How to Recover Uninstalled Programs on Windows 7

Updated to Home > HowTos > Data Recovery Tips on Windows by Harper on Mar 22, 2024

How to find recently uninstalled programs in Windows 7? It’s very easy!!! There are 2 ways available: recover uninstalled program with iBeesoft Data Recovery and restore uninstalled programs via System Restore. You can download the software before reading the guide below.

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"How do i recover deleted programs on Windows 7? Does System Restore recover uninstalled program in Windows 7?"

To clean and tidy computer, uninstalling programs is a great way. We like to uninstall programs not used for a long time. However, sometimes we may uninstall a useful program and removed the created files or data with it. We only mean to uninstall the app, but not mean to delete the files edited or created with the program. That’s how it works. Do not worry about it. We have workarounds to recover uninstalled programs on Windows 7 PC. Here are the details.

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Part 1. How to Recover Uninstalled Programs in Windows 7
Part 2. How to Restore Uninstalled Programs on Windows 7 PC

Part 1. How to Recover Uninstalled Programs in Windows 7

iBeesoft Data Recovery is a professional yet simple-to-use software tool to help users recover deleted or lost files on Windows PC. For sure, if you uninstalled a program on Windows 7 PC, you can make use of it to recover the data deleted while uninstalling the program. And it can recover the program. exe installation file as well, helping you reinstall the program again.

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iBeesoft Data Recovery is developed for help users recover all kinds of files from computers and external hard drives. To rescue files you deleted unintentionally or purposely, it is a must for computer users. Here are some of its main features.

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Download this program to restore uninstalled programs in Windows 7!!! Here in the following, let’s learn how to retrieve uninstalled programs on Windows 7 with the data recovery software. Before getting down to the task, please do not use your computer until you’ve successfully recovered the uninstalled program. otherwise, you’ll lose the uninstalled programs permanently because they’ll be replaced by new data, namely data overwritten.

Step 1. Install the uninstalled program data recovery software

Click the DOWNLOAD button to get the installation package of the software. Remember not to install it on the hard drive where you’ve uninstalled the program in Windows PC, avoiding data overwriting issue.

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Step 2. Select hard drive to scan

Launch the software. From the first main windo. Move to the next step, you can see you’re asked to select the hard drive where the uninstalled programs once exist to scan. Select it and click "Scan", letting the software begin to work right away. It might take a while for the software to look for the uninstalled program as well as the corresponding data.

Step 3. Windows 7 recover uninstalled program

Last, you can see all the fund data by the undelete windows 7 software. Select the file type(s) on the left side and you can check out the details on the right side. When finding the target uninstalled program, .exe, you can select it and click "Recover" to save it on your computer. Of course, you’re able to preview other types of data created by this uninstalled program as well. When finding useful ones, select them to save on your Windows 7 PC.

Part 2. How to Restore Uninstalled Programs on Windows 7 PC

No matter what brand computer you’re using, you can try the System Restore feature in Windows 7 to recover uninstalled programs by restoring your windows installation back to its last working state. For sure, as the restore happens, the current data will be removed, replaced with the last working state files. Here are the steps for how to recover uninstalled program on Windows 7 with System Restore.

1. Click the Start button at the bottom left and type "restore" in the search box > select "Create a restore point".

2. In "System Protection" tab, click "System Restore".

3. In "Restore system files and settings" > click "Next".

4. Click "Show more restore points" to view the previous restore points list. You can select the one to check out whether the programs are affected or not by clicking "Scan for affected programs". Click "Close". Last, select the restore point to uninstall programs you need in Windows 7.

Please note that the System Restore is not enabled by default. Then the answer for the question "does system restore uninstalled programs windows 7" is it depends. If you have enabled it, then you can try it to uninstall programs in Windows 7. My suggestion is if you want to keep your computer tidy and clean and the data, including programs in safe, you should back up your computer regularly. iBeesoft Dbackup can schedule the backup for you.

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