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A guide to uninstall BitTorrent from your system

BitTorrent is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by BitTorrent Inc.. Additional info about BitTorrent Inc. can be read here. Further information about BitTorrent can be found at . The program is often found in the C:\Users\Shake\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing BitTorrent is C:\Users\Shake\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.00 MB (1053520 bytes) on disk and is called BitTorrent.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in BitTorrent. They take 1.00 MB (1053520 bytes) on disk.

  • BitTorrent.exe (1.00 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 7.8.0.29039 of BitTorrent. You can find below info on other releases of BitTorrent:

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BitTorrent has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\ProgramUserNameta\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\BitTorrent.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppUserNameta\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\BitTorrent.lnk

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\BitTorrent.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\UserNametabase\Content Type\application/x-bittorrent
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\BitTorrent.exe\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppUserNameta\Roaming\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent\DisplayName


A way to erase BitTorrent from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BitTorrent is an application released by BitTorrent Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE action to erase BitTorrent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find BitTorrent or simply click the Search field and type in "BitTorrent". If it is installed on your PC the BitTorrent program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click BitTorrent in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding BitTorrent, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for BitTorrent:





  • The software company is: http://www.bittorrent.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\Shake\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove BitTorrent.
Uninstall BitTorrent


8. After removing BitTorrent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong BitTorrent which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing BitTorrent with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows (6.4)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove BitTorrent in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-08 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-08 04:40:44.070