Simple Summary

If when trying to uninstall an application, you receive the error:

• Windows cannot find “C:\Windows\system32\SpoonUninstall.exe”. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again

Then try uninstalling using the old Control Panel “Programs and Features” instead of the modern UI “Settings/Apps & Feature”.

The details – so you can be sure the same applies to you

I installed OpenDHCP Server on a demo Windows Server 2019.  After I had finished testing, I wanted to uninstall to tidy things up. (Google research indicates that this problem applies to a number of other applications)

1. Using the “modern UI” Settings/Apps & Features
   
2. I clicked Uninstall and received an error (C:\Windows\system32\SpoonUninstall.exe”. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.)
   
3. After a bit of “google research” I changed to the old Control Panel, Programs and Features tool
4. Windows Key, then start typing “Control Panel”
   
5. Click on Programs/Uninstall a Program
   
6. After selecting the OpenDHCPServer item I was prompted to uninstall
   
7. And this time all OK
   
8. And checking the program list in both places (Modern UI and Control Panel) shows that OpenDHCPServer is gone as well as the install directory on C: