XAMPP

How to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall XAMPP for Windows. It was created for Windows by Bitnami. Further information on Bitnami can be seen here. You can read more about about XAMPP at http://apachefriends.org. XAMPP is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can remove XAMPP by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. xampp-control.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 3.21 MB (3367424 bytes) on disk.

XAMPP is composed of the following executables which occupy 160.23 MB (168014197 bytes) on disk:

service.exe (59.50 KB)
uninstall.exe (8.48 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 (3.66 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 (101.91 KB)
innochecksum.exe (3.18 MB)
mariabackup.exe (10.35 MB)
mbstream.exe (3.16 MB)
myisamchk.exe (3.45 MB)
myisamlog.exe (3.34 MB)
myisampack.exe (3.36 MB)
myisam_ftdump.exe (3.32 MB)
mysql.exe (3.60 MB)
mysqladmin.exe (3.54 MB)
mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
mysqlcheck.exe (3.54 MB)
mysqld.exe (11.02 MB)
mysqldump.exe (3.59 MB)
mysqlimport.exe (3.53 MB)
mysqlshow.exe (3.53 MB)
mysqlslap.exe (3.55 MB)
mysqltest.exe (3.93 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 (2.00 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 (268.50 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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This web page is about XAMPP version 7.2.30 only. Click on the links below for other XAMPP versions:

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Some files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove XAMPP from your computer.

Folders that were found:

C:\xampp

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove XAMPP:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\XAMPP Control Panel.lnk
C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd_qgis-ltr.conf
C:\xampp\apache\logs\access.log
C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log
C:\xampp\apache\logs\ssl_request.log
C:\xampp\apache\scripts\ctl.bat
C:\xampp\ctlscript.bat
C:\xampp\install\install.sys
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\autorplc.pm
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\basic.pnc
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\bpanel.txt
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\daemon.h
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\daemon.txt
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\filetype.pm
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\greeting.txt
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\listserv.pm5
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\order32.dll
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\poppass.fff
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\ppass32.dll
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\prefix.pm
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\rasdial.zip
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\rescom.exe
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\rquotes.r
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\template.txt
C:\XAMPP\MercuryMail\RESOURCE\wpm-lmtt.r
C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.pl
C:\xampp\perl\bin\c2ph.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\config_data
C:\xampp\perl\bin\corelist
C:\xampp\perl\bin\cpan
C:\xampp\perl\bin\crc32
C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbilogstrip
C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiprof
C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiproxy
C:\xampp\perl\bin\enc2xs
C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.pl
C:\xampp\perl\bin\exetype.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\find2perl.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\findrule
C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2ph.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2xs.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\htmltree
C:\xampp\perl\bin\instmodsh
C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_pp.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_xs
C:\xampp\perl\bin\largeprimes
C:\xampp\perl\bin\libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
C:\xampp\perl\bin\libnetcfg.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.pl
C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-download
C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-dump
C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-mirror
C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-request
C:\xampp\perl\bin\makerandom
C:\xampp\perl\bin\mech-dump
C:\xampp\perl\bin\minicpan
C:\xampp\perl\bin\module-version
C:\xampp\perl\bin\moose-outdated
C:\xampp\perl\bin\package-stash-conflicts
C:\xampp\perl\bin\parinstallppd
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl.exe
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl5.16.3.exe
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl516.dll
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlbug.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perldoc
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.exe
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlivp.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlthanks.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\piconv
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pip
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2bat.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2pm.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pler
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2html.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2latex
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2man
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2text
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2usage
C:\xampp\perl\bin\podchecker
C:\xampp\perl\bin\podselect
C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppd2par
C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.pl
C:\xampp\perl\bin\prove
C:\xampp\perl\bin\psed.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pstruct.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\ptar
C:\xampp\perl\bin\pwhich
C:\xampp\perl\bin\runperl.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\s2p.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\search.bat
C:\xampp\perl\bin\shasum
C:\xampp\perl\bin\SOAPsh.bat

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Additional registry values that are not removed:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{18E0AC19-6D51-4342-9B77-65E1CEA1568E}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{1BBCD767-DC7F-4262-BA3D-555463038451}C:\users\UserName\documents\xampp-win32-1.7.7-vc9\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{356930F7-E7CF-4D50-9717-749C11E1B3E6}C:\users\UserName\documents\xampp-win32-1.7.7-vc9\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{3A91F040-9998-49FF-98A6-EBDD734B337D}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{0B057260-0F62-47D0-8B21-576E2924CD3F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3F345CC7-12F0-410F-A486-2C143E59C421}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{7DBF75E6-E441-4EF7-92E1-2024E1667B53}C:\users\UserName\documents\xampp-win32-1.7.7-vc9\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A2C2E323-CD43-4D9F-88F9-E4A1C9CDAA74}C:\users\UserName\documents\xampp-win32-1.7.7-vc9\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe

A way to delete XAMPP with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is a program released by Bitnami. Some people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY manner to remove XAMPP 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply click the Search field and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select XAMPP in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for XAMPP:

The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall XAMPP.

8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove XAMPP in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-04-05 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-04-05 12:57:48.960

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