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A way to uninstall AdGuard from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove AdGuard for Windows. The Windows release was created by Adguard Software Ltd. Take a look here for more info on Adguard Software Ltd. You can see more info on AdGuard at . The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard directory (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for AdGuard is C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{2224e3ac-5dd6-4f2b-b07b-65d1a96b003d}\setup.exe. Adguard.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 3.92 MB (4109160 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of AdGuard. They occupy an average of 4.39 MB (4607392 bytes) on disk.

  • Adguard.Core.Tools.exe (38.35 KB)
  • Adguard.exe (3.92 MB)
  • Adguard.Tools.exe (129.35 KB)
  • AdguardSvc.exe (132.85 KB)
  • certutil.exe (186.00 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 7.0.2408.6091 of AdGuard. For more AdGuard versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall AdGuard.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall AdGuard:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adguard
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adguard Software Ltd

The files below were left behind on your disk by AdGuard's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Adguard_Adguard_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\AdGuard
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adguard\AdGuard_20240218192110.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adguard\AdGuard_20240218192110_0_Main.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Adguard.Premium.7.0.2408.6091.Nightly_YasDL.com.lnk

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AdGuard
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\AdGuard
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\adguard.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Adguard service

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2742295568-2363755196-3493947791-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Adguard.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2742295568-2363755196-3493947791-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\patch.exe 
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2742295568-2363755196-3493947791-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\Adguard.Premium.7.0.2408.6091.Nightly_YasDL.com\Adguard.Premium.7.0.2408.6091.Nightly_YasDL.com\setup.exe 


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

AdGuard is an application marketed by Adguard Software Ltd. Frequently, people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this manually takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY approach to uninstall 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate AdGuard or simply click the Search field and type in "AdGuard". The AdGuard program will be found automatically. When you click AdGuard in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding AdGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for AdGuard:





  • The software company is: http://www.adguard.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{2224e3ac-5dd6-4f2b-b07b-65d1a96b003d}\setup.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AdGuard.
Uninstall AdGuard


8. After removing AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of AdGuard which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing AdGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd from your PC, we are not saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AdGuard 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.

2019-04-01 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-04-01 13:46:57.547