Apple Software Update

How to uninstall Apple Software Update from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Apple Software Update for Windows. The Windows version was created by Apple Inc.. More information on Apple Inc. can be seen here. Please follow http://www.apple.com/uk/ if you want to read more on Apple Software Update on Apple Inc.'s website. Apple Software Update is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Apple Software Update directory, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing Apple Software Update is MsiExec.exe /I{C1BBFD2A-BCDD-45B3-8C0B-66BD434970A8}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 601.88 KB (616320 bytes) on disk and is named SoftwareUpdate.exe.

Apple Software Update contains of the executables below. They occupy 601.88 KB (616320 bytes) on disk.

• SoftwareUpdate.exe (601.88 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.4.8.1 of Apple Software Update. Click on the links below for other Apple Software Update versions:

• 2.6.3.1
• 2.1.4.131
• 2.0.2.92
• 2.3.0.177
• 2.5.0.1
• 2.0.1.89
• 2.5.1.1
• 2.1.3.127
• 2.0.1.88
• 2.0.0.21
• 2.2.0.150
• 2.1.0.110
• 2.1.2.120
• 2.1.1.116
• 2.6.0.1
• 2.2
• 2.7.0.3

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When planning to uninstall Apple Software Update you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Apple Software Update:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple\Apple Software Update

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Apple Software Update_SoftwareUpdate_exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{C1BBFD2A-BCDD-45B3-8C0B-66BD434970A8}\Installer.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apple Inc.\Apple Software Update
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A2DFBB1CDDCB3B54C8B066DB3494078A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C1BBFD2A-BCDD-45B3-8C0B-66BD434970A8}

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A2DFBB1CDDCB3B54C8B066DB3494078A\ProductName

A way to uninstall Apple Software Update from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Apple Software Update is a program by the software company Apple Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Apple Software Update is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Apple Software Update or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Apple Software Update". The Apple Software Update application will be found very quickly. When you click Apple Software Update in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Apple Software Update, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Apple Software Update:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.apple.com/uk/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{C1BBFD2A-BCDD-45B3-8C0B-66BD434970A8}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Apple Software Update.


8. After uninstalling Apple Software Update, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Apple Software Update which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Apple Software Update using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Apple Software Update by Apple Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Apple Software Update by Apple Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Apple Software Update supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.