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How to uninstall Adobe AIR from your computer

This page is about Adobe AIR for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can read more on Adobe Systems Incorporated or check for application updates here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full 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. Adobe AIR Updater.exe is the Adobe AIR's primary executable file and it occupies close to 351.18 KB (359608 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with Adobe AIR. They occupy about 1.06 MB (1116712 bytes) on disk.

  • Adobe AIR Application Installer.exe (377.68 KB)
  • Adobe AIR Updater.exe (351.18 KB)
  • airappinstaller.exe (303.68 KB)
  • template.exe (58.00 KB)


The current page applies to Adobe AIR version 19.0.0.153 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe AIR versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe AIR:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\AIR
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.air
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe AIR

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AIR.InstallerPackage\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AIR.InstallerPackage\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0274D240-4D1D-4FDA-9A36-09F0BECD288F}\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0274D240-4D1D-4FDA-9A36-09F0BECD288F}\InstallLocation


A way to remove Adobe AIR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe AIR is a program offered by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to remove 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


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


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Adobe AIR or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe AIR". If it exists on your system the Adobe AIR application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Adobe AIR in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe AIR, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Adobe AIR.
Uninstall Adobe AIR


8. After uninstalling Adobe AIR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe AIR which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe AIR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe AIR in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-10 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-10 06:47:08.107