Software center disable uninstall

Is it possible to disable the ability for users to uninstall software in the software center?

Hi Jorgen,
The uninstall Program was empty in the Deployment Type and yet I can see the Uninstall Option in the Software Centre. Just for testing I clicked on Uninstall and it didn't do anything but now the status of the application shows as Failed in Software Centre.
When I click Retry, a message box pops up saying that 'Software Center cannot retrieve the information that you requested. The item that you requested from Software Center is no longer available. You can press F5 to refresh the view. Click oK to return to
Software Center.'
Is there anything else that can be done to disable the Uninstall button in Software Center for that Deployment?
Best Regards,
Simon.

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