Uninstall Multiple Programs at Once on Windows — Free Bulk Uninstaller

Windows 11's built-in Apps → Installed apps page can only uninstall one program at a time. Each uninstall opens its own wizard, you click Next, Yes, Remove, you wait, you close, and then you repeat — for every single app. Uninstalling 20 old programs this way takes an hour.

A bulk uninstaller lets you tick as many programs as you like and uninstall them in sequence, optionally in silent mode so you don't have to click through each wizard. Here's how to do it for free — both with a GUI and from the command line if you prefer that.

Quick warning: most "free bulk uninstaller" Google results are bundled installers that try to install browser toolbars or change your default search. Stick with tools you can actually trust the source of.

What "silent uninstall" means

Most installers support command-line flags like /S, /SILENT, or /qn (MSI) that run the uninstall without showing any dialog. A bulk uninstaller detects the installer type and uses the right flag automatically.

Not every program supports silent mode — old or custom uninstallers still pop up wizards. A good bulk uninstaller tells you which ones it can do silently and which will still need a click.

Sort by size to find the biggest targets

The fastest way to reclaim disk space is to sort installed programs by size (not name). Often you'll find 2–3 programs hogging 5GB+ each that you haven't opened in months — old games, leftover IDEs, trial versions. Uninstalling the top 5 by size typically frees 20–40GB.

RBS PC Cleaner Bulk Uninstaller

RBS PC Cleaner's Bulk Uninstaller:

• Lists every installed program with publisher, version, install date, and disk size.
• Sort by any column — size descending is usually what you want.
• Tick as many programs as you like, hit Uninstall Selected, and they run in sequence.
• Silent mode auto-detected where supported.
• Shows progress for each app and skips anything that fails.
• Integrates with the safety gate — never touches Microsoft-signed system components.

What to uninstall on a fresh Windows 11

Typical bloatware you can safely remove on many new PCs:

• OEM "experience" apps (Dell SupportAssist, HP JumpStart, Lenovo Vantage) — unless you want hardware warranties checked.
• McAfee / Norton trial antiviruses (Windows Defender is enough for most users).
• Candy Crush, TikTok Web, Disney+, etc. — pre-installed Store apps.
• OEM printer helper utilities you never use.
• Demo versions of Office or creative suites.

Don't uninstall: Windows Defender, Microsoft Store itself, .NET runtimes, Visual C++ redistributables (apps depend on these).

Command-line alternatives if you don't want a GUI

If you're already comfortable with PowerShell, Windows ships with two ways to bulk-uninstall:

winget — the modern Windows package manager, comes built-in on Windows 11. List installed:

winget list

Uninstall a single app:

winget uninstall <app-id>

For bulk: pipe the list, filter to what you want, loop. Example: uninstall every Microsoft Store game:

winget list --source msstore | Select-String "Game" | ForEach-Object { winget uninstall ($_ -split '\s+')[0] }

This is fragile (the parsing depends on column alignment) but it works for one-offs. Test on one app first.

Get-AppxPackage — works specifically for Microsoft Store / UWP apps:

Get-AppxPackage *candycrush* | Remove-AppxPackage

Replace the asterisked name. Useful for stripping pre-installed Store apps after a fresh Windows install. Don't run this on system Appx packages or you'll break parts of Windows.

Why Microsoft Store apps are different

Microsoft Store apps (UWP / Appx) install differently from traditional desktop apps. They live in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ and are managed by the Store, not by individual installers. That means a generic bulk uninstaller has to handle them separately. Tools that don't will silently fail on Store apps and leave you wondering why Candy Crush is still there.

RBS PC Cleaner detects both types and uses the right uninstall mechanism per app. winget also handles both, which is why it's a reasonable command-line option.

Leftover files after uninstall

Some uninstallers leave data behind in %APPDATA% or %LOCALAPPDATA% — e.g. old config files, caches, saves. That's deliberate: if you reinstall the app, your settings come back. If you really want a clean slate, delete those folders manually after the uninstall finishes. A duplicate file scan or disk analyzer pass over %APPDATA% afterwards will surface any leftovers worth cleaning.

Related articles

• Free Disk Space Analyzer for Windows — find the biggest apps before uninstalling.
• Best Free Startup Manager for Windows 11 — uninstalling removes startup entries too.
• How to Remove Dell Bloatware from Windows 11 — common bulk-uninstall target.
• RBS PC Cleaner v1.0.0 Launch — full feature list.