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A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your computer

This web page is about CCleaner for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Piriform. Open here where you can read more on Piriform. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder (same installation drive as Windows). CCleaner's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. CCleaner's main file takes about 8.93 MB (9364696 bytes) and its name is CCleaner64.exe.

The following executables are installed beside CCleaner. They occupy about 16.10 MB (16885312 bytes) on disk.

  • CCleaner.exe (7.01 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (8.93 MB)
  • uninst.exe (168.14 KB)


This info is about CCleaner version 5.28 only. You can find below info on other application versions of CCleaner:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove CCleaner from your PC.

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove CCleaner:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___www_piriform_com_ccleaner

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner


How to uninstall CCleaner from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application by Piriform. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate CCleaner or simply click the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select CCleaner in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove CCleaner in case 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' PCs.

2017-03-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-03-14 12:35:40.027