AnyDesk
A guide to uninstall AnyDesk from your PC
You can find on this page details on how to remove AnyDesk for Windows. It is written by
AnyDesk Software GmbH. Check out
here where you can get more info on AnyDesk Software GmbH. AnyDesk is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can remove AnyDesk by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 5.23 MB (5489224 bytes) on disk and is titled AnyDesk.exe.
The executable files below are installed beside AnyDesk. They take about 5.23 MB (
5489224 bytes) on disk.
This data is about AnyDesk version
8.0.4 alone. Click on the links below for other AnyDesk versions:
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Quite a few files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove AnyDesk from your PC.
Folders left behind when you uninstall AnyDesk:- C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk
Files remaining:- C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\previous-version
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\ad.trace
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\service.conf
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\system.conf
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\user.conf
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\anydesk (1).lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AnyDesk.8.0.4.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\AnyDesk.lnk
Usually the following registry data will not be removed:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.anydesk
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AnyDesk
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\AnyDesk
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AnyDesk
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AnyDesk
Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\temp\rar$exb1128.8974\anydesk.8.0.4\anydesk.exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\desktop\anydesk(1).exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(1).exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(2).exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(3).exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(4).exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AnyDesk\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AnyDesk\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AnyDesk\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{03390CF7-6D17-4C1C-BD99-2A13EB2E879C}C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(2).exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A903AF40-4E5B-4879-91ED-4E10EAB1385F}C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(1).exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{33914170-FC5F-44C6-BEA7-41B21BBA9C91}C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(2).exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{38C03698-6C66-4551-B3D3-0DD1B9DDDDD1}C:\users\UserName\downloads\anydesk(1).exe
How to uninstall AnyDesk from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
AnyDesk is an application released by AnyDesk Software GmbH. Frequently, users try to remove it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY solution to remove AnyDesk is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.
3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature

5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find AnyDesk or simply activate the Search field and type in "AnyDesk". If it is installed on your PC the AnyDesk application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click AnyDesk in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding AnyDesk, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove AnyDesk.

8. After uninstalling AnyDesk, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of AnyDesk that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling AnyDesk with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove AnyDesk by AnyDesk Software GmbH from your PC, nor are we saying that AnyDesk by AnyDesk Software GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove AnyDesk supposing you want to. 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' computers.
Last update on: 2023-10-19 19:19:29.877