diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
index ab22d14..55c6046 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -688,7 +688,27 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 App.Logger.WriteLine($"Could not fully uninstall! ({ex})");
             }
 
-            Dialog?.ShowSuccess($"{App.ProjectName} has succesfully uninstalled");
+            Action? callback = null;
+
+            if (Directory.Exists(Directories.Base))
+            {
+                callback = () =>
+                {
+                    // this is definitely one of the workaround hacks of all time
+                    // could antiviruses falsely detect this as malicious behaviour though?
+                    // "hmm whats this program doing running a cmd command chain quietly in the background that auto deletes an entire folder"
+
+                    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
+                    {
+                        FileName = "cmd.exe",
+                        Arguments = $"/c timeout 5 && del /Q \"{Directories.Base}\\*\" && rmdir \"{Directories.Base}\"",
+                        UseShellExecute = true,
+                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                    });
+                };
+            }
+
+            Dialog?.ShowSuccess($"{App.ProjectName} has succesfully uninstalled", callback);
         }
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/IBootstrapperDialog.cs b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/IBootstrapperDialog.cs
index 0531c1e..5b36844 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/IBootstrapperDialog.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/IBootstrapperDialog.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs
 {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs
 
         void ShowBootstrapper();
         void CloseBootstrapper();
-        void ShowSuccess(string message);
+        void ShowSuccess(string message, Action? callback = null);
         void ShowError(string message);
         void PromptShutdown();
     }
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/ByfronDialog.xaml.cs b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/ByfronDialog.xaml.cs
index 200327d..76c8c0c 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/ByfronDialog.xaml.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/ByfronDialog.xaml.cs
@@ -91,9 +91,13 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs.WPF.Views
 
         public void CloseBootstrapper() => Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(this.Close);
 
-        public void ShowSuccess(string message)
+        public void ShowSuccess(string message, Action? callback)
         {
             App.ShowMessageBox(message, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+
+            if (callback is not null)
+                callback();
+
             App.Terminate();
         }
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/FluentDialog.xaml.cs b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/FluentDialog.xaml.cs
index 052d7ba..559a2ab 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/FluentDialog.xaml.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WPF/Views/FluentDialog.xaml.cs
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs.WPF.Views
 
         // TODO: make prompts use dialog view natively rather than using message dialog boxes
 
-        public void ShowSuccess(string message)
+        public void ShowSuccess(string message, Action? callback)
         {
             App.ShowMessageBox(message, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+
+            if (callback is not null)
+                callback();
+
             App.Terminate();
         }
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/DialogBase.cs b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/DialogBase.cs
index 3bec0eb..dfcc15e 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/DialogBase.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/DialogBase.cs
@@ -99,9 +99,13 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs.WinForms
                 Close();
         }
 
-        public virtual void ShowSuccess(string message)
+        public virtual void ShowSuccess(string message, Action? callback)
         {
             App.ShowMessageBox(message, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+
+            if (callback is not null)
+                callback();
+
             App.Terminate();
         }
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/VistaDialog.cs b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/VistaDialog.cs
index d211101..211036f 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/VistaDialog.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/UI/BootstrapperDialogs/WinForms/VistaDialog.cs
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs.WinForms
             SetupDialog();
         }
 
-        public override void ShowSuccess(string message)
+        public override void ShowSuccess(string message, Action? callback)
         {
             if (this.InvokeRequired)
             {
-                this.Invoke(ShowSuccess, message);
+                this.Invoke(ShowSuccess, message, callback);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs.WinForms
                     Buttons = { TaskDialogButton.OK }
                 };
 
-                successDialog.Buttons[0].Click += (_, _) => App.Terminate();
+                successDialog.Buttons[0].Click += (_, _) =>
+                {
+                    if (callback is not null)
+                        callback();
+
+                    App.Terminate();
+                };
 
                 _dialogPage.Navigate(successDialog);
                 _dialogPage = successDialog;