The operation of hiding the installed program can be performed by the user using standard tools of the Microsoft Windows operating system and does not require the involvement of additional third-party software.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "Run" item to launch the "Command Prompt" utility.
Step 2
Enter regedit32 in the Open field and click OK to confirm the launch of the Registry Editor tool.
Step 3
Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall registry key and select the Uninstall key on the left side of the application window.
Step 4
Call the "File" service menu on the top toolbar of the program window and go to the "Export" item.
Step 5
Specify the "Desktop" option in the "Save" field of the "Export Registry File" window that opens.
Step 6
Enter uninstall in the File Name field and click the Save button to confirm your choice.
Step 7
Select the required program from the Installed Programs list of the Add or Remove Programs component on the left side of the list in the Uninstall tree.
Step 8
Call the context menu by right-clicking on the DisplayName parameter in the right pane of the application window and select the "Rename" command.
Step 9
Enter Quit before the parameter name (QuitDisplayName) to disable display of the selected program.
Step 10
Return to the "File" service menu and select the "Exit" command.
Step 11
Press the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "Control Panel" item to check whether the display of the selected program has been disabled.
Step 12
Expand the Add or Remove Programs link and make sure that the selected program does not appear in the Installed Programs list.
Step 13
Double click on the icon of the created Uninstall.reg file on the desktop to restore the original list if the directory is not displayed correctly.
Step 14
Call the context menu of the saved Uninstall.reg file on the desktop by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Delete" command when the desired result is achieved.
