Problem removing bluetooth stack / hidden devices / COM ports not released

Hi
Having problem completely removing Toshiba Bluetooth stack / hidden devices / com ports not released
I uninstalled Toshiba BT s/w...
But:
1) Toshiba BT hidden devices still appear and I can not remove (get error)
2) COM ports occupied by Toshiba BT not released (so they cannot be used by another BT stack) and still appear in registry
ex: friendly name Toshiba BT Port (COM4) still in registry
3) These unreleased com ports do NOT appear in device manager
Thanks

It seems that you still have some configurations which were not removed during the uninstallation.
This means that the resources can not be release, because those are still necessary in case of a
new installation of the stack.
The first I would try is the following:
- Install the latest Toshiba Bluetooth stack.
- Uninstall it. Ensure that you answer all questions with "yes" ! This means also the one which asks if all configurations should be removed.
- Reboot
- Check again

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