registry location · risk: info
An Add/Remove Programs entry
What lives here
The metadata shown in Settings → Apps: display name, publisher, uninstall command.
What changing it does
Adds, edits or removes an entry in the installed-programs list. Cosmetic in itself — though hiding entries here is occasionally used to conceal software.
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