Bing Desktop

A guide to uninstall Bing Desktop from your computer

This web page is about Bing Desktop for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. More info about Microsoft Corporation can be read here. Bing Desktop is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop directory, subject to the user's decision. You can uninstall Bing Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{7D095455-D971-4D4C-9EFD-9AF6A6584F3A}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named BingDesktop.exe and its approximative size is 2.26 MB (2368728 bytes).

Bing Desktop contains of the executables below. They occupy 5.39 MB (5652304 bytes) on disk.

• BDAppHost.exe (149.71 KB)
• BDExtHost.exe (203.71 KB)
• BDRuntimeHost.exe (361.71 KB)
• BDSurrogateHost.exe (43.71 KB)
• BingDesktop.exe (2.26 MB)
• BingDesktopRestarter.exe (92.21 KB)
• BingDesktopUpdater.exe (169.71 KB)
• DefaultPack.EXE (2.10 MB)
• DefaultSetter.exe (40.21 KB)

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This data is about Bing Desktop version 1.3.466.0 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Bing Desktop:

• 1.4.98.0
• 1.3.470.0
• 1.3.472.0
• 1.3.167.0
• 1.3.347.0
• 1.3.174.0
• 1.2.118.0
• 1.4.27.0
• 1.0.45.0
• 1.1.165.0
• 1.3.463.0
• 1.3.340.0
• 1.3.171.0
• 1.3.322.0
• 1.2.126.0
• 1.3.395.0
• 1.3.341.0
• 1.3.400.0
• 1.3.363.0
• 1.3.402.0
• 1.3.423.0
• 1.1.166.0
• 1.3.309.0
• 1.2.113.0
• 1.2.115.0
• 1.4.57.0
• 1.3.376.0
• 1.4.167.0
• 1.3.328.0
• 1.3.179.0
• 1.3.475.0
• 1.3.478.0
• 1.4.26.0

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Bing Desktop.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Bing Desktop:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bing Desktop

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop\AP.cab
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop\app.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop\Apps\avatar\1.3.466\appmanifest.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop\Apps\avatar\1.3.466\bingavatar.html

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{224E9764-CB74-4585-BAA7-FBEF488AB628}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2731C3CE-C5D4-473D-B740-2426543DE44B}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CA31B23D-E44F-4CCF-A1D9-FC47446FE289}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DDAEB79C-B3E3-465E-A65D-C4528DEFC153}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{7320DBFB-3F5A-4BE6-8106-8B7BAA72E051}\LocalServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A9B9D9B6-6885-474B-AC5C-1205024E964A}\LocalServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B32F05BD-8690-492A-9D12-CC6CD87D9345}\LocalServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E81C4E19-0E01-4527-942A-46ED90AF2371}\LocalServer32\

How to remove Bing Desktop from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bing Desktop is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Bing Desktop 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Bing Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bing Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the Bing Desktop app will be found very quickly. After you click Bing Desktop in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Bing Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Bing Desktop.


8. After uninstalling Bing Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Bing Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Bing Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bing Desktop supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.