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A way to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your system

Ask Toolbar is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Ask.com. You can read more on Ask.com or check for application updates here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall Ask Toolbar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 133.20 KB (136392 bytes) on disk and is named UpdateTask.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Ask Toolbar. They take about 1.89 MB (1979168 bytes) on disk.

  • precache.exe (69.70 KB)
  • SaUpdate.exe (193.20 KB)
  • UpdateTask.exe (133.20 KB)
  • Updater.exe (1.50 MB)


The current web page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.15.12.0 alone. For more Ask Toolbar versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\b.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\bl.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\br.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\l.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\pointer.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\r.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\t.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tl.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tr.png
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\cobrand.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\config.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\favicon.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\fv_48d7.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\precache.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\config.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\J:\Program Files\Ask.com\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\J:\Windows\Installer\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}\


A way to erase Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application by the software company Ask.com. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this program. This is hard because performing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to uninstall Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run 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 powerful package of tools.

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


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


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Ask Toolbar or simply click the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it exists on your system the Ask Toolbar application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Ask Toolbar in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Ask Toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Ask Toolbar.
Uninstall Ask Toolbar


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Ask Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

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

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ask Toolbar supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-04 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-04 02:40:18.830