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How to uninstall Bing Desktop from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Bing Desktop for Windows. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Bing Desktop is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can remove Bing Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{7D095455-D971-4D4C-9EFD-9AF6A6584F3A}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Bing Desktop's main file takes around 1.77 MB (1858152 bytes) and its name is BingDesktop.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Bing Desktop. They occupy about 2.00 MB (2093368 bytes) on disk.

  • BingDesktop.exe (1.77 MB)
  • BingDesktopRestarter.exe (81.60 KB)
  • BingDesktopUpdater.exe (148.10 KB)


The current web page applies to Bing Desktop version 1.0.45.0 only. Click on the links below for other Bing Desktop versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Bing Desktop we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\app.config
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingDesktop.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingDesktop_Res.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingDesktopRestarter.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingDesktopUpdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\DefMgr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\InstallerHelper.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\instrumentation.config
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\machine-id.config
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\Updater.manifest
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{7D095455-D971-4D4C-9EFD-9AF6A6584F3A}\icon.ico

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\554590D7179DC4D4E9DFA96F6A85F4A3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7D095455-D971-4D4C-9EFD-9AF6A6584F3A}

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\554590D7179DC4D4E9DFA96F6A85F4A3\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{7D095455-D971-4D4C-9EFD-9AF6A6584F3A}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BingDesktopUpdate\ImagePath


How to delete Bing Desktop from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bing Desktop is an application marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall Bing Desktop 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Bing Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bing Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the Bing Desktop program will be found very quickly. After you click Bing Desktop in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Bing Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - 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 window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Bing Desktop.
Uninstall Bing Desktop


8. After uninstalling Bing Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Bing Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bing Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Bing Desktop 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' PCs.

2016-06-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-29 23:55:20.283