If you’ve been using YouTube Music for a while and it still hasn’t grown on you, uninstalling it from your PC is completely fine. The good news is that removing the YouTube Music app is just as easy as installing it. The only thing to keep in mind is that YouTube Music on Windows 11 is not a traditional desktop program, it’s installed as a Progressive Web App (PWA).
Because of that, you won’t find it in the Control Panel like regular Windows applications. Instead, it can be removed either through your web browser’s app settings or directly from the Windows 11 Settings app. Below, we’ll walk you through all the available methods step by step.
How to Uninstall YouTube Music on Windows 11
If you installed YouTube Music on Windows 11 and later decided it’s not for you, uninstalling it is simpler than you might think. In most cases, YouTube Music is installed as a PWA through browsers like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. While it looks and behaves like a desktop app, it’s still closely tied to the browser that installed it.
Below, we’ll cover every possible way to uninstall YouTube Music on Windows 11, whether it was installed via Chrome, Edge, or directly removed from Windows Settings.
1. For Chrome
If you installed the YouTube Music app using Google Chrome, follow these steps to completely uninstall it:
1.Open the YouTube Music app on your PC.
2. Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the app window.
3. From the menu, select the option related to uninstalling the app (the wording may vary slightly depending on your Chrome version).
4. When the confirmation pop-up appears, check the box to remove app data and click Remove.
This will completely uninstall YouTube Music along with its stored data from Chrome.
2. For Edge
If the YouTube Music PWA was installed through Microsoft Edge, use the steps below:
1. Open the YouTube Music app.
2. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
3. Select App settings from the menu. This will open the Edge app management page for YouTube Music.
4. Scroll down and click the Uninstall button.
5. A confirmation pop-up will appear. Choose to clear data from the Microsoft Edge browser and click Remove to confirm the uninstallation of YouTube Music.
3. Use the Settings
You can also remove the YouTube Music PWA directly through Windows Settings, regardless of which browser was used to install it. Here’s how
1. Press Windows + I together to open Windows Settings.
2. Select Apps from the left sidebar and click Installed apps on the right.
3. Now, either search for the YouTube Music app or scroll down to the bottom and you will be able to see YouTube Music that was downloaded from your browser.
4. Click the three-dot menu next to it and select Uninstall.
5. A confirmation window will appear, again click on Uninstall to complete the removal of the app.
6. Again, a pop-up will appear, checkmark the box to clear the app data and click on Remove. After that, wait for the process to complete.
Conclusion
That’s it, this is how you can uninstall YouTube Music on Windows 11. Whether you remove it through your web browser or directly from the Windows Settings app, the process is quick and won’t have any impact on your system.
If you ever change your mind, reinstalling YouTube Music is just as easy using your preferred browser. Until then, you’re free to stick with the music platform that suits you best.
