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# Uninstalling, Repairing, and Changing the Requirements Editor Installation

Pre-requisites: Requirements Editor is installed on your computer.
Context: Removing, repairing, or changing the Requirements Editor installation is done through the Programs and Features section of your Windows system Control Panel, or by again running the Requirements Editor Installation application.

- Removing Requirements Editor uninstalls the application, removes it from the Programs menu and removes any shortcuts associated with the application created by the installation program. Manually created shortcuts are not automatically removed as part of the uninstall process.
  Note: The installation program will automatically uninstall any previous version of Requirements Editor when you run the installation. You don't need to manually uninstall the program if you are installing a new version.
- Changing allows you to select or change the features installed on your computer.
- Repairing corrects any installation errors to missing or corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries.

To access these features using Windows Control Panel:

1. Within Windows Control Panel, select Programs, then Programs and Features.
2. Right-click Requirements Editor 3 from the list of programs in the Uninstall or change a program pane and select Change, Repair, or Remove.
   - Change allows you to modify the selected features of the installation.
   - Repair allows you to re-run the installation program using the originally selected features.
   - Remove completely uninstalls the application from your system.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions as presented in the installation wizard.
   - Change: Select Next and then select the feature options to install.
   - Remove: In the Programs and Features dialog box, click Yes to confirm your intent to uninstall the application.
4. When the selected operation is copmpleted, click Finish.

Requirements Editor is reinstalled with the selected features, repaired, or removed. If the application was removed, it is no longer available in the Programs menu under the Wolters Kluwer programs folder or in the list of programs in the Add or Remove Programs list.