Python - How can I completely uninstall Anaconda on Windows 10?

Question

My installation of Anaconda has gone sideways for some reason. I noticed it when I tried to open Jupyter. The start menu shortcut was broken. When I clicked on it, I got the

Answer 1

I'm running Windows 10 Pro Version 1703 OS Build 15063.786. I'm not sure if a Windows update is what caused the issue. Ultimately, all the shortcuts were pointing to things that no longer existed. I performed the following task.

1. Uninstall Anaconda using the standard Windows uninstall process.
2. Reboot.
3. Scour the ENTIRE hard drive looking for anything remotely related to the Anaconda installation and manually delete it. I don't remember all the exact folders but I do remember specifically in C:\Users\Bob, there was a .Anaconda and a .IPython and a .Jupyter file. All those had to go. C:\Users\Bob\Anaconda3 also had to be manually deleted along with some files that were just hanging out in C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3 that somehow refused to be deleted.
4. Manually delete the shortcuts in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda3 (64-bit).
5. Reboot.
6. Reinstall Anaconda.
7. Reboot.

Everything is back to normal. Special thanks to sytech. Checking the environment variables didn't provide a solution but it put me on the right investigative track.