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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It is developed by WhatsApp. Check out here where you can get more info on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is typically installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, depending on the user's choice. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to remove WhatsApp. WhatsApp's primary file takes about 654.43 KB (670136 bytes) and is called WhatsApp.exe.

The following executable files are contained in WhatsApp. They take 136.60 MB (143240272 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (654.43 KB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (64.83 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (64.83 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 0.3.1071 of WhatsApp. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling WhatsApp we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1071\locales\th.pak

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe


A way to erase WhatsApp from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application by WhatsApp. Some computer users choose to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply click the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp application will be found very quickly. When you click WhatsApp in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WhatsApp.
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8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-10-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-09 00:31:45.943