{"id":74419,"date":"2024-03-17T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T06:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=74419"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:48:54","slug":"programs-features-date-column-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/programs-features-date-column-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Date column is blank in “Programs and Features” Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open the classic Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl<\/code>) window, in the uninstall screen, it may only show the name of the program and the size. The Date and Type columns may be empty.<\/p>\n

\"programs<\/p>\n

Cause<\/h2>\n

This happens due to the corruption of folder view settings, which causes incorrect column headers to appear in the Programs and Features dialog.<\/p>\n

Resolution<\/h2>\n

To resolve the issue, reset the view settings for the Programs and Features<\/strong> window.<\/p>\n

From the Programs and Features<\/strong> window, access the Tools menu (Alt + T) and click Folder Options.<\/p>\n

Important:<\/strong> Launching Folder Options via File Explorer doesn’t help. You must launch it via the Tools menu in the Programs and Features<\/strong> window.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"programs<\/p>\n

Select the “View” tab.<\/p>\n

Click “Reset Folders”.<\/p>\n

\"programs<\/p>\n

Click Yes<\/strong> when you see the following prompt.<\/p>\n

Do you want to reset all folders of this type to the default view settings?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

That should fix the problem.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> As an alternative to the classic Programs and Features dialog, you can use Nirsoft’s “UninstallView” (freeware), which has a similar interface.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you open the classic Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) window, in the uninstall screen, it may only show the name of the program and the size. The Date and Type columns may be empty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3187,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/programs-minimizing-taskbar-offscreen-not-shown\/","url_meta":{"origin":74419,"position":0},"title":"Programs open off the screen or hidden when minimized to taskbar","author":"Ramesh","date":"June 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When you open a program or folder window, it may look like it has minimized to the taskbar, but the window doesn't appear when clicked on the Taskbar icon. 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