WD Quick View

A guide to uninstall WD Quick View from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove WD Quick View for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be found here. Please open http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD Quick View on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. WD Quick View is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling WD Quick View is MsiExec.exe /X{E7A242F9-B59B-4E66-A544-222123E999FD}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named WDDMStatus.exe and its approximative size is 5.14 MB (5388128 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with WD Quick View. They take about 5.14 MB (5388128 bytes) on disk.

• WDDMStatus.exe (5.14 MB)

This data is about WD Quick View version 2.4.20.48 alone. You can find below a few links to other WD Quick View releases:

• 2.4.12.1
• 2.1.0.11
• 1.6.5.3
• 2.4.14.13
• 2.4.6.3
• 2.3.0.20
• 2.4.4.5
• 1.6.4.7
• 2.2.1.6
• 2.4.16.16
• 2.4.11.4
• 2.4.1.9
• 2.4.10.17
• 2.4.15.1
• 2.4.13.7
• 2.4.0.39
• 2.0.1.2
• 2.4.21.1
• 2.0.0.38
• 2.4.2.26
• 2.2.0.8

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View

The files below were left behind on your disk by WD Quick View when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\it_IT.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\pt_BR.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\ru_RU.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\sv_SV.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\tr_TR.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\WD SmartWare.tmx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\zh_CN.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\Locale\zh_TW.lproj\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Quick View\WDDMStatus.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Western Digital_WD Quick View_WDDMStatus_exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{E7A242F9-B59B-4E66-A544-222123E999FD}\icon.ico

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F242A7EB95B66E45A442212329E99DF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E7A242F9-B59B-4E66-A544-222123E999FD}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F242A7EB95B66E45A442212329E99DF\ProductName

How to erase WD Quick View from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Quick View is an application offered by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall WD Quick View is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate WD Quick View or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Quick View". If it is installed on your PC the WD Quick View application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WD Quick View in the list , some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding WD Quick View, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Quick View:

• The software company is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{E7A242F9-B59B-4E66-A544-222123E999FD}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WD Quick View.


8. After removing WD Quick View, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WD Quick View that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Quick View using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WD Quick View by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that WD Quick View by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Quick View in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.