“What if I uninstall an uninstaller program with the same uninstaller program?”

Ah, the ouroboros thing — software eating its own tail, or something. 🙂

If everything works as it should, the uninstaller should successfully uninstall itself, no big deal.

Because the uninstaller is running, some of its in-use files may not be able to be properly removed right away. If everything is working as it should, this condition will be noted; the in-use files will be flagged for later deletion; and you (the user) will see a notification informing you that you need to reboot the PC to complete the uninstall. (Rebooting clears the PC memory and frees up in-use files, allowing them to be successfully deleted.)

(BTW: Most true uninstallers aren’t stand-alone apps, so this circumstance normally wouldn‘t arise. But it doesn’t matter: OSes know how to handle uninstallation of in-use files, regardless of where they come from.)

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