Add/Remove Programs choice missing from Control Panel

When I open Control Panel the add/remove programs doesn't appear. I know
it's there somewhere because I can run appwiz.cpl and it appears. How can I
restore it to the control panel list?

Rightclick a blank spot in the control panel folder, New, Shortcut, Put
'appwiz.cpl' in the command and name it "Add or Remove Programs"

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"r3krobert" <r3krobert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD510186-19FB-4CF5-A37D-7AC6D71151E9@microsoft.com...
> When I open Control Panel the add/remove programs doesn't appear. I know
> it's there somewhere because I can run appwiz.cpl and it appears. How can
> I
> restore it to the control panel list?

New does not appear when right clicking blank spot. Doesn't this require
pasting?
"Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B4E10510-0A00-4498-AE54-AAE3262084C4@microsoft.com...
> Rightclick a blank spot in the control panel folder, New, Shortcut, Put
> 'appwiz.cpl' in the command and name it "Add or Remove Programs"
>
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> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "r3krobert" <r3krobert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AD510186-19FB-4CF5-A37D-7AC6D71151E9@microsoft.com...
>> When I open Control Panel the add/remove programs doesn't appear. I know
>> it's there somewhere because I can run appwiz.cpl and it appears. How
>> can I
>> restore it to the control panel list?
>

You may try this third-party alternate (freeware):

MyUninstaller: Alternative to the standard Windows Add / Remove module:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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"r3krobert" <r3krobert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD510186-19FB-4CF5-A37D-7AC6D71151E9@microsoft.com...
> When I open Control Panel the add/remove programs doesn't appear. I know
> it's there somewhere because I can run appwiz.cpl and it appears. How can
> I
> restore it to the control panel list?