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A way to uninstall Defraggler from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Defraggler for Windows. It is written by Piriform. More data about Piriform can be found here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Defraggler folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Defraggler is C:\Program Files\Defraggler\uninst.exe. Defraggler64.exe is the Defraggler's primary executable file and it takes around 4.24 MB (4447512 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Defraggler. They take about 10.39 MB (10895984 bytes) on disk.

  • Defraggler.exe (3.36 MB)
  • Defraggler64.exe (4.24 MB)
  • df.exe (1.18 MB)
  • df64.exe (1.44 MB)
  • uninst.exe (170.02 KB)


This web page is about Defraggler version 2.19 only. You can find below a few links to other Defraggler releases:

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Defraggler from your computer.

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\Defraggler
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\Defraggler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Defraggler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\Defraggler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\defraggler.exe

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\Defraggler.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\df.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\df64.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\PhotoNow\PhotoNow.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\uninst.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\QHActiveDefense\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WiseBootAssistant\ImagePath


How to remove Defraggler with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Defraggler is an application marketed by Piriform. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Defraggler 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Defraggler or simply click the Search feature and type in "Defraggler". If it exists on your system the Defraggler application will be found very quickly. After you click Defraggler in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Defraggler, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Defraggler.
Uninstall Defraggler


8. After uninstalling Defraggler, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Defraggler that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Defraggler 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 ready to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
  • Windows 2000 (5.0)
  • Windows (6.4)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Defraggler by Piriform from your computer, nor are we saying that Defraggler by Piriform is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Defraggler in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 22:39:28.987