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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It is written by WhatsApp. Take a look here for more information on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 652.00 KB (667648 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside WhatsApp. They occupy about 136.60 MB (143230320 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (652.00 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (64.83 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (64.82 MB)


The current web page applies to WhatsApp version 0.3.1409 only. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp versions:

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will be left behind when you are trying to remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\node.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\ui_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\views_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\xinput1_3.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1409\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


How to remove WhatsApp from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program released by the software company WhatsApp. Some users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select WhatsApp in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
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8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-10-27 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-27 05:56:41.183