how do I remove Microsoft Launcher from my phone

Anonymous
2017-11-06T02:47:32+00:00

I decided to respond to an email and sync my phone to 10.  After downloading, ti presented one program after another to download and will not accept a refusal and it keeps showing me ads.  I want my old control system back.  I cannot erase Microsoft launcher but I did deactivate it.  That has helped some. I have trouble getting the home page to have what I need on it and I have difficulty using it as a phone now at times although deactivating it did help this. Can I go back to my old management system on my galaxy 6?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-10T21:19:55+00:00

    Hi - like the others here, the "Uninstall" button is not available to me.  PLEASE - how do I get rid of Microsoft Launcher and go back to what I had.  I can even find my contacts anymore.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-10T21:22:27+00:00

    MY "uninstall" button is still not lit up - did you have to do anything special to be able to uninstall the app.? This is so frustrating !

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-10T21:57:58+00:00

    I found the answer to my own question - you have to change the launch wizard from Microsoft launcher to something else, then you can uninstall it !

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-10T22:05:40+00:00

    Shortly after my first post on 11.06.17, I went back to Launcher in Applications and disabled it so, if you haven't already, I would at least try it and see if Uninstall then lights up - mine didn't.  However, disabling Launcher could have been a precursor to Microsoft's response to my post and the Uninstall button magically appearing. Good luck :)

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-11-12T02:49:42+00:00

    ANDROID USERS: 

    It took about fifteen seconds after installing "Microsoft Launcher" to realize "NOPE". I went to default apps, in setting and found it, all the was available was Force Stop which when clicked did nothing, 

    Uninstall is there but greyed out. Right? this is your issue? You want the solution? 

    Well come to my site at ..... nah jk jk

    What I found is that if you go to the top (I have galaxy note 8) and click the three dots you'll see "Uninstall for ALL users." Click that and its gone, all you're left with the **** Bing wallpaper. 

    Hope this helps, make sure to click that it helped you to others can find it.

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