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How to uninstall Google Chrome from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Google Chrome for Windows. It is written by Google Inc‎.‎. You can read more on Google Inc‎.‎ or check for application updates here. Google Chrome is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for Google Chrome is C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\42.0.2311.90\Installer\setup.exe. chrome.exe is the Google Chrome's primary executable file and it occupies around 793.82 KB (812872 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Google Chrome. They take about 5.34 MB (5598312 bytes) on disk.

  • chrome.exe (793.82 KB)
  • delegate_execute.exe (684.82 KB)
  • nacl64.exe (2.01 MB)
  • setup.exe (965.32 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 42.0.2311.90 of Google Chrome. Click on the links below for other Google Chrome versions:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Google Chrome from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome\Google Chrome.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Avatars\avatar_generic.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Certificate Revocation Lists

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ChromeHTML\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ChromeHTML\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\ChromeHTML\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\RealNetworks\Update\6.0\Preferences\CfgWebBrowser2\


How to erase Google Chrome from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is an application released by Google Inc‎.‎. Frequently, people want to erase this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK approach to erase Google Chrome 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


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

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


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Google Chrome, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Google Chrome.
Uninstall Google Chrome


8. After removing Google Chrome, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Google Chrome which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Google Chrome using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • 10.0
  • Windows (6.4)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Chrome by Google Inc‎.‎ from your computer, nor are we saying that Google Chrome by Google Inc‎.‎ is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Google Chrome supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-16 13:55:18.687