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How to uninstall iTunes from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove iTunes for Windows. The Windows version was created by Apple Computer, Inc.. More information about Apple Computer, Inc. can be read here. More information about the software iTunes can be found at . Usually the iTunes application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes folder, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for iTunes is C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\11\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{1E8CF57A-24E8-4A97-9564-A8F1956C447B} /l1033 . iTunes.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 13.48 MB (14137856 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside iTunes. They occupy about 13.75 MB (14416384 bytes) on disk.

  • iTunes.exe (13.48 MB)
  • iTunesHelper.exe (272.00 KB)


This data is about iTunes version 6.0.3.5 alone. Click on the links below for other iTunes versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling iTunes we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes

The files below were left behind on your disk by iTunes's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cache.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\StoreLocalStorage.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\VersionCheck.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cookies\Cookies.binarycookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\ByHost\com.apple.iTunes.{e29ac6c0-7037-11de-816d-806e6f6e6963}.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.eq.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.plist

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\iTunes.exe

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\515\B1A07F78\@C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-27


How to erase iTunes using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application released by the software company Apple Computer, Inc.. Frequently, users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase iTunes is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate iTunes or simply activate the Search field and type in "iTunes". If it is installed on your PC the iTunes program will be found automatically. When you select iTunes in the list of programs, the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about iTunes, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for iTunes:





  • The publisher is: http://www.apple.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\11\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{1E8CF57A-24E8-4A97-9564-A8F1956C447B} /l1033
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall iTunes.
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8. After removing iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong iTunes that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove iTunes by Apple Computer, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that iTunes by Apple Computer, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove iTunes supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-09-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-20 10:00:35.587