This article discusses the methods to hide an entry in the Add/Remove Programs listing. Following any one of the methods is enough. This article is all about registry editing, so be sure to have appropriate backup(s) in place

The Add/Remove Programs list is populated from the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall

Under the Uninstall key, there will be several sub-keys, each representing a software program that you installed. The following example shows how to hide the AnalogX Proxy entry from Add/Remove Programs listing:

Method 1
> Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

> Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ AnalogX Proxy


> In the right-pane, right-click the DisplayName value and choose Rename

> Rename it to anything (For example, NoDisplayName )

> The AnalogX Proxy entry is now hidden. To make it visible again, rename the value back to DisplayName


Method 2

> Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

> Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ AnalogX Proxy

> In the right-pane, create a new REG_DWORD value named SystemComponent

> Double-click SystemComponent and set its data to 1

> The AnalogX Proxy entry is now hidden. To make it visible again, delete the SystemComponent value that you created earlier.