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A guide to uninstall iTunes from your PC

iTunes is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Apple Inc.. More information on Apple Inc. can be seen here. Please follow if you want to read more on iTunes on Apple Inc.'s web page. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\iTunes folder (same installation drive as Windows). iTunes's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{AA3C449E-F61D-4214-A6E0-603560D607DE}. The program's main executable file is named iTunes.exe and its approximative size is 37.69 MB (39523128 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with iTunes. They take about 40.49 MB (42459560 bytes) on disk.

  • iTunes.exe (37.69 MB)
  • iTunesHelper.exe (291.30 KB)
  • iTunesVisualizerHost.exe (2.52 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 12.8.0.150 of iTunes. You can find below a few links to other iTunes releases:

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iTunes has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall iTunes:
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\Acknowledgements.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\ApplePushDirect.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AppleVersions.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\ASL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ar.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ar.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ca.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ca.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\cs.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\cs.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\da.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\da.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\de.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\de.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\el.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\el.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en_AU.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en_AU.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en_GB.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\en_GB.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\es.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\es.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\es_419.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\es_419.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fr_CA.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\fr_CA.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\he.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\he.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hu.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\hu.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\id.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\id.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\it.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\it.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ja.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ja.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ko.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ko.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ms.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ms.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\nb.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\nb.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\nl.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\nl.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pl.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pl.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pt.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pt.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pt_PT.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\pt_PT.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ro.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ro.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ru.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\ru.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\sk.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\sk.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\sv.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\sv.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\th.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\th.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\tr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\tr.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\uk.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\uk.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\vi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\vi.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_CN.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_CN.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_HK.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_HK.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_TW.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AuthKitWin.resources\zh_TW.lproj\AuthKitWinLocalized_2015.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\ar.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\ar.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\AVCFAssetExportPresets.plist
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\AVFoundationCFSupport.plist
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\ca.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\ca.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\cs.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\cs.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\da.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\da.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\Dutch.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\Dutch.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\el.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\el.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\en_GB.lproj\AVCFError.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\en_GB.lproj\AVCFMediaSelectionOption.strings
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\AVFoundationCF.resources\English.lproj\AVCFError.strings

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itms
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itpc
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3B563F632C50D554D9697B8392ED40D6
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Synaptics\SynTP\Defaults\AppProfiles\Apple iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Synaptics\SynTPEnh\OSD\TouchPad\AppProfiles\Apple iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Synaptics\SynTPEnh\PlugInConfig\TouchPad\AppProfiles\Apple iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\Media\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\iTunes_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\iTunes_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\iTunes.exe

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aa\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aa
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aax\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aax
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aif
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aifc\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aifc\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aifc
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aiff
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.cda
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdda\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdda\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.cdda
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipa\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipa
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipg\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipsw\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipsw
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itb\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itb
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itdb\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itdb
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ite\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ite
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itl\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itl
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itlp\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itlp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itls\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itms\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itms
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itpc\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itpc
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u8
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4a
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4b
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4p
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4r
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4v
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mov
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mp2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mp3
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mpeg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mpg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcast\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.pcast
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.pls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmp\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.rmp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wav
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wave
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\play\command\iTunes_back
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\3B563F632C50D554D9697B8392ED40D6\iTunes
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3B563F632C50D554D9697B8392ED40D6\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\iTunes\


How to uninstall iTunes from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application by Apple Inc.. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because doing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall iTunes is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate iTunes or simply activate the Search feature and type in "iTunes". If it exists on your system the iTunes application will be found very quickly. When you select iTunes in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:


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





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.apple.com/uk
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AA3C449E-F61D-4214-A6E0-603560D607DE}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall iTunes.
Uninstall iTunes


8. After uninstalling iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong iTunes which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall iTunes by Apple Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall iTunes 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' PCs.

2018-07-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-07-09 23:34:51.513