Inconsistencies between CC and Windows regarding installed Apps

[BrunoKxT]

Hi. I need to reduce some space in my HD. Windows "add remove programs" shows InDesign 2022 & 2023, for example. But I can not remove 2022. It just launches CC and displays the uninstalling process, but I can still see it in Windows. Also, CC shows Illustrator as "not installed," and I can see it in Windows again. 

Do you know why this inconsistency and why I can not remove apps? 

Thank you

[kglad]

can you open illustrator from its installation directory?

<moved from cc desktop>

[BrunoKxT]

Yes, Illustrator 2022 exists with the exe file even after the "remove application" from Windows. It does not appear as installed in the CC app, though. 

[kglad]

then either leave it alone (because there's no significant problem) or use the cc desktop app to install ai over the current installation.