Windows Live

A guide to uninstall Windows Live from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Windows Live for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be found here. More details about the application Windows Live can be seen at http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Windows Live by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Windows Live's main file takes around 99.69 KB (102080 bytes) and is named wlmail.exe.

The executable files below are part of Windows Live. They occupy an average of 8.84 MB (9266424 bytes) on disk.

wlcomm.exe (36.70 KB)
LangSelector.exe (322.19 KB)
wlarp.exe (1.23 MB)
wlsettings.exe (417.19 KB)
wlstartup.exe (594.19 KB)
wlmail.exe (99.69 KB)
msnmsgr.exe (4.07 MB)
MovieMaker.exe (119.19 KB)
WLXAlbumDownloadWizard.exe (284.70 KB)
WLXCodecHost.exe (57.19 KB)
WLXPhotoAcquireWizard.exe (140.20 KB)
WLXPhotoGallery.exe (140.20 KB)
WLXPhotoGalleryRepair.exe (29.70 KB)
WLXQuickTimeControlHost.exe (136.19 KB)
WLXTranscode.exe (307.70 KB)
WLXVideoAcquireWizard.exe (850.19 KB)
WLXVideoCameraAutoPlayManager.exe (78.19 KB)

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The current web page applies to Windows Live version 16.4.3528.0331 only. You can find below info on other versions of Windows Live:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Windows Live:

C:\Program Files\Windows Live
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windows Live
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Windows Live Writer

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Windows Live:

C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\abssm.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\condb.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\conmigrate.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\conproxy.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\consync.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\liveNatTrav.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\LivePlatform.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\livetransport.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\lmcdata.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\ObjectStore.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\PresenceIM.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsapi.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsapi.tlb
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsssvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsssvcps.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsui.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsui.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsuihc.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsuires.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\imageclassifier.bin
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\NBFeatures.bin
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\StaticUrlList.bin
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\WFP\fssfltr.inf
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\WFP\fssfltr.sys
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\defmgr.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\en\LangSelectorLang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\en\startuplang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\en\wlsettingslang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\en\wlsres.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\fr\LangSelectorLang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\fr\startuplang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\fr\wlsettingslang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\fr\wlsres.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\LangSelector.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\langselectorhc.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\LangSelectorLang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\LangSelectorRes.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\settingshc.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\startuphc.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\startuplang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\startupres.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlsettings.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlsettingslang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlsettingsres.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlshim.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlsres.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlstartup.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlupdate.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\ABImport.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\fr\maillang.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailacct.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailcomm.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailhc.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailimp.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\maillang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailres2.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\mailrt2.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\msmail.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\8\mssp7en.DLL
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\8\mssp7en.lex
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\8\spell.ini
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf000C\2\MSSp7fr.DLL
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf000C\2\MSSp7fr.lex
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf000C\2\spell.ini
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\smapi.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\ucspell.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\vista.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wabapi.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wcics.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wcstore.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wcstoreproxy.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wcsync.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmfilter.dat
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmfilter.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmimefilter32.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\ErrorResponse.xml
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\highcont.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msgrapp.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msgrvsta.thm
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msgsc.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msgslang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msgsres.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\psmsong.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\rtmpltfm.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\shareanything.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\ShareAnythingControllang.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\ShareAnythingControlRes.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\uccapi.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\uccapires.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\vvpltfrm.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\D3DCOMPILER_46.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\DmxBici.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\fr\RegRes.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\fr\WLFacebookPlugin.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\fr\WLFlickrPlugin.resources.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0003981D77AEC394D8DD2E2634E659B9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\00BA1CDCFF107CF418A6616CF790320C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0CACD47C3BDD53147AC05035FB4909CB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0DBDD6825536F824B85D28C20F6860CE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\34E0AE190A280ED44AC67CCF4C9D986E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4B2346D1D42EE5044ABA7D6E0D88BC9C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5304EB40E8C384B4FB8B615548C9C0B8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56D6C020A55967F488A2CE23C0FA1030
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7633F12E2D1BEFF48B2CE6640E665306
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\80316C14DFC645D4BAA61763DE801AE8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F5F2256B11431547AB5EC0A30590F23
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A8F1162B7EFE88E478D5910FFEEA784E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B316307EBADBE3346AA6ED20363E3DD5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B62C577B8AAE11A4CAFB675ED26F8B50
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C18BC956E45B1FD46B813F757793A345
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C842F99B3B4B16D4F9CFEA951A1F7332
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C8BD9F007D5674D4BAF56F89EE8385D0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D9185B6607EDEB244BF079F8AB2154E2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DE299B33B95B52E4F9F3FCD297BB9A41
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E261E417F4DCB1F43820F7159704C952
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F78F652845587544C8D3F3334296D7F9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Contacts\Windows Live Mail
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\Windows Live Mail
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\News\Windows Live Mail
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files/Windows Live/Writer/WindowsLiveWriter.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OnlineProviders\Windows Live Identity Provider
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Windows Live ID Token Issuer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Live Essentials - English - MajorGeeks_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Live Essentials - English - MajorGeeks_RASMANCS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\windows-live-essential_16-4-3552_fr_433589_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\windows-live-essential_16-4-3552_fr_433589_RASMANCS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\windows-live-movie-maker-16-4-3528_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\windows-live-movie-maker-16-4-3528_RASMANCS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinLiveSuite

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0003981D77AEC394D8DD2E2634E659B9\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\00BA1CDCFF107CF418A6616CF790320C\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0CACD47C3BDD53147AC05035FB4909CB\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0DBDD6825536F824B85D28C20F6860CE\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\34E0AE190A280ED44AC67CCF4C9D986E\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4B2346D1D42EE5044ABA7D6E0D88BC9C\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5304EB40E8C384B4FB8B615548C9C0B8\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56D6C020A55967F488A2CE23C0FA1030\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7633F12E2D1BEFF48B2CE6640E665306\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\80316C14DFC645D4BAA61763DE801AE8\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F5F2256B11431547AB5EC0A30590F23\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A8F1162B7EFE88E478D5910FFEEA784E\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B316307EBADBE3346AA6ED20363E3DD5\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B62C577B8AAE11A4CAFB675ED26F8B50\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C18BC956E45B1FD46B813F757793A345\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C842F99B3B4B16D4F9CFEA951A1F7332\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C8BD9F007D5674D4BAF56F89EE8385D0\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D9185B6607EDEB244BF079F8AB2154E2\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DE299B33B95B52E4F9F3FCD297BB9A41\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E261E417F4DCB1F43820F7159704C952\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F78F652845587544C8D3F3334296D7F9\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Windows Live\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fsssvc\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fsssvc\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wlidsvc\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wlidsvc\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Windows Live from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windows Live is an application marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to uninstall Windows Live 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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navigate to Download Link
download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

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

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

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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Windows Live or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windows Live". If it is installed on your PC the Windows Live application will be found very quickly. When you select Windows Live in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Windows Live, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Windows Live:

The software company is: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Windows Live.

8. After removing Windows Live, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Windows Live which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Windows Live using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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The text above is not a recommendation to remove Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Windows Live in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 21:32:47.437

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