After uninstalling wps in win11, there is still a wps network disk icon in "My Computer", showing 0 bytes and the path is empty. How to delete it?

The persistent WPS Network Disk icon in Windows 11's File Explorer after uninstallation is a classic symptom of a leftover virtual drive or shell namespace entry that the standard uninstaller failed to remove. This entry is not a physical folder or file but a registered system object, often created via the Windows Shell Extensions or a Cloud Files API, which explains why it shows 0 bytes and an empty path. The core issue is that while the main application binaries were deleted, the component that registered this virtual drive with the Windows shell was not properly deregistered, leaving behind a "ghost" entry in the navigation pane. This requires manual intervention in the Windows Registry or specialized cleanup tools to remove the underlying registration, as simply trying to delete it from within File Explorer will be ineffective.

The most direct and reliable removal method involves editing the Windows Registry, a process that demands administrative privileges and caution. The specific keys are typically located under `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace` and its counterpart under `HKEY_CURRENT_USER`. You must identify and delete the sub-key associated with WPS Cloud or Kingsoft. To find the correct key, you can methodically open each sub-key under `NameSpace`, examine its `(Default)` value data in the right pane for any identifying text like "WPS" or "Kingsoft," and then delete that entire sub-key folder. It is critical to back up the registry—or at least the `NameSpace` key—by exporting it before making any changes. After deleting the correct key and restarting the Explorer process (via Task Manager) or rebooting the system, the icon should disappear permanently.

If manual registry editing is undesirable, alternative approaches exist but with varying efficacy. Using a dedicated uninstaller tool like Revo Uninstaller or Geek Uninstaller in their "Advanced" or "Forced" scan mode can sometimes detect and remove such leftover registry entries and shell extensions. Another technical avenue is using the Command Prompt with administrative rights to run `net use` to see if it's listed as a network drive and attempt removal with `net use <driveletter>: /delete`, though this is less likely for a virtual cloud disk. For users uncomfortable with these steps, checking the WPS Office official website for a dedicated cleanup tool or reinstalling the software solely to use its official, potentially more thorough uninstall option might be a last resort. The persistence of this icon is fundamentally a software cleanup failure, and its removal almost always requires operating at the system configuration level rather than within the standard user file system.