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How to uninstall XAMPP from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove XAMPP for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Bitnami. Go over here where you can find out more on Bitnami. More details about the app XAMPP can be seen at . The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\New folder folder (same installation drive as Windows). XAMPP's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\New folder\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.21 MB (3368960 bytes) on disk and is labeled xampp-control.exe.

XAMPP is comprised of the following executables which take 156.46 MB (164057415 bytes) on disk:

  • uninstall.exe (8.40 MB)
  • xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
  • xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
  • xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
  • ab.exe (83.00 KB)
  • abs.exe (89.00 KB)
  • ApacheMonitor.exe (35.50 KB)
  • curl.exe (2.47 MB)
  • htcacheclean.exe (82.00 KB)
  • htdbm.exe (98.00 KB)
  • htdigest.exe (67.00 KB)
  • htpasswd.exe (94.00 KB)
  • httpd.exe (22.50 KB)
  • httxt2dbm.exe (52.00 KB)
  • logresolve.exe (46.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (434.50 KB)
  • pv.exe (60.00 KB)
  • rotatelogs.exe (62.50 KB)
  • wintty.exe (13.50 KB)
  • awk.exe (136.00 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 (78.45 KB)
  • innochecksum.exe (3.16 MB)
  • myisamchk.exe (3.44 MB)
  • myisamlog.exe (3.32 MB)
  • myisampack.exe (3.34 MB)
  • myisam_ftdump.exe (3.30 MB)
  • mysql.exe (3.60 MB)
  • mysqladmin.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
  • mysqlcheck.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqld.exe (11.19 MB)
  • mysqldump.exe (3.59 MB)
  • mysqlimport.exe (3.53 MB)
  • mysqlshow.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqlslap.exe (3.55 MB)
  • mysqltest.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysqltest_embedded.exe (9.69 MB)
  • mysql_client_test.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysql_client_test_embedded.exe (9.88 MB)
  • mysql_embedded.exe (9.56 MB)
  • mysql_install_db.exe (3.73 MB)
  • mysql_plugin.exe (3.15 MB)
  • mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.15 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade.exe (3.22 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.14 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (1.84 MB)
  • my_print_defaults.exe (3.14 MB)
  • perror.exe (3.21 MB)
  • replace.exe (3.13 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 (56.00 KB)
  • php-cgi.exe (49.00 KB)
  • php-win.exe (28.00 KB)
  • php.exe (66.00 KB)
  • phpdbg.exe (152.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
  • sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
  • tomcat7.exe (84.63 KB)
  • tomcat7w.exe (107.63 KB)
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The current page applies to XAMPP version 5.6.241 alone. For more XAMPP versions please click below:

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If you're planning to uninstall XAMPP you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:
  • 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:\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
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se-a.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fr.so
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-it.so

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Videos\xampp-win32-5.6.24-1-VC11-installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Videos\xampp-win32-5.6.24-1-VC11-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\xampp_start.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\xampp_start.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\xampp-win32-5.6.32-0-VC11-installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\xampp-win32-5.6.32-0-VC11-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Videos\xampp-win32-5.6.24-1-VC11-installer.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\php\php.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\vcredist\VCREDI~1.EXE
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\xampp_start.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\xampp_stop.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\xampp-control.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-605874698-308810554-921635694-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\xampp-win32-5.6.32-0-VC11-installer.exe


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

XAMPP is an application by Bitnami. Frequently, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD 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 very good package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate XAMPP or simply click the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select XAMPP in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for XAMPP:





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


8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 uninstalling XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP supposing 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' PCs.

2016-10-22 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-22 03:54:50.267