Mike,

It's possible to find and delete the core WMP executable but difficult enough most users would not expend the effort.

Besides the player program with an interface that wants to manage your library there is a small executable file.

To eliminate the core executable one would not use the uninstall utility but instead use administrative rights to display hidden files and file explorer to hunt down and delete the specific file. That's a pretty deep dive for most users.

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