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A guide to uninstall AdGuard from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove AdGuard for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Adguard Software Ltd. Take a look here for more details on Adguard Software Ltd. Click on to get more information about AdGuard on Adguard Software Ltd's website. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove AdGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. AdGuard's main file takes about 4.13 MB (4333416 bytes) and is named Adguard.exe.

AdGuard installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 4.77 MB (5001120 bytes) on disk.

  • Adguard.Core.Tools.exe (157.35 KB)
  • Adguard.exe (4.13 MB)
  • Adguard.Tools.exe (133.85 KB)
  • AdguardSvc.exe (174.85 KB)
  • certutil.exe (186.00 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 7.3.3046.0 of AdGuard. You can find below info on other releases of AdGuard:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib\1.3.9_0\adguard

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg\4.1.53_0\assets\images\logo_adguard.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib\1.3.9_0\adguard\filters.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib\1.3.9_0\adguard\filters_i18n.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib\1.3.9_0\adguard\local_script_rules.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib\1.3.9_0\adguard\redirects.yml

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdGuard
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Adguard service

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\adguardmagic.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3987395916-3851381565-3943527969-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Adguard.exe


A way to delete AdGuard from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdGuard is an application by Adguard Software Ltd. Sometimes, people want to remove this application. This is troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to remove AdGuard 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find AdGuard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AdGuard". If it exists on your system the AdGuard program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click AdGuard in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding AdGuard, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for AdGuard:





  • The web site of the program is: https://adguard.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AdGuard.
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8. After removing AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong AdGuard that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling AdGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd from your PC, nor are we saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove AdGuard in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-12-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-24 20:58:34.873