Extras and Upgrades
OS: Vista

Delete Feedback
OS: 10

Delete Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
OS: XP

Delete Games
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Get Office
OS: 10, 11

Delete Get Skype
OS: 10

Delete Get Started
OS: 10, 11

Delete Groove Music
OS: 10, 11

Delete Help
Deletes the help information of an operating system.
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Hotfix Files Copies
     When a security update, critical update, update, update rollup, driver, or feature pack installs GDR (general distribution release) version files, are also copied the hotfix files. This supports migration to the appropriate files if you later install a hotfix or service pack that includes earlier versions of these files. For example, consider the following scenario:
     1. You apply a security update that installs a GDR version of File.dll with a version number of 1.1 and copies a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number of 1.1.
     2. You apply a hotfix that includes a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number of 1.0.
     In this scenario the hotfix installation in step 2 installs the hotfix version of File.dll (version number 1.1) from the copy instead of the hotfix version of File.dll (version number 1.0) from the hotfix package.
     OS: XP

Delete HyperTerminal
OS: XP

Delete Internet Explorer
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Mail and Calendar
OS: 10, 11

Delete Maps
OS: 10, 11

Delete Messaging and Skype Video
OS: 10

Delete Microsoft Photos
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Solitaire Collection
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Store
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Wi-Fi
OS: 10

Delete Mixed Reality Portal
OS: 10, 11

Delete Money
OS: 10, 11

Delete Movies & TV
OS: 10, 11

Delete MS-DOS Editor
MS-DOS Editor is a text editor that comes with MS-DOS and 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. Editor can be launched by typing it into the Run command dialog on Windows, and by typing edit into the command-line interface (usually cmd.exe). Edit is still included in later versions of Windows such as Windows XP and Windows Vista 32 bit.
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete MSN Explorer
OS: XP

Delete NetworkProjection
OS: Vista, 7

Delete News
OS: 10, 11

Delete Notepad
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete OneNote
OS: 10, 11

Delete Outlook Express
OS: XP

Delete Paint
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete People
OS: 10, 11

Delete Phone
OS: 10

Delete Phone Companion
OS: 10

Delete Private Character Editor
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Program Manager
     Program Manager is the shell of Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.x operating systems. This shell exposed a task-oriented graphical user interface (GUI), consisting of icons (shortcuts for programs) arranged into program groups.
     In later versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, Program Manager was replaced by Windows Explorer as the shell, though Windows 95 gave the user an opportunity to choose which shell they preferred during setup. For backward compatibility with old applications, Program Manager was still included in later versions of Windows. It can be accessed by executing PROGMAN.EXE from the command line or Run dialog.
     OS: XP

Delete (Windows) Remote Assistance
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Remote Desktop Connection
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Screen Savers
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Service Pack Files Copy

Delete Snipping Tool
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Snip & Sketch and Snipping Tool
OS: 11

Delete Sounds
Deletes the default Windows theme event sound files.
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Sound Recorder
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Sports
OS: 10, 11

Delete Sticky Notes
OS: 7, 10

Delete Sway
OS: 10, 11

Delete Synchronize/Sync Center
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete System Configuration Editor
This is an old special plain text editor from way back in the Windows 3.x days (as I recall), that can be used to look over and edit all of your text type configuration files at one time.
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete System Information
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete System Restore
System Restore monitors changes to your system allowing you to roll-back to previous configurations.
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Tablet PC
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Task Scheduler
OS: XP

Delete Voice Recorder
OS: 10, 11

Delete Volume Control
: XP

Delete Weather
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Calendar
OS: Vista

Delete Windows Chat
Windows Chat is a simple LAN-based text chatting program included in the Windows NT-line of operating systems.
OS: XP

Delete Windows Defender
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Windows DVD Maker
OS: 7

Delete Windows Easy Transfer
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10

Delete Windows Fax and Scan
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows File Protection
     Windows File Protection (WFP) is a technology included in Windows to prevent programs from replacing critical Windows system files. Protecting core system files prevents problems such as DLL hell with programs and the operating system.
     When Windows File Protection is active, replacing or deleting a system file that has no file lock to prevent it from being overwritten causes Windows to immediately and silently restore the original copy of the file. The original version of the file is restored from a cached folder which contains backup copies of these files.
     OS: XP

Delete Windows Live Messenger Download
OS: Vista

Delete Windows Mail
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Meeting Space
OS: Vista

Delete Windows Media Center
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Windows Media Player

Delete Windows Messenger
OS: XP

Delete Windows Movie Maker
OS: XP, Vista

Delete Windows Photo Gallery
OS: Vista

Delete Windows Photo Viewer
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows PowerShell
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Sidebar
OS: Vista, 7

Delete Windows Updates

Delete WordPad
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Xbox
OS: 10, 11

Delete XPS Viewer
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Your Phone Companion
OS: 10, 11

Services

Delete ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV)
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Alerter Service
OS: XP

Delete AllJoyn Router Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete App Readiness
OS: 8, 10, 11

Delete Application Identity
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Application Information
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Application Layer Gateway Service
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Application Management
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete AssignedAccessManager Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Auto Time Zone Updater
OS: 10, 11

Delete AVCTP service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Background Intelligent Transfer Service
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Base Filtering Engine
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Block Level Backup Engine Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Bluetooth Audio Gateway Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Bluetooth Support Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete BranchCache
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Capability Access Manager Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Cellular Time
OS: 10, 11

Delete CNG Key Isolation
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete COM+ Event System
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete COM+ System Application
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Computer Browser
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10

Delete Connected Devices Platform Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
OS: 10, 11

Delete Credential Manager
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Cryptographic Services
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Data Sharing Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Data Usage
OS: 10, 11

Delete DCOM Server Process Launcher
OS: XP

Delete Delivery Optimization
OS: 10

Delete Device Association Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Device Install Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Device Management Enrollment Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Device Setup Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete DevQuery Background Discovery Broker
OS: 10, 11

Delete DHCP Client
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Diagnostic Execution Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Distributed Link Tracking Client
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Distributed Transaction Coordinator
OS: XP

Delete dmwappushsvc
OS: 10, 11

Delete DNS Client
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8

Delete Downloaded Maps Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete Error Reporting Service
OS: XP

Delete Event Log
OS: XP

Delete Extensible Authentication Protocol
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Fast User Switching Compatibility Service
OS: XP

Delete Fax
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete File History Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Function Discovery Provider Host
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Function Discovery Resource Publication
OS: 10

Delete Geolocation Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete GraphicsPerfSvc
OS: 10, 11

Delete Health Key and Certificate Management Service
OS: XP

Delete HTTP SSL
OS: XP

Delete Human Interface Device Access
OS: XP

Delete Human Interface Device Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete HV Host Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Data Exchange Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Guest Service Interface
OS: 10

Delete Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Heartbeat Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor
OS: 10, 11

Delete IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
OS: XP

Delete Indexing Service
OS: XP

Delete Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete IP Helper
OS: 10

Delete IP Translation Configuration Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete IPsec Policy Agent
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete IPSEC Services
OS: XP

Delete KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Language Experience Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Local Profile Assistant Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Logical Disk Manager
OS: XP

Delete Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
OS: XP

Delete Messenger Service
OS: XP

Delete Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft App-V Client
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Cloud Identity Service
OS: 10

Delete Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Keyboard Filter
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Storage Spaces SMP
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Store Install Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Microsoft Update Health Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
OS: XP

Delete Natural Authentication
OS: 10, 11

Delete Netlogon
OS: XP, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
OS: XP

Delete Network Access Protection Agent
OS: XP

Delete Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup
OS: 10, 11

Delete Network Connection Broker
OS: 10, 11

Delete Network Connections
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Network Connectivity Assistant
OS: 10, 11

Delete Network DDE
OS: XP

Delete Network DDE DSDM
OS: XP

Delete Network List Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Network Location Awareness
OS: 7, 10

Delete Network Location Awareness (NLA)
OS: XP

Delete Network Provisioning Service
OS: XP

Delete Network Setup Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Network Store Interface Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete NT LM Security Support Provider
OS: XP

Delete Offline Files
OS: 10, 11

Delete OpenSSH Authentication Agent
OS: 10

Delete Optimize drives
OS: 10, 11

Delete Parental Controls
OS: 10, 11

Delete Payments and NFC/SE Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete Peer Name Resolution Protocol
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Peer Networking Grouping
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Peer Networking Identity Manager
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Performance Counter DLL Host
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Performance Logs and Alerts Service
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Phone Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Plug and Play
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete PNRP Machine Name Publication Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Portable Device Enumerator Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Portable Media Serial Number Service
OS: XP

Delete Print Spooler
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Printer Extensions and Notifications
OS: 10, 11

Delete Problem Reports Control Panel Support
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Program Compatibility Assistant Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Protected Storage
OS: XP

Delete QoS RSVP
OS: XP

Delete Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Recommended Troubleshooting Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Remote Access Connection Manager
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Remote Desktop Configuration
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
OS: XP

Delete Remote Desktop Services
OS: 10, 11

Delete Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
OS: XP

Delete Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Remote Registry
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Removable Storage
OS: XP

Delete Retail Demo Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Routing and Remote Access
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Secondary Logon
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Security Center
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Sensor Data Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Sensor Monitoring Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Sensor Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Server
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Shared PC Account Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete Shell Hardware Detection
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Smart Cards Services
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete SNMP Trap
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Software Protection
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Spatial Data Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Spot Verifier
OS: 10, 11

Delete SSDP Discovery
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Still Image Acquisition Events
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Storage Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Storage Tiers Management
OS: 10, 11

Delete SysMain
OS: 10, 11

Delete System Event Notification Service
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete System Guard Runtime Monitor Broker
OS: 10, 11

Delete Task Scheduler
OS: XP

Delete TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Telephony
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Telnet
OS: XP

Delete Terminal Services
OS: XP

Delete Themes
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Uninterruptible Power Supply
OS: XP

Delete Universal Plug and Play Device Host Service
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Update Orchestrator Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete UPnP Device Host
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete User Experience Virtualization Service
OS: 10

Delete Virtual Disk
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Volume Shadow Copy
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Volumetric Audio Compositor Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete WalletService
OS: 10, 11

Delete Warp JIT Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Web Account Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete WebClient
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Wi-Fi Direct Services Connection Manager Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Audio
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Backup
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Biometric Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Camera Frame Server
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Connection Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Encryption Provider Host Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Error Reporting Service
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Event Collector
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Event Log
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
OS: XP

Delete Windows Font Cache Service
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Insider Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Installer
OS: XP, Vista, 7

Delete Windows License Manager Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Management Instrumentation
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
OS: XP

Delete Windows Management Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Mixed Reality OpenXR Service
OS: 10

Delete Windows Mobile Hotspot Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Perception Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Perception Simulation Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Push Notifications System Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows PushToInstall Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Search
OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Windows Time
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
OS: 7

Delete Wired AutoConfig
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Wireless Zero Configuration Service
OS: XP

Delete WLAN AutoConfig
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete WMI Performance Adapter
OS: XP, 10, 11

Delete Work Folders
OS: 10

Delete Workstation
OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete WWAN AutoConfig
OS: 7, 8, 10, 11

Delete Xbox Accessory Management Service
OS: 10, 11

Delete Xbox Live Auth Manager
OS: 10, 11

Delete Xbox Live Game Save
OS: 10, 11

Delete Xbox Live Networking Service
OS: 10, 11

Windows XP

In Windows XP, the following messages may appear after removing OS components.

On the first message answer "Cancel", on the second - "Yes".

Currently, in Windows XP, the full functionality of some features is available only for the English and Russian versions of this OS. On other language versions of Windows XP the features will work, but not all in full force - not all planned files can be deleted. Note that this applies only to the features in this section and only to Windows XP.