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Need to remove software from Intel NUC without formatting - no admin access but can boot from USB.

I have an old Intel NUC which has some kiosk software on it that I need to remove/replace. I'm just checking around to see if anyone has any recommendations for the best way to go about it. I'm considering installing Ubuntu or something like that on an external USB, booting from it, and then attempting to remove the software from there, but I'm not really sure where to begin as I wouldn't know how to uninstall specific apps on a Windows drive, from Linux.

The OS currently installed is:

Win 10 Enterprise 2015 LSTB 10.0.10240 Build 10240
4GB 1600 ram
Intel i3-5010U

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Hi

1.Here is the link about installing Ubuntu on an external USB https://linuxhint.com/run_ubuntu_usb_stick/

2.In short ,no.

Not directly, you can remove some files from NTFS partions but you cannot change registry keys directly - most of the software out there is adding some keys to Windows registry. This cannot be edited while Windows is turned off. However you can create a bat(or vbs) file with commands that will remove registry keys and add this bat file to the startup folder of Windows users (inside their profile) - this has a potential of removing the keys from registry if user has proper rights and/or is able to elevate rights to level of system admin - only then registry can be edited. Placing a file in specific folder could be of course done from the Linux level but the process of complete uninstall can be achieved only when Windows OS is running.

For specific information , please refer to this link https://superuser.com/questions/527598/how-to-uninstall-a-program-on-windows-7-via-linux
Please note: Information posted in the given link is hosted by a third party. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy and effectiveness of information.

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