Adobe AIR

A guide to uninstall Adobe AIR from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Adobe AIR for Windows. It is written by HARMAN International. More information about HARMAN International can be found here. Adobe AIR is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Adobe AIR is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe AIR Updater.exe -arp:uninstall. The program's main executable file occupies 382.72 KB (391904 bytes) on disk and is labeled Adobe AIR Updater.exe.

Adobe AIR is comprised of the following executables which take 930.29 KB (952616 bytes) on disk:

• Adobe AIR Application Installer.exe (408.22 KB)
• Adobe AIR Updater.exe (382.72 KB)
• airappinstaller.exe (53.35 KB)
• template.exe (86.00 KB)

This web page is about Adobe AIR version 33.1.1.744 only. You can find below info on other versions of Adobe AIR:

• 33.1.1.444
• 33.1.1.743
• 33.1.1.385
• 50.2.4.1
• 33.1.1.821
• 33.1.1.502
• 33.1.1.533
• 33.1.1.932
• 50.1.1.2
• 50.2.1.1
• 33.1.1.0

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Adobe AIR.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\AIR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\sentinel
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Adobe AIR Application Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Adobe AIR Application Installer.swf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Adobe AIR.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe AIR Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe Root Certificate.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\airappinstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\digest.s
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\NPSWF32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\NPSWF64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\setup.swf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\stylesNative.swf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\template.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\template.msi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Thawte Root Certificate.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\WebKit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\WebKit\LGPL License.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\WebKit\Notice WebKit.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\setup.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\AIR\logs\Install.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR\eulaAccepted
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR\Updater\lastUpdateCheck

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe AIR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BD3CA612DF1033A4DA54BF1B883529E8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe AIR

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\c:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\c:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BD3CA612DF1033A4DA54BF1B883529E8\ProductName

A way to remove Adobe AIR with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe AIR is a program offered by the software company HARMAN International. Sometimes, users try to erase this application. This is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way to erase Adobe AIR 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Adobe AIR or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe AIR". The Adobe AIR program will be found automatically. After you click Adobe AIR in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe AIR, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe AIR.


8. After removing Adobe AIR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Adobe AIR that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe AIR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe AIR by HARMAN International from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe AIR by HARMAN International is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe AIR 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.