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How to uninstall Foxit Reader from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Foxit Reader for Windows. It is written by Foxit Corporation. Open here where you can read more on Foxit Corporation. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Foxit Reader. The program's main executable file has a size of 45.99 MB (48220352 bytes) on disk and is labeled FoxitReader.exe.

Foxit Reader contains of the executables below. They take 70.27 MB (73679888 bytes) on disk.




  • Foxit Reader.exe (11.12 MB)
  • FoxitReader.exe (45.99 MB)
  • FoxitUpdater.exe (4.76 MB)
  • SendCrashReport.exe (2.26 MB)
  • TrackReview.exe (2.34 MB)
  • unins000.exe (1.41 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (333.49 KB)
  • UninstallPrint.exe (1.91 MB)
  • FXC_ProxyProcess.exe (60.19 KB)
  • FoxitPrevhost.exe (91.19 KB)
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This info is about Foxit Reader version 4.3.1.323 only. You can find here a few links to other Foxit Reader releases:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you remove Foxit Reader from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Foxit Reader:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

The files below were left behind on your disk by Foxit Reader when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Foxit Reader.lnk

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to remove Foxit Reader from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is an application offered by Foxit Corporation. Some computer users try to erase this program. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to erase Foxit Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Foxit Reader or simply click the Search feature and type in "Foxit Reader". The Foxit Reader application will be found very quickly. When you click Foxit Reader in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Foxit Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Foxit Reader.
Uninstall Foxit Reader


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Foxit Reader that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

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

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Foxit Reader supposing 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' PCs.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 05:45:34.567