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A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your PC

CCleaner is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Piriform. Take a look here for more info on Piriform. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. CCleaner's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. The application's main executable file is titled CCleaner.exe and occupies 3.11 MB (3262816 bytes).

CCleaner is composed of the following executables which occupy 3.26 MB (3420952 bytes) on disk:

  • CCleaner.exe (3.11 MB)
  • uninst.exe (154.43 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.25 of CCleaner. For other CCleaner versions please click below:

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Numerous files, folders and registry data will be left behind when you are trying to remove CCleaner from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall CCleaner:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Nabídka Start\Programy\CCleaner
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove CCleaner:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Nabídka Start\Programy\CCleaner\CCleaner Homepage.url
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Nabídka Start\Programy\CCleaner\CCleaner.lnk
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Nabídka Start\Programy\CCleaner\Uninstall CCleaner.lnk
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cclaunch\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\Shell\Otevřít CCleaner...\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\Shell\Spustit CCleaner\command\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner\DisplayIcon


A way to uninstall CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application offered by Piriform. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall CCleaner 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply click the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner program will be found automatically. After you select CCleaner in the list , some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After uninstalling CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

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

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 21:22:10.017