Bitcoin

A way to uninstall Bitcoin from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Bitcoin for Windows. The Windows version was created by Bitcoin project. Take a look here for more info on Bitcoin project. Further information about Bitcoin can be seen at http://www.bitcoin.org/. Usually the Bitcoin application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Bitcoin by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Bitcoin's primary file takes around 21.57 MB (22613504 bytes) and is called bitcoin-qt.exe.

Bitcoin contains of the executables below. They occupy 28.07 MB (29429641 bytes) on disk.

• bitcoin-qt.exe (21.57 MB)
• uninstall.exe (119.38 KB)
• bitcoind.exe (6.38 MB)

This web page is about Bitcoin version 0.8.5 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Bitcoin:

• 0.3.21
• 0.8.6
• 0.3.20
• 0.6.0
• 0.8.1
• 0.5.0
• 0.8.4
• 0.3.22
• 0.7.1
• 0.3.19
• 0.5.2
• 0.7.2
• 0.8.0
• 0.6.3
• 0.8.3
• 0.7.0
• 0.6.2
• 0.4.00
• 0.8.2

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Bitcoin has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bitcoin
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitcoin
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitcoin
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitcoin

How to delete Bitcoin with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitcoin is a program by the software company Bitcoin project. Frequently, people choose to erase it. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to erase Bitcoin 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Bitcoin or simply click the Search field and type in "Bitcoin". If it is installed on your PC the Bitcoin application will be found automatically. When you select Bitcoin in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Bitcoin, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Bitcoin:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.bitcoin.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Bitcoin.


8. After uninstalling Bitcoin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Bitcoin that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitcoin 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

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bitcoin by Bitcoin project from your PC, we are not saying that Bitcoin by Bitcoin project is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Bitcoin in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.