Unable to uninstall Sql Server 2012 Express (With SP1)

My Stack:
. Windows 10 Enterprise
. SQL Server 2012 Express (with SP1 bundled).

ISSUE:

. Installed SQL to test for backward compatibility.

. When I tried to Un-Install the following prompt is thrown.

Attempted Resolution Step:

. uninstalling individual components.

. re-installing SP1 for that edition.

None of these steps have worked. One last resort was to delete registry entries and then reattempt to delete.

Any ideas?

A month later, I need to test with a full version of SQL locally but remembered I had this pain in the a** to deal with.

TO RESOLVE:

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Change SQL compatibility mode to "Windows Vista SP1/SP2". Go to where it was installed. Path belows for x64 version. For 32x it will be in the ~\program Files (86) directory.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012


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Launch CMD, run as an Administrator. Navigate to the directory above.

• Type command Setupup.exe /action=uninstall

• Follow the prompts.

• Find your life ~ Shaun T :)

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