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A guide to uninstall Foxit Reader from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Foxit Reader for Windows. It is written by Foxit Corporation. Further information on Foxit Corporation can be found here. More details about Foxit Reader can be seen at . Usually the Foxit Reader application is placed in the C:\PROGRAM FILES\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Foxit Reader by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\PROGRAM FILES\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\unins000.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 22.87 MB (23980072 bytes) on disk and is called Foxit Reader.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Foxit Reader. They occupy about 28.55 MB (29931632 bytes) on disk.

  • Foxit Reader.exe (22.87 MB)
  • Foxit Updater.exe (4.13 MB)
  • unins000.exe (1.55 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 5.4.5.114 of Foxit Reader. You can find below info on other versions of Foxit Reader:

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If you are manually uninstalling Foxit Reader we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Foxit Reader:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\history.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\skin.css

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe\shell\open\command\
  • 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


How to uninstall Foxit Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is an application by the software company Foxit Corporation. Frequently, computer users want to remove this application. This is hard because doing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to remove Foxit Reader 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Foxit Reader or simply activate the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". If it is installed on your PC the Foxit Reader app will be found very quickly. When you click Foxit Reader in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Foxit Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Foxit Reader:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en
  • The uninstall string is: C:\PROGRAM FILES\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Foxit Reader.
Uninstall Foxit Reader


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Foxit Reader which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit Reader using 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 able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

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

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

2016-06-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 12:42:12.450