This article teaches how to effectively remove NETGEAR Genie, and gives you a better understanding of how things work in Windows.
The following content shows you different ways to remove NETGEAR Genie. You can also perform the same steps to remove Akamai Netsession Interface if you don’t need it.
Detailed Steps to Manually Remove NETGEAR Genie on PC
1. Remove NETGEAR Genie via the Programs and Features.
- Open the Start menu > Click Settings > Click System on the Settings menu > Select Apps & features from the left pane.
- You can see the list of all installed apps appears in the right pane > Select NETGEAR Genie > Click the Uninstall button that appears (If it is grayed out, this is a system app you cannot remove) > Click the Uninstall pop-up button to confirm.
- Its default uninstaller will be activated > Provide confirmation and wait for it to finish.
2. Remove NETGEAR Genie from the Windows Registry.
As troublesome at it sounds, you might sometimes need to delete a registry key or value, most often to fix a problem, likely caused by a program that added a particular key or value that it shouldn’t have. And now you need to completely remove NETGEAR Genie. It’s a good habit to back up first in case of any mistake, and then follow these steps exactly to remove a key or value from the Windows Registry:
- Executing “regedit” from the search input field on the taskbar to open the Registry Editor.
- On the navigator, click Edit > Find… > Enter “Ignite” to search for the lingering files > Once found, right-click or tab-and-hold it and select Delete > You’ll be asked to confirm the key or value deletion request, click Yes to completely remove NETGEAR Genie.
3. Restart your computer.
Actions that benefit from a value or key removal is usually the kind of thing that requires a PC restart to take effect.
Breezily Remove NETGEAR Genie within 3 Steps
What I’m recommending is a safe, smart, small-sized tool that can be used in all the popular Windows versions. Within clicks you can easily remove NETGEAR Genie and other unwanted programs on the system. Click the blue download button on the page to try it out, and steps are as follows:
1. Run Special Uninstaller after installation, you can see what programs are currently installed on your computer.
2. Select NETGEAR Genie in the list, and click Run Uninstaller. It will scan all the related files and get ready for your next request, during which you may be asked for confirmation of this removal, just click “Yes/OK” to proceed.
3. Click Scan Leftovers when it turns to blue, then you can see all the related vestiges that regular removal might left behind. Click Delete Leftovers to completely remove NETGEAR Genie.
4. In the last clicking Back will return you to the list of the installed programs, where you can check if your target has been eliminated.
View this short video to take a quick view on how it works:
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