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How to uninstall XAMPP from your system

XAMPP is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Bitnami. You can find out more on Bitnami or check for application updates here. Please follow if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's web page. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\xampp directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for XAMPP is C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is called xampp-control.exe and occupies 2.45 MB (2569216 bytes).

XAMPP is composed of the following executables which take 149.06 MB (156301899 bytes) on disk:

  • service.exe (59.50 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (6.68 MB)
  • xampp-control.exe (2.45 MB)
  • xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
  • xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
  • ab.exe (83.00 KB)
  • abs.exe (87.50 KB)
  • ApacheMonitor.exe (35.50 KB)
  • htcacheclean.exe (82.00 KB)
  • htdbm.exe (98.00 KB)
  • htdigest.exe (67.00 KB)
  • htpasswd.exe (94.00 KB)
  • httpd.exe (22.00 KB)
  • httxt2dbm.exe (52.00 KB)
  • logresolve.exe (46.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (433.00 KB)
  • pv.exe (60.00 KB)
  • rotatelogs.exe (62.50 KB)
  • wintty.exe (13.50 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)
  • aria_chk.exe (3.42 MB)
  • aria_dump_log.exe (3.06 MB)
  • aria_ftdump.exe (3.25 MB)
  • aria_pack.exe (3.28 MB)
  • aria_read_log.exe (3.39 MB)
  • echo.exe (51.32 KB)
  • innochecksum.exe (2.95 MB)
  • myisamchk.exe (3.24 MB)
  • myisamlog.exe (3.13 MB)
  • myisampack.exe (3.15 MB)
  • myisam_ftdump.exe (3.12 MB)
  • mysql.exe (3.39 MB)
  • mysqladmin.exe (3.34 MB)
  • mysqlbinlog.exe (3.41 MB)
  • mysqlcheck.exe (3.33 MB)
  • mysqld.exe (10.62 MB)
  • mysqldump.exe (3.38 MB)
  • mysqlimport.exe (3.33 MB)
  • mysqlshow.exe (3.33 MB)
  • mysqlslap.exe (3.34 MB)
  • mysqltest.exe (3.72 MB)
  • mysqltest_embedded.exe (9.20 MB)
  • mysql_client_test.exe (3.70 MB)
  • mysql_client_test_embedded.exe (9.36 MB)
  • mysql_embedded.exe (9.06 MB)
  • mysql_install_db.exe (3.63 MB)
  • mysql_plugin.exe (2.96 MB)
  • mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (2.96 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade.exe (3.07 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_service.exe (2.95 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (1.67 MB)
  • my_print_defaults.exe (2.96 MB)
  • perror.exe (3.03 MB)
  • replace.exe (2.94 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 (48.50 KB)
  • php-win.exe (28.00 KB)
  • php.exe (65.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
  • sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
  • wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
  • webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
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This page is about XAMPP version 5.5.300 only. You can find below info on other versions of XAMPP:

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XAMPP has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{2D3CEABD-3D4C-4516-96F5-66FC55A3A45C}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{6E9AF024-7FAD-4E30-AAD7-108F0CD7E2D9}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{822F24A6-8017-4A2C-AD25-16C123B713F4}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E86E0045-0931-4E4B-B1C5-78776A5AFBB0}C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3DAB8A9C-455D-4DAD-B792-165ACCA34F59}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{63598FE6-12E0-4120-95A2-40EB5974F08C}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{677F93E5-8DD7-4C50-9470-BC4154C1459A}C:\xampp\mercurymail\mercury.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D2AE4767-91AB-460F-8951-3672CDFBE8CD}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe


How to erase XAMPP from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application released by Bitnami. Frequently, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to erase 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


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


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate XAMPP or simply click the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP program will be found automatically. When you click XAMPP in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, 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 remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for XAMPP:





  • The software company is: http://apachefriends.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove XAMPP.
Uninstall XAMPP


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your PC, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove XAMPP supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-10-23 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-10-22 21:34:44.587