SOLVED ask.com with windows 10

[arjay1943]

does anyone know how to remove ask.com from windows 10, inadvertently installed with other software

 

[Trouble]

Does it show up in
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features
As a program in the list so you can uninstall it using the conventional method?

 

[arjay1943]

Hi Trouble:
In Windows 10, how do you display "Control Panel"?
I select the windows flag (lower left corner), then select "settings", then select "system".
I then select "Apps & features", which displays various programs available.
There is nothing on this list that even vaguely resembles "ask"
Any other suggestions?
Thanks

 

[dac8190]

Try right clicking on the windows flag and then select control panel.

 

[Dan99]

Let me butt in with this. Trouble is referring to "Programs and Features". That is seen in Control Panel but you can also see it after a right click to the Windows logo (lower left). It is the first item all the way at the top of the list. Control panel is also on that list.
Click on the upper left corner of the list to scroll up to the top.

 

[arjay1943]

Thanks to all for the info. I'm still new to windows 10, and I'm still learning.
Unfortunately, there were no programs/apps listed for "ask".

 

[BigFeet]

It's most likely in your browser plugins. A lot of "free" software piggybacks the ask.com plugin.

 

[Trouble]

Try
JRT (Junkware Removal Tool) from here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/junkware-removal-tool/dl/131/
AND
ADWcleaner from here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/dl/125/
Those two may get rid of Ask

 

[arjay1943]

Ran the ADWcleaner (free software) which seems to have removed "ASK". Thanks to all for these suggestions. Interesting comment: ADWcleaner has a limited lifetime, and seems to disable itself after 10 minutes, but the fix es had been processed, and seem to work.
Thanks again.
ARJAY1943

 

[Trouble]

ADWcleaner, like many other similar products gets updated very frequently (practically daily). Typically, after I run it and it reboots my system, I then run it again and click the uninstall button to remove it and clean up the quarantine files.