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How to uninstall Symantec Encryption Desktop from your system

Symantec Encryption Desktop is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Go over here for more information on Symantec Corporation. The full uninstall command line for Symantec Encryption Desktop is MsiExec.exe /X{90D6CAAF-37FB-4984-8C49-DF789B421F43}. Symantec Encryption Desktop's primary file takes around 360.96 KB (369624 bytes) and is called PGPdesk.exe.

The following executables are contained in Symantec Encryption Desktop. They occupy 16.53 MB (17328104 bytes) on disk.

  • PGP Viewer.exe (4.26 MB)
  • PGPdesk.exe (360.96 KB)
  • PGPfsd.exe (734.66 KB)
  • PGPmnApp.exe (156.27 KB)
  • pgpnetshare.exe (2.62 MB)
  • pgpp.exe (248.33 KB)
  • PGPpdCreate.exe (730.64 KB)
  • pgppe.exe (174.38 KB)
  • PGPRecoveryGui.exe (188.48 KB)
  • pgpstart.exe (131.65 KB)
  • PGPtray.exe (4.14 MB)
  • PGPwde.exe (770.35 KB)
  • PGP Portable.exe (2.08 MB)
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This web page is about Symantec Encryption Desktop version 10.3.2.21274 alone. For other Symantec Encryption Desktop versions please click below:

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If you're planning to uninstall Symantec Encryption Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Symantec Encryption Desktop:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\PGPdesk.exe
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Symantec Encryption\Symantec Encryption Desktop.lnk

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aexpk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asc
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bexpk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gpg

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pgp\PGP Encrypted File\ShellNew\Command
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{89EAEE46-DDEE-4FEF-88B7-D76B9ABA8206}\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{89EAEE46-DDEE-4FEF-88B7-D76B9ABA8206}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GPG Encrypted File\shell\open\command\


How to uninstall Symantec Encryption Desktop from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec Encryption Desktop is a program released by the software company Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, people want to erase this application. This can be hard because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase Symantec Encryption Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Symantec Encryption Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Symantec Encryption Desktop". If it exists on your system the Symantec Encryption Desktop program will be found very quickly. When you select Symantec Encryption Desktop in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Symantec Encryption Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Symantec Encryption Desktop.
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8. After removing Symantec Encryption Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Symantec Encryption Desktop which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Symantec Encryption Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Symantec Encryption Desktop by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Symantec Encryption Desktop by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Symantec Encryption Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-08-01 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-01 13:43:05.283