title: How do I uninstall Netbeans 8.2 ide previously installed with jar file?
body: <p>I followed the answer given here: 
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/27647491/5904193">https://stackoverflow.com/a/27647491/5904193</a> to install Netbeans ide 8.2 with jdk 10.0.2 on windows 10 64 bits OS. </p>
  
  <p>After installation, I found that the jdk was generally incompatible with the ide. So I finally got the latest Netbeans version 9.1 from Apache. </p>
  
  <p>This works with my jdk so I decided to clean things up by uninstalling Netbeans 8.2. Attempting to uninstall directly with the uninstall executable fails with the same error as the installer. That is it requests jdk 8 or higher (I have only jdk 10 installed). </p>
  
  <p>I then tried using the jar file trick by extracting the Uninstaller and executing the jar file with Java. Things happened (lots of output in the console screen and uninstall actually completed) but all the program files remain, I can still see the program in Programs and Features and I could even start the app using the desktop shortcut that was not even touched by the uninstall.</p>
  
  <p>I suspect I could uninstall it normally if I installed jdk 8. But, I mean, there has to be a way to uninstall it without jdk 8 after being able to install without that jdk. Thanks. </p>