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When I go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features and click to uninstall "Windows Phone SDK 8.0", the only option I get is "Change".

When I click "Change", it says "An error occurred while trying to uninstall Windows Phone SDK 8.0. It may have already been uninstalled. Would you like to remove Windows Phone SDK 8.0 from the Programs and Features list?"

When I click Yes it says I don't have permissions to remove it from the list.

I tried a Microsoft Fixit to fix uninstallation issues, but it said it could not succeed.

Justin Skiles
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Here is the command to force uninstall without doing any updates.

open Command Prompt and type the following

$ pathToExe/wpexpress_full.exe /uninstall /force

you can do this to VS12 as well.

$ pathToExe/vs_premium.exe /uninstall /force
Dawit
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Try this:

reinistall SDK, reboot, install any updates, reboot, uninstall the SDK

I find this method works some of the time with stubborn applications

Keltari
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For anyone with VS2013 Update 2 or later, who comes across this question, there is no separate installation to uninstall. Per the Windows Phone Dev Center:

The Windows Phone 8.1 development tools are included with Visual Studio 2013 (Update 2 or later).

Edward Brey
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I've if you open up the original Windows Phone SDK executable that you downloaded for installation, it should have a "Repair" and "Uninstall" button option.

tc25
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Update in 2016:
You can uninstall Windows Phone SDK from the "Change" menu of Microsoft Visual Studio.
Go in Control Panel -> Programs and Features and click "Change" for Microsoft Visual Studio

Gnafu
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find the WPexpress_full.exe file same (C:\ProgramData\Package Cache{529db2e0-c334-4058-8ef0-9a214edbd1fa}\WPexpress_full.exe) right click -> Run as administrator -> unsintall -> yes (waiting..) -> reboot

thaihai
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