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How to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Ask Toolbar for Windows. The Windows version was created by Ask.com. Take a look here where you can get more info on Ask.com. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Ask Toolbar is MsiExec.exe /I{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. UpdateTask.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 93.88 KB (96136 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside Ask Toolbar. They take about 252.27 KB (258320 bytes) on disk.

  • SaUpdate.exe (158.38 KB)
  • UpdateTask.exe (93.88 KB)


This info is about Ask Toolbar version 1.6.5.0 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Ask Toolbar:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • 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

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName


How to delete Ask Toolbar from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application offered by Ask.com. Some computer users want to uninstall it. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll 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 very quickly. After you click Ask Toolbar in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Ask Toolbar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Ask Toolbar.
Uninstall Ask Toolbar


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your computer, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-27 02:30:01.780