Windows Sidebar

How to uninstall Windows Sidebar from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Windows Sidebar for Windows. It is written by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. More info about the program Windows Sidebar can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx. You can remove Windows Sidebar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line RUNDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Sidebar.inf,UnInstall. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.17 MB (1230848 bytes) on disk and is named sidebar.exe.

Windows Sidebar installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.25 MB (1311032 bytes) on disk.

• regsvr32.exe (11.50 KB)
• sidebar.exe (1.17 MB)
• CenerTCPMessenger.exe (66.80 KB)

The current page applies to Windows Sidebar version 6.0.6000.16386 alone. Click on the links below for other Windows Sidebar versions:

• 6.0.6002.18005
• 6.0.6001.22303
• 6.0.6001.18000
• 6.0.6001.16510
• 6.0.6001.16633
• 6.0.6001.16659
• 6.0.5744.16384
• 6.0.6001.16549
• 6.0.5342.2

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Windows Sidebar has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar
• C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Windows Sidebar:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows Sidebar.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Sidebar.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Settings.ini
• C:\Program Files\TuneUp Utilities 2014\data\ico_alpha_Sidebar_16x16.png

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\sidebar.EXE
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sidebar.GadgetHost
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{361F9E2B-7E0E-4F38-9429-68DA86D5F94A}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4F47FCF0-E864-4d97-B309-2F5902306128}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{34A19196-274E-4D75-9D30-D7A45A0A4178}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\Shell\Open\Command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5265BEFB-F85E-462F-87AC-C294C14120FB}\InprocServer32\

A way to erase Windows Sidebar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windows Sidebar is an application marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to remove Windows Sidebar 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 efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Windows Sidebar or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windows Sidebar". If it is installed on your PC the Windows Sidebar program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Windows Sidebar in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Windows Sidebar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Windows Sidebar:

• The software company is: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx
• The uninstall string is: RUNDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Sidebar.inf,UnInstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Windows Sidebar.


8. After removing Windows Sidebar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windows Sidebar that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windows Sidebar using 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 able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Windows Sidebar by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Windows Sidebar by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Windows Sidebar 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.