Amazon Kindle

A guide to uninstall Amazon Kindle from your computer

This info is about Amazon Kindle for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Amazon. You can find out more on Amazon or check for application updates here. Amazon Kindle is normally installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\application folder, subject to the user's option. You can uninstall Amazon Kindle by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\application\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Kindle.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 38.74 MB (40624448 bytes) on disk.

Amazon Kindle is composed of the following executables which take 38.93 MB (40825113 bytes) on disk:

• Kindle.exe (38.74 MB)
• uninstall.exe (195.96 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.13.0.42039 of Amazon Kindle. You can find here a few links to other Amazon Kindle releases:

• 1.17.1.44183
• 1.38.0.65294
• 1.20.0.47031
• 1.32.0.61111
• 2.3.1.70682
• 1.15.0.43062
• 1.34.1.63103
• 1.36.0.65108
• 1.27.0.56118
• 1.14.1.43032
• 1.14.1.43029
• 1.24.3.51068
• 1.13.1.42055
• 1.40.0.65416
• 1.24.2.51062
• 1.24.3.51069
• 1.34.1.63113
• 1.32.0.61109
• 1.13.1.42052
• 1.24.2.51060
• 1.26.0.55076
• 1.29.0.58059
• 1.19.2.46095
• 1.20.1.47037
• 1.19.3.46099
• 2.3.0.70673
• 1.17.0.44171
• 1.23.1.50136
• 1.23.1.50133
• 1.25.1.52068
• 1.40.0.65414
• 1.33.0.62002
• 1.19.2.46097
• 2.0.0.70301
• 1.24.1.51054
• 1.30.0.59062
• 1.35.0.64251
• 1.40.1.65535
• 1.39.1.65323
• 1.20.1.47038
• 1.19.1.46084
• 1.34.0.63047
• 1.28.0.57039
• 1.40.1.65541
• 2.3.3.70809
• 2.2.0.70623
• 1.38.0.65290
• 1.13.0.42047
• 1.31.0.60178
• 2.1.0.70471
• 1.16.0.44024
• 1.21.0.48019
• 1.14.1.43031
• 1.28.0.57030
• 1.31.0.60170
• 2.0.1.70350
• 1.29.0.58060
• 1.25.0.52025
• 1.39.2.65378
• 1.40.0.65415
• 2.3.1.70800
• 1.19.3.46104
• 1.26.0.55077
• 1.30.0.59056
• 2.0.0.70136
• 1.38.0.65451
• 1.21.0.48017
• 1.14.0.43020
• 1.39.0.65306
• 1.19.3.46106
• 2.0.0.70269
• 1.35.0.64257
• 1.23.2.50138
• 1.16.0.44025
• 1.33.0.62005
• 1.14.2.43034
• 1.37.0.65274
• 1.24.0.51021
• 2.3.4.70814
• 1.17.1.44184
• 1.17.0.44170
• 1.27.0.56109
• 1.39.0.65305
• 1.23.0.50086
• Unknown
• 1.39.1.65324
• 1.14.0.43019
• 1.39.2.65383
• 1.15.0.43061
• 1.36.0.65107
• 1.25.1.52064
• 1.19.0.46067
• 2.3.2.70737
• 1.37.0.65275

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If you are manually uninstalling Amazon Kindle we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Amazon\Amazon Kindle

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\acw\bookextras.acx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\acw\corrections.acx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\acw\encyclopediasearch.acx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\acw\websearch.acx

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azn
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azs

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Amazon.Kindle.content\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Amazon.Kindle.content\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Amazon.Kindle.magazine.content\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Amazon.Kindle.magazine.content\shell\open\command\

How to uninstall Amazon Kindle from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Amazon Kindle is an application released by the software company Amazon. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. This can be efortful because performing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to remove Amazon Kindle is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Amazon Kindle or simply activate the Search field and type in "Amazon Kindle". If it exists on your system the Amazon Kindle application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Amazon Kindle in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Amazon Kindle, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Amazon Kindle.


8. After removing Amazon Kindle, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Amazon Kindle which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Amazon Kindle with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Amazon Kindle by Amazon from your computer, we are not saying that Amazon Kindle by Amazon is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Amazon Kindle in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.