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A guide to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Ask Toolbar for Windows. It is made by Ask.com. Open here where you can read more on Ask.com. Ask Toolbar is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Ask Toolbar is MsiExec.exe /I{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 93.88 KB (96136 bytes) on disk and is labeled UpdateTask.exe.

Ask Toolbar installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 251.77 KB (257808 bytes) on disk.

  • SaUpdate.exe (157.88 KB)
  • UpdateTask.exe (93.88 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.7.1.0 of Ask Toolbar. For other Ask Toolbar versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling Ask Toolbar we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

Files remaining:
  • 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\fv_28a9.ico

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2996F0E7-292B-4CAE-893F-47B8B1C05B56}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-6E41-4FD3-8538-502F5495E5FC}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductIcon
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2996F0E7-292B-4CAE-893F-47B8B1C05B56}\1.0\0\win32\


How to erase Ask Toolbar from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application offered by Ask.com. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Ask Toolbar or simply click the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it exists on your system the Ask Toolbar program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Ask Toolbar in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Ask Toolbar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Ask Toolbar.
Uninstall Ask Toolbar


8. After removing Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Ask Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ask Toolbar 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' computers.

2016-08-31 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-31 01:42:32.210