Android Studio

How to uninstall Android Studio from your PC

This page is about Android Studio for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Google. More information on Google can be seen here. The application is often located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio folder (same installation drive as Windows). studio64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.17 MB (1231456 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Android Studio. They take 85.91 MB (90087904 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (2.25 MB)
• elevator.exe (149.09 KB)
• fsnotifier.exe (135.09 KB)
• launcher.exe (119.59 KB)
• profiler.exe (415.59 KB)
• restarter.exe (377.59 KB)
• runnerw.exe (150.09 KB)
• studio64.exe (1.17 MB)
• WinProcessListHelper.exe (307.59 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (44.09 KB)
• jaccessinspector.exe (104.09 KB)
• jaccesswalker.exe (69.09 KB)
• jar.exe (23.09 KB)
• jarsigner.exe (23.09 KB)
• java.exe (32.59 KB)
• javac.exe (23.09 KB)
• javadoc.exe (23.09 KB)
• javap.exe (23.09 KB)
• javaw.exe (32.59 KB)
• jcmd.exe (23.09 KB)
• jdb.exe (23.09 KB)
• jdeprscan.exe (23.09 KB)
• jdeps.exe (23.09 KB)
• jfr.exe (23.09 KB)
• jhsdb.exe (23.09 KB)
• jimage.exe (23.09 KB)
• jinfo.exe (23.09 KB)
• jlink.exe (23.09 KB)
• jmap.exe (23.09 KB)
• jmod.exe (23.09 KB)
• jps.exe (23.09 KB)
• jrunscript.exe (23.09 KB)
• jstack.exe (23.09 KB)
• jstat.exe (23.09 KB)
• jwebserver.exe (23.09 KB)
• keytool.exe (23.09 KB)
• kinit.exe (23.09 KB)
• klist.exe (23.09 KB)
• ktab.exe (23.09 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (23.09 KB)
• serialver.exe (23.09 KB)
• cyglaunch.exe (26.59 KB)
• OpenConsole.exe (1.34 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (728.09 KB)
• simpleperf.exe (8.66 MB)
• trace_processor_daemon.exe (11.19 MB)
• LLDBFrontend.exe (1.46 MB)
• llvm-symbolizer.exe (5.79 MB)
• minidump_stackwalk.exe (860.59 KB)
• x86_64-linux-android-c++filt.exe (989.09 KB)
• clangd.exe (48.99 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2024.2.11 of Android Studio. You can find here a few links to other Android Studio releases:

• 2023.3.11
• 2024.2.1
• 2023.1.11
• 2022.3.13
• 2024.1.1
• 2024.1.21
• 2024.1.12
• 2021.3.11
• 2023.2.12
• 2023.1.12
• 2022.1.12
• 2022.3.12
• 2023.2.1
• 2023.3.1
• 2024.1.2
• 2024.2.12
• 2022.3.1
• 2024.1.11
• 2023.2.11
• 2024.2.13
• 2023.1.1
• 2023.3.12
• 2022.3.11
• 2022.3.14

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.1\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudioPreview2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.1\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.storage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.1\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.ver
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.storage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.ver
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudioPreview2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.storage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudioPreview2024.2\index\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.aiexcludeindex\com.android.studio.ml.aiexclude.AiExcludeIndex.ver
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\appletviewer.policy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\breakgen.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\breakgen64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\brokenPlugins.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\defender-exclusions.ps1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\elevator.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\format.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\fsnotifier.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\fsnotifier-wsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\game-tools.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\context_operator_parser.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\cpp_parser.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\natvis\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\natvis\natvis_parser.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\parsers\type_name_parser.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_name_template.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_expression.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_item_nodes.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_item_providers.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_mixins.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_storage.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_summary.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_synthetic_method.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_top_level_methods.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\helpers\jb_declarative_formatters\type_viz_type_traits.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\idea.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\inspect.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\launcher.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\jb_lldb_init.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\jb_lldb_polyfills.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\jb_lldb_stepping.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\jb_unreal_blueprint_mixedstack.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_builtin_formatters.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_declarative_formatters.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_declarative_formatters_loaders.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_declarative_formatters_manager.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_declarative_formatters_options.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_format.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_format_specs.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_item_expression.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_logging.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_logging_manager.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_natvis_formatters.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_natvis_loader.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_string_utils.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_utils.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\lldb\helpers\renderers\jb_lldb_utils_debugger_events_handler.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\ltedit.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\profiler.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\profiler.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\restarter.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\runnerw.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\studio.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\studio.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\studio.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\studio_safe.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\studio64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\ttyfix
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\WinProcessListHelper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\WinShellIntegrationBridge.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\wslhash
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\bin\wslproxy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\build.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Android Studio\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\android\android studio2\bin\studio64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\android\android studio2\bin\studio64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4E88C531-5863-493F-9969-FCA68AFC1A00}C:\program files\android\android studio2\bin\studio64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5D4BD7A7-2DA2-454E-98CC-0B037401604A}C:\program files\android\android studio2\bin\studio64.exe

A way to delete Android Studio from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Android Studio is a program marketed by Google. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to uninstall Android Studio 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Android Studio or simply click the Search feature and type in "Android Studio". If it exists on your system the Android Studio application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Android Studio in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Android Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Android Studio.


8. After removing Android Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Android Studio that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Android Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Android Studio by Google from your PC, we are not saying that Android Studio by Google is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Android Studio 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' PCs.