Rule for a program in "Add/Remove Program"...

I would like to know the rules for a program to display in the pane of the Add/Remove program?

My understanding is that the software must exist in the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" and it must contain a key "Display Name" AND "uninstall the channel."
Is this true? Are there other conditions?

Thank you!

It's DisplayName and UninstallString (note that there is no empty space between the two). The existence of these two values should be sufficient for a program to display in Add / Remove programs. However, there are additional details that you can add. See: Article Key of Registry Uninstall (Windows) on the MSDN Web site.
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

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