Wacom

A way to uninstall Wacom from your computer

Wacom is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Wacom Technology Corp.. Further information on Wacom Technology Corp. can be seen here. Click on http://www.wacom.com/ to get more information about Wacom on Wacom Technology Corp.'s website. Usually the Wacom application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32 directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Wacom is C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32\Remove.exe /u. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. PrefUtil.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 2.04 MB (2140544 bytes) on disk.

Wacom is composed of the following executables which take 3.61 MB (3780864 bytes) on disk:

• PrefUtil.exe (2.04 MB)
• Remove.exe (1.56 MB)

This web page is about Wacom version 5.3.21 only. You can find below info on other releases of Wacom:

• 5.3.32
• 5.3.33
• 5.3.53

Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will not be removed when you want to remove Wacom from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Wacom:

• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Wacom:

• C:\Program Files\Corel\Painter12\Resources\12.0\EN\Help\Wacom_Intuos_Support.html
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\Common.dat
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\HubWPF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\Installer.dat
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\Remove.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\Strings.dat
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\WacomCloudSDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\32\WacomDesktopCenter.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_www.wacom.com_0.localstorage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\bamboo.wacom.pl.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\http%3A%2F%2Fbamboo.wacom.pl%2Ffavicon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wacom.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\https%3A%2F%2Fsklep.wacom.pl%2Ffavicon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\sklep.wacom.pl.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\wacom.pl.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\icons\www.wacom.com.idx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Messages\540235477_707000\EN\MessageCache1\Workflow\shared\Images\painter12_wacom_promo.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Messages\540235477_707000\EN\MessageCache2\Workflow\shared\Images\painter12_wacom_promo.jpg

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wacom.PrefBackup
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wacom.WacomTabletPlugin
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins\wacom.com/WacomTabletPlugin
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wacom
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pen Tablet Driver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@wacom.com/wtPlugin,version=2.1.0.2\MimeTypes\application/x-wacom-tablet
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wacom
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@wacom.com/wtPlugin,version=2.1.0.2\MimeTypes\application/x-wacom-tablet
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Wacom

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\PROGRA~1\Tablet\Wacom\WACOMI~1.DLL,-202
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\PROGRA~1\Tablet\Wacom\WACOMI~1.DLL,-208
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\PROGRA~1\Tablet\Wacom\WACOMI~1.DLL,-210
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\PROGRA~1\Tablet\Wacom\WACOMI~1.DLL,-214
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\PROGRA~1\Tablet\Wacom\WACOMI~1.DLL,-215
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\WacomI18N.dll,-101
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\WacomI18N.dll,-102
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\WacomI18N.dll,-103
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\WacomI18N.dll,-105
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\14b\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\WacomI18N.dll,-202
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WacHidRouter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WacHidRouterPro\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WacomPen\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wacomrouterfilter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WTabletServiceCon\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WTabletServiceCon\DisplayName

How to delete Wacom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Wacom is a program released by Wacom Technology Corp.. Frequently, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE way to remove Wacom 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Wacom or simply click the Search field and type in "Wacom". If it exists on your system the Wacom application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Wacom in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Wacom, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Wacom:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.wacom.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\32\Remove.exe /u

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Wacom.


8. After removing Wacom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Wacom which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Wacom with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Wacom by Wacom Technology Corp. from your computer, nor are we saying that Wacom by Wacom Technology Corp. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Wacom in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.