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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. Check out here where you can find out more on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is typically installed in the C:\Users\Shake\AppData\Local\Host App Service\Engine folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for WhatsApp is C:\Users\Shake\AppData\Local\Host App Service\Engine\HostAppService.exe. The application's main executable file is named HostAppService.exe and it has a size of 7.38 MB (7735712 bytes).

WhatsApp installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 20.04 MB (21018224 bytes) on disk.

  • HostAppService.exe (7.38 MB)
  • HostAppServiceInterface.exe (1.54 MB)
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (7.86 MB)
  • WebAppHelper.exe (3.26 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.0.1 of WhatsApp. You can find below info on other application versions of WhatsApp:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++faq.whatsapp.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.whatsapp.com

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Host App Service\IconCache\persistent\WhatsApp.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++faq.whatsapp.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++faq.whatsapp.com\ls\usage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.whatsapp.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zkq9gxk3.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.whatsapp.com\ls\usage

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HostAppService_eadb86253068dc3c9bb0f55c26248e321f071368
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\whatsapp


A way to delete WhatsApp from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program offered by the software company WhatsApp. Sometimes, people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to erase WhatsApp 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select WhatsApp in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be detected 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 folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove 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 instructions on how to remove WhatsApp in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-23 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-22 21:17:31.130