What is the difference between uninstalling a program through Control Panel, and uninstalling via th

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What is the difference between uninstalling a program through Control Panel, and uninstalling via the Program's uninstall.exe?

Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

In general, I read that it's better to uninstall a program via window's Control Panel. But for the programs that have their own uninstall.exe, is there any real difference between the un-installations? Is the Control Panel's cleaner in removing dependencies?

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