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ChuckR:
A few years ago I managed to install Silverlight and Adobe Flash Player 11 Activex( I now have 29).  Neither one of them point to a file on C:. Recently I ran Wise Registry Cleaner and CCleaner(which I have used for years) and System Essentials and Tweaking.com.  I expected one of them to clean up the Register as the programs CAN'T be removed from the control panel.  I know that I could use Regedit and find the entries and delete from there, but I wonder why there is no program the realizes the entries don't point to an application.

Boggin:
Adobe Flash Player can be found in Programs and Features but should also have an Adobe folder in C:\Program Files (x86) if using a 64bit system - otherwise it will be in Program Files.

Double clicking on that will expand to any Adobe products you have installed.

Silverlight is bundled with Windows Live Essentials.

MS used to have a Fix it button in an article to uninstall it prior to reinstalling but MS have since withdrawn all Fit its.

To get rid of Silverlight you will now have to uninstall Windows Live Essentials.

However, Windows Live Essentials also includes Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Hotmail - both of which use Silverlight.

If you use either of those emails then you will need to retain Silverlight.

This article lists what Windows Live Essentials included, but you can uninstall Windows Live Essentials then Google for any of the single items to download/install as required.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/2434419/windows-live-essentials-2011

ChuckR:
I was pointed to the following application and it worked perfectly, at least so far.  Cleaned up the Register and cleaned up the "Programs and Features' entry that had identified the issue.

MicrosoftProgram_Install_and_Uninstall.meta.diagcab

Boggin:
I misunderstood your post - thought it was because you couldn't find Silverlight and not an uninstalling problem.

ChuckR:
New conditionWorking on an issue with Quicken and Windows 7 I needed to install Net Framework 4.6.1.  During a follow-on examination of the system I discovered Microsoft Silverlight is now in c:\Mats\...\Program Files(x86) with a date of 6/16/2018. Could this be related to installing .NET Framework 4.6.1?
I also cannot get into a CBS log the was created 6/22/2018 and is still active. SFC \Scannow said it found some files it could not fix and I am trying to see what they were?
When I have some time I will run Tweaking.com and see if it can fix them.

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