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A guide to uninstall AdGuard from your PC

AdGuard is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Adguard Software Ltd. Additional info about Adguard Software Ltd can be seen here. More details about AdGuard can be found at . AdGuard is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Adguard directory, regulated by the user's decision. You can remove AdGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{153e517a-b80d-4ef4-ab39-bd32ce7b0f36}\setup1.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. AdGuard's primary file takes around 4.54 MB (4758888 bytes) and is named Adguard.exe.

The executables below are part of AdGuard. They take an average of 5.33 MB (5591456 bytes) on disk.

  • Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe (157.50 KB)
  • Adguard.Core.Tools.exe (157.35 KB)
  • Adguard.exe (4.54 MB)
  • Adguard.Tools.exe (133.85 KB)
  • AdguardSvc.exe (178.35 KB)
  • certutil.exe (186.00 KB)
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The current page applies to AdGuard version 7.4.3143.0 only. For more AdGuard versions please click below:

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove AdGuard from your computer.

The files below are left behind on your disk by AdGuard when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Adguard.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Adguard_Adguard_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\AdGuard
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\Adguard Premium 7.4.3113 Nightly + Patch.torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\Adguard Premium 7.4.3143 Nightly + Patch.torrent

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • 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\Activator Adguard Premium lifetime.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Activator Adguard Premium lifetime.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Adguard.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Adguard.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Adguard Premium 7.4.3143 Nightly + Patch\Adguard Premium 7.4.3143 Nightly + Patch\Patch\Patch\FIX\Activator Adguard Premium lifetime.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Adguard Premium 7.4.3143 Nightly + Patch\Adguard Premium 7.4.3143 Nightly + Patch\Patch\Patch\FIX\Activator Adguard Premium lifetime.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1945677677-434952946-1376718705-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\Adguard.exe


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

AdGuard is an application by Adguard Software Ltd. Frequently, computer users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to erase 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 the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

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


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding AdGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for AdGuard:





  • The software company is: http://www.adguard.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{153e517a-b80d-4ef4-ab39-bd32ce7b0f36}\setup1.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall AdGuard.
Uninstall AdGuard


8. After removing AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead 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 uninstalling AdGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd from your PC, we are not saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove AdGuard in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-03-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-03-15 12:16:36.517