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A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This web page is about XAMPP for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Bitnami. Open here where you can get more info on Bitnami. You can read more about on XAMPP at . Usually the XAMPP program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall XAMPP by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. XAMPP's primary file takes about 3.21 MB (3367424 bytes) and is named xampp-control.exe.

The following executable files are contained in XAMPP. They take 160.04 MB (167811724 bytes) on disk.

  • service.exe (59.50 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (8.49 MB)
  • xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
  • xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
  • xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
  • ab.exe (85.50 KB)
  • abs.exe (94.00 KB)
  • ApacheMonitor.exe (37.00 KB)
  • curl.exe (2.47 MB)
  • htcacheclean.exe (84.00 KB)
  • htdbm.exe (98.50 KB)
  • htdigest.exe (68.00 KB)
  • htpasswd.exe (95.00 KB)
  • httpd.exe (25.00 KB)
  • httxt2dbm.exe (53.50 KB)
  • logresolve.exe (47.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (420.50 KB)
  • pv.exe (60.00 KB)
  • rotatelogs.exe (64.50 KB)
  • wintty.exe (15.50 KB)
  • FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
  • FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
  • awk.exe (136.00 KB)
  • mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
  • desetup.exe (112.18 KB)
  • desetup2.exe (57.18 KB)
  • fsynonym.exe (19.50 KB)
  • limits.exe (118.68 KB)
  • loader.exe (66.50 KB)
  • malias.exe (42.82 KB)
  • mbxmaint.exe (171.68 KB)
  • mbxmaint_ui.exe (182.68 KB)
  • mercury.exe (744.50 KB)
  • msendto.exe (87.50 KB)
  • newmail.exe (22.54 KB)
  • pconfig.exe (266.92 KB)
  • pmgrant.exe (29.92 KB)
  • pmsort.exe (16.97 KB)
  • setpmdefault.exe (456.69 KB)
  • setreg.exe (59.18 KB)
  • sqlite3.exe (464.00 KB)
  • unins000.exe (700.95 KB)
  • urlproxy.exe (9.14 KB)
  • winpm-32.exe (5.16 MB)
  • wpmmapi.exe (301.05 KB)
  • wsendto.exe (73.18 KB)
  • wssetup.exe (119.68 KB)
  • clamwallsetup.exe (670.57 KB)
  • graywallsetup.exe (934.65 KB)
  • spamhaltersetup.exe (2.20 MB)
  • rescom.exe (88.00 KB)
  • aria_chk.exe (3.65 MB)
  • aria_dump_log.exe (3.28 MB)
  • aria_ftdump.exe (3.47 MB)
  • aria_pack.exe (3.51 MB)
  • aria_read_log.exe (3.62 MB)
  • echo.exe (101.95 KB)
  • innochecksum.exe (3.18 MB)
  • mariabackup.exe (10.31 MB)
  • mbstream.exe (3.16 MB)
  • myisamchk.exe (3.45 MB)
  • myisamlog.exe (3.34 MB)
  • myisampack.exe (3.36 MB)
  • myisam_ftdump.exe (3.31 MB)
  • mysql.exe (3.59 MB)
  • mysqladmin.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
  • mysqlcheck.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqld.exe (10.98 MB)
  • mysqldump.exe (3.59 MB)
  • mysqlimport.exe (3.53 MB)
  • mysqlshow.exe (3.53 MB)
  • mysqlslap.exe (3.55 MB)
  • mysqltest.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysql_client_test.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysql_install_db.exe (3.75 MB)
  • mysql_plugin.exe (3.17 MB)
  • mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.17 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade.exe (3.24 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.17 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (1.95 MB)
  • my_print_defaults.exe (3.16 MB)
  • perror.exe (3.23 MB)
  • replace.exe (3.15 MB)
  • perl5.16.3.exe (35.50 KB)
  • perlglob.exe (12.50 KB)
  • wperl.exe (35.50 KB)
  • tidyp.exe (387.44 KB)
  • deplister.exe (95.00 KB)
  • php-cgi.exe (60.50 KB)
  • php-win.exe (32.00 KB)
  • php.exe (103.00 KB)
  • phpdbg.exe (268.00 KB)
  • openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
  • sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
  • tomcat7.exe (84.63 KB)
  • tomcat7w.exe (107.63 KB)
  • wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
  • webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 7.2.20 of XAMPP. For more XAMPP versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall XAMPP:
  • C:\xampp

The files below remain on your disk by XAMPP when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_htdocs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp_htdocs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\XAMPP Control Panel.lnk
  • C:\xampp\anonymous\onefile.html
  • C:\xampp\apache\ABOUT_APACHE.txt
  • C:\xampp\apache\apache_installservice.bat
  • C:\xampp\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\ab.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\abs.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_crypto_openssl-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_dbd_odbc-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_ldap-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\dbmmanage.pl
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htcacheclean.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdbm.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdigest.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\httxt2dbm.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\_tbl_simple.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-stdenc.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-symbol.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-zdingbats.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\big5.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane1.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane14.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane2.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp037.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp038.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10000.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10006.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10007.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10029.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1006.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10079.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10081.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1026.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp273.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp274.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp275.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp277.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp278.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp280.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp281.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp284.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp285.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp290.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp297.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp420.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp423.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp424.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp437.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp500.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp737.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp775.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp850.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp851.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp852.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp855.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp856.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp857.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp860.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp861.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp862.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp863.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp864.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp865.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp866.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp868.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp869.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp870.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp871.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp874.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp875.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp880.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp891.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp903.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp904.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp905.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp918.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp932.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp936.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp949.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp950.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\dec-mcs.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de-a.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-ca-fr.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no-a.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-a.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-s.so

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-538428508-3447860924-20017554-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\xampp-control.exe


How to remove XAMPP from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is a program by the software company Bitnami. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove XAMPP 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find XAMPP or simply activate the Search field and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select XAMPP in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for XAMPP:





  • The web site of the application is: http://apachefriends.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove XAMPP.
Uninstall XAMPP


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your PC, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall XAMPP supposing 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.

2018-10-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-13 12:52:41.497