Fix uninstall warning about current directory (#1368) (#1370)

* Fix uninstall warning about current dir * fixup (cherry picked from commit 4185605) Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle <[email protected]>
elastic · Oct 7, 2024 · b788e09 · b788e09
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diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc
@@ -1105,16 +1105,19 @@ to remove files.
 
 [IMPORTANT]
 ====
-Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from the directory where {agent} is installed and not from the directory where you previously ran the `install` command.
+Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from a directory outside of where {agent} is installed.
 
---
-
-include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[]
+For example, on a Windows system the install location is `C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent`. Run the uninstall command from `C:\Program Files\Elastic` or `\tmp`, or even your default home directory:
 
---
+[source,shell]
+----
+C:\"Program Files"\Elastic\Agent\elastic-agent.exe uninstall
+----
 
 ====
 
+include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[]
+
 [discrete]
 === Synopsis
 

diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc
@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@
 To uninstall {agent}, run the `uninstall` command from the directory where
 {agent} is running.
 
-IMPORTANT: Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from the directory where {agent} is running, as shown in the example below, and not from the directory where you previously ran the `install` command. Running the command from the wrong directory can leave the agent in an inconsistent state.
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from a directory outside of where {agent} is installed.
+
+For example, on a Windows system the install location is `C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent`. Run the uninstall command from `C:\Program Files\Elastic` or `\tmp`, or even your default home directory:
+
+[source,shell]
+----
+C:\"Program Files"\Elastic\Agent\elastic-agent.exe uninstall
+----
+
+====
 
 --
 include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[]