Ask Toolbar

A guide to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your system

This info is about Ask Toolbar for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Ask.com. More info about Ask.com can be seen here. Ask Toolbar is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com folder, depending on the user's decision. You can remove Ask Toolbar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled UpdateTask.exe and it has a size of 94.38 KB (96648 bytes).

Ask Toolbar installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 252.77 KB (258832 bytes) on disk.

• SaUpdate.exe (158.38 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (94.38 KB)

This web page is about Ask Toolbar version 1.6.14.0 alone. Click on the links below for other Ask Toolbar versions:

• 1.15.8.0
• 1.8.0.0
• 1.7.0.0
• Unknown
• 1.13.1.0
• 1.15.1.0
• 1.15.23.0
• 4.1.0.4
• 4.1.0.2
• 1.11.3.0
• 1.6.6.0
• 1.12.5.0
• 1.14.1.0
• 1.15.24.0
• 1.14.0.0
• 1.17.6.0
• 1.15.12.0
• 1.4.4.0
• 1.15.6.0
• 1.12.3.0
• 1.15.4.0
• 1.15.14.0
• 1.6.9.0
• 1.15.9.0
• 1.15.18.0
• 1.16.1.0
• 1.5.1.0
• 1.15.26.0
• 1.4.0.0
• 1.7.1.0
• 1.6.3.0
• 1.17.2.0
• 1.17.7.0
• 1.15.20.0
• 1.15.15.0
• 1.3.1.0
• 1.13.0.0
• 1.6.5.0
• 1.15.25.0
• 1.9.1.0
• 1.11.1.0
• 1.15.11.0
• 1.15.29.0
• 1.17.0.0
• 1.6.12.0
• 1.6.2.0
• 1.5.0.0
• 1.15.2.0
• 1.12.1.0
• 1.4.3.0
• 1.17.9.0
• 1.5.2.0
• 4.1.0.3
• 1.13.2.0
• 1.12.2.0
• 4.1.0.7
• 1.6.8.0
• 1.17.1.0
• 1.15.10.0
• 1.3.3.0
• 1.11.0.0
• 1.15.5.0
• 1.15.0.0
• 1.15.13.0
• 1.6.1.0
• 4.1.0.5
• 1.17.3.0

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When planning to uninstall Ask Toolbar you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\cobrand.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\config.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\favicon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName

How to erase Ask Toolbar from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program by the software company Ask.com. Sometimes, people decide to remove this program. This is hard because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to remove Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it exists on your system the Ask Toolbar program will be found automatically. When you click Ask Toolbar in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Ask Toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Ask Toolbar which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Ask Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.