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How to uninstall Wikipedia from your PC

Wikipedia is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Pokki. You can read more on Pokki or check for application updates here. The application is frequently located in the C:\Users\Guillard\AppData\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Users\Guillard\AppData\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Wikipedia. Wikipedia's main file takes around 7.51 MB (7874024 bytes) and is named ServiceHostApp.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Wikipedia. They take about 20.86 MB (21875128 bytes) on disk.

  • ServiceHostApp.exe (7.51 MB)
  • ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (10.36 MB)
  • ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe (2.93 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.0.0.42915 of Wikipedia. If you are manually uninstalling Wikipedia we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Wikipedia:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\PV9DDSJL\en.wikipedia[1].xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\FAY0JCMP\wikipedia[1].ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Low\IE\06GMQ54I\Wikipedia[1].gif
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Pokki\IconCache\persistent\Wikipedia.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki_f577d7f89306ac5a88efc146df3b215623ec0956


How to erase Wikipedia from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Wikipedia is a program released by Pokki. Some people decide to erase it. This is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to erase Wikipedia is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Wikipedia or simply activate the Search field and type in "Wikipedia". If it is installed on your PC the Wikipedia application will be found automatically. After you select Wikipedia in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Wikipedia, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Wikipedia.
Uninstall Wikipedia


8. After uninstalling Wikipedia, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Wikipedia which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Wikipedia with 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 ready to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Wikipedia by Pokki from your computer, we are not saying that Wikipedia by Pokki is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Wikipedia 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.

2016-07-13 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-13 09:30:28.020