Unable to uninstall an Assembly from GAC?

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I am unable to uninstall an Assembly (log4net.dll) from GAC. It is giving following error.

"Assembly is required by one or more applications".

However if I search the Assembly using ProcessExplorer nothing comes up? How can I remove this Assembly from GAC?

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