Foxit Reader

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Foxit Reader for Windows. It is made by Foxit Corporation. More information on Foxit Corporation can be seen here. More data about the application Foxit Reader can be found at http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Foxit Reader by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Foxit Reader.exe is the Foxit Reader's main executable file and it takes approximately 36.19 MB (37950016 bytes) on disk.

Foxit Reader installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 53.21 MB (55797696 bytes) on disk.

• Foxit Reader.exe (36.19 MB)
• Foxit Updater.exe (10.75 MB)
• SendCrashReport.exe (1.99 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.81 MB)
• UninstallPrint.exe (2.32 MB)
• FXC_ProxyProcess.exe (59.06 KB)
• FoxitPrevhost.exe (94.06 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 6.2.3.815 of Foxit Reader. You can find below info on other application versions of Foxit Reader:

• 5.1.5.412
• 3.2.0.303
• 6.2.1.618
• 6.0.4.719
• 5.4.4.1128
• 6.0.10.1213
• 5.4.5.0114
• 3.1.4.1125
• 5.4.3.920
• 6.1.1.1025
• 6.0.5.618
• 6.0.11.225
• 4.3.1.323
• 6.1.4.217
• 4.2.0.928
• 6.0.1.316
• 5.0.2.718
• 6.0.2.407
• 6.0.3.524
• 6.1.4.0217
• 4.2.0.0928
• 4.3.0.1110
• 5.3.1.619
• 6.0.5.0618
• 6.2.2.0802
• 5.4.2.901
• 6.1.3.422
• 6.0.4.912
• 3.0.20130813
• 4.3.1.218
• 6.1.1.1031
• 5.4.5.114
• 6.2.0.429
• 5.3.1.0606
• 5.3.0.423
• 6.0.1.309
• 3.0.20130423
• 5.3.1.606
• 6.0.6.722
• Unknown
• 6.1.5.624
• 3.0.20140211
• 5.4.5.124
• 7.0.3.916
• 6.1.3.321
• 6.1.2.1224
• 6.1.3.506
• 3.3.1.518
• 4.3.1.118
• 6.0.2.413
• 6.2.2.802
• 5.4.4.1023
• 7.1.3.320
• 5.1.4.1124

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

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Program Files_Foxit_Foxit Reader_Foxit Reader_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit Reader Updater.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\db\cloudreading.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Phantom_JsGlobal.Data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Scans\ScanOpeData.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Dynamic Stamps\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Sign Here\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Standard Stamps\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Foxit Reader.lnk

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Foxit_ConvertToPDF_Reader
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Update\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.fdf

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\Foxit\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\Foxit\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FoxitCloudUpdateService\ImagePath

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

Foxit Reader is an application released by Foxit Corporation. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution to uninstall 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Foxit Reader or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Foxit Reader". The Foxit Reader application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Foxit Reader in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Foxit Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Foxit Reader:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Foxit Reader.


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Foxit Reader that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Foxit Reader in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.