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How to uninstall WinRAR archiver from your PC

WinRAR archiver is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by win.rar GmbH. Additional info about win.rar GmbH can be seen here. WinRAR archiver is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The full uninstall command line for WinRAR archiver is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. WinRAR.exe is the WinRAR archiver's primary executable file and it occupies around 1.04 MB (1090560 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of WinRAR archiver. They occupy about 1.94 MB (2034392 bytes) on disk.

  • Ace32Loader.exe (95.21 KB)
  • Rar.exe (389.00 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (127.50 KB)
  • UnRAR.exe (256.50 KB)
  • WinRAR.exe (1.04 MB)
  • ace32loader.exe (53.50 KB)
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The current page applies to WinRAR archiver version 5.50.0 alone. Click on the links below for other WinRAR archiver versions:

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WinRAR archiver has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExtLoader.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UNACEV2.DLL
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_WinRAR_Rar_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_WinRAR_WhatsNew_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_WinRAR_WinRAR_chm
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_WinRAR_WinRAR_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR archiver
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR


How to delete WinRAR archiver from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR archiver is an application marketed by the software company win.rar GmbH. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY manner to uninstall WinRAR archiver 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR archiver or simply click the Search feature and type in "WinRAR archiver". If it exists on your system the WinRAR archiver app will be found very quickly. After you click WinRAR archiver in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding WinRAR archiver, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WinRAR archiver.
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8. After removing WinRAR archiver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WinRAR archiver which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WinRAR archiver using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinRAR archiver in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2017-08-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-20 05:39:46.983