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A guide to uninstall SHAREit from your computer

SHAREit is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Lenovo Group Limited. More info about Lenovo Group Limited can be read here. More details about SHAREit can be seen at . The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling SHAREit is C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled SHAREit.exe and its approximative size is 2.64 MB (2770592 bytes).

The executable files below are part of SHAREit. They take about 6.14 MB (6440328 bytes) on disk.

  • gzip.exe (70.16 KB)
  • iconv.exe (933.16 KB)
  • SHAREit.exe (2.64 MB)
  • SHAREitUdp.exe (605.16 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.47 MB)
  • Hotspot32.exe (212.66 KB)
  • Hotspot64.exe (255.66 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.6.1.0 of SHAREit. For other SHAREit versions please click below:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove SHAREit from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall SHAREit from your computer:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lenovo\SHAREit
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\ShareIT
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lenovo\SHAREit\reaper\lenovo_reaper.db7
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lenovo\SHAREit\reaper\reaper.log
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lenovo\SHAREit\reaper\server_config.json
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\ShareIT\My Music.lnk2
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\ShareIT\My Pictures.lnk2
  • C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\ShareIT\My Videos.lnk2
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\AnyShare.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\gzip.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\iconv.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\reaper.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\reaper_u.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\SHAREit.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\SHAREit.zh.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ShareitSdk.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\SHAREitUdp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ShellEx\Hotspot32.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ShellEx\Hotspot64.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ShellEx\ShellExt32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ShellEx\ShellExt64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SHAREit.FileContextMenuExt
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SHAREit.FileContextMenuExt
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SHAREit.FileContextMenuExt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lenovo\SHAREit
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\SHAREit
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SHAREit_is1

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\SHAREit.exe


A way to delete SHAREit from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SHAREit is a program by Lenovo Group Limited. Frequently, people want to erase it. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach to erase SHAREit is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate SHAREit or simply activate the Search field and type in "SHAREit". The SHAREit app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click SHAREit in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about SHAREit, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for SHAREit:





  • The software company is: http://www.lenovo.com/think/support
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall SHAREit.
Uninstall SHAREit


8. After uninstalling SHAREit, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of SHAREit that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing SHAREit with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall SHAREit by Lenovo Group Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that SHAREit by Lenovo Group Limited is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall SHAREit 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' computers.

2016-06-21 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 11:51:24.230