AOL Desktop

A guide to uninstall AOL Desktop from your computer

AOL Desktop is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by AOL. Check out here where you can read more on AOL. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\carl\AppData\Local\AOLDesktop folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall AOL Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\carl\AppData\Local\AOLDesktop\Update.exe --uninstall. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. AOL Desktop's primary file takes around 1.46 MB (1535400 bytes) and is named Update.exe.

The following executables are contained in AOL Desktop. They take 17.02 MB (17843800 bytes) on disk.

• Update.exe (1.46 MB)
• AolDesktop.exe (3.28 MB)
• AolDesktop.vshost.exe (22.63 KB)
• AolInstallCleaner.exe (22.41 KB)
• AolTrayApp.exe (200.41 KB)
• CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (21.91 KB)
• EntryProtect_Installer.exe (3.81 MB)
• KillTabProcs.exe (18.91 KB)
• AolDesktop.exe (3.28 MB)
• AolTrayApp.exe (200.41 KB)
• CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (21.91 KB)
• EntryProtect_Installer.exe (4.63 MB)
• KillTabProcs.exe (18.91 KB)

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This page is about AOL Desktop version 11.0.1122 only. You can find below info on other releases of AOL Desktop:

• 11.0.892
• 11.0.804
• 11.0.544
• 11.0.422
• 11.0.999
• 11.0.1144
• 11.0.1145
• 11.0.1087
• 11.0.672
• 11.0.1028
• 11.0.1120
• 11.0.839
• 11.0.464
• 11.0.648
• 11.0.719
• 11.0.1088
• 11.0.761
• 11.0.914
• 11.0.888
• 11.0.858
• 11.0.810
• 11.0.967
• 11.0.1066
• 11.0.1170
• 11.0.943
• 11.0.546
• 11.0.861

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A way to delete AOL Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AOL Desktop is an application offered by AOL. Frequently, computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to remove AOL Desktop 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate AOL Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "AOL Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the AOL Desktop program will be found very quickly. When you select AOL Desktop in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding AOL Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove AOL Desktop.


8. After uninstalling AOL Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong AOL Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling AOL Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove AOL Desktop by AOL from your computer, nor are we saying that AOL Desktop by AOL is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove AOL Desktop in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.