You can uninstall the Backup Manager through the command line on Windows. The feature has been available starting from version 16.10 released in October 2016.
- Open the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit). You can quickly locate the app by typing in its name to the Windows Start menu
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Backup Manager - Double-click
QuietUninstallString - Copy the value
- Start the Command Prompt as an administrator and submit the command you have copied
- Restart the device
To confirm that Backup Manager has uninstalled check the following locations:
- File explorer navigate to:
- Services.msc, check that Backup Service Controller has been deleted
C:\Program Files\
The folder named Backup Manager that used to belong in here will have been deleted.