Adobe AIR

A guide to uninstall Adobe AIR from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Adobe AIR for Windows. The Windows version was created by Adobe Systems Inc.. You can read more on Adobe Systems Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the Adobe AIR program is installed in the C: directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling Adobe AIR is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe AIR Updater.exe -arp:uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Adobe AIR Updater.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 40.30 KB (41272 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Adobe AIR. They occupy about 87.11 KB (89200 bytes) on disk.

• Adobe AIR Updater.exe (40.30 KB)
• airappinstaller.exe (36.30 KB)
• template.exe (10.50 KB)

The current page applies to Adobe AIR version 1.1.0.5790 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe AIR versions:

• 2.0.0.10760
• 2.5.1.17730
• 1.0.6.4030
• 2.5.0.16600
• 1.0.4880
• 2.0.3.13070
• 2.0.0.11670
• 1.5.2.8900
• 3.7.0.1530
• 1.5.2.8870
• 2.0.2.12610
• 2.0.0.12510
• 2.0.4.13090
• 1.5.3.9130
• 1.5.3.9120
• 1.5.1.8210
• 14.0
• 1.5.0.7220
• 1.0.4990

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe AIR:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Adobe AIR:

• 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\AdobeCP.dll
• 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\setup.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

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe AIR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2103A79158C83DF4BA66E97C1ED39BE2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe AIR

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe AIR Updater.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2103A79158C83DF4BA66E97C1ED39BE2\ProductName

How to uninstall Adobe AIR from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe AIR is a program by Adobe Systems Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe AIR or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe AIR". If it exists on your system the Adobe AIR app will be found very quickly. After you select Adobe AIR in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Adobe AIR, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe AIR.


8. After removing Adobe AIR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe AIR which 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 folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe AIR in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.