Bitcoin Core (64-bit)

A guide to uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit) from your system

Bitcoin Core (64-bit) is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Bitcoin Core project. More information about Bitcoin Core project can be found here. More details about Bitcoin Core (64-bit) can be seen at https://bitcoincore.org/. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\Bitcoin directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Bitcoin Core (64-bit) is C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 32.42 MB (33992720 bytes) on disk and is named bitcoin-qt.exe.

Bitcoin Core (64-bit) contains of the executables below. They take 45.46 MB (47671678 bytes) on disk.

• bitcoin-qt.exe (32.42 MB)
• uninstall.exe (125.86 KB)
• bitcoin-cli.exe (2.89 MB)
• bitcoind.exe (10.03 MB)

The current page applies to Bitcoin Core (64-bit) version 0.16.2 only. You can find here a few links to other Bitcoin Core (64-bit) releases:

• 0.9.3
• 0.11.0
• 0.16.3
• 0.21.0
• 22.0.0
• 0.9.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.17.1
• 0.11.2
• 0.10.2
• 0.10.1
• 0.18.1
• 0.20.0
• 0.10.0
• 0.19.0.1
• 0.20.1
• 0.14.3
• 0.13.0
• 0.16.1
• 0.9.2
• 0.14.1
• 0.19.99
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 0.17.0
• 25.1.0
• 0.19.1
• 26.1.0
• 0.21.1
• 0.14.0
• 0.18.0
• 27.0.0
• 0.15.1
• 0.11.1
• 25.0.0
• 24.0.1
• 0.9.0
• 0.15.0
• 0.13.1
• 0.12.0
• 0.15.2
• 0.13.2
• 0.14.2
• 0.12.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit):

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bitcoin Core

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bitcoin Core\Bitcoin Core (64-bit).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bitcoin Core\Bitcoin Core (testnet, 64-bit).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bitcoin Core\Uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit).lnk

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitcoin Core (64-bit)
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitcoin Core (64-bit)
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitcoin Core (64-bit)

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{BD3464DF-0BBA-45F4-A7C6-E4B9ADA2A1FF}C:\program files\bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{7E482BAE-8E3A-4B49-BC3D-F9CDB160D202}C:\program files\bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe

How to remove Bitcoin Core (64-bit) from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitcoin Core (64-bit) is an application marketed by Bitcoin Core project. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because removing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove Bitcoin Core (64-bit) 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD 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 functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Bitcoin Core (64-bit) or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bitcoin Core (64-bit)". If it is installed on your PC the Bitcoin Core (64-bit) program will be found automatically. After you select Bitcoin Core (64-bit) in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Bitcoin Core (64-bit), ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Bitcoin Core (64-bit):

• The web site of the application is: https://bitcoincore.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit).


8. After removing Bitcoin Core (64-bit), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Bitcoin Core (64-bit) which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitcoin Core (64-bit) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit) by Bitcoin Core project from your PC, we are not saying that Bitcoin Core (64-bit) by Bitcoin Core project is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bitcoin Core (64-bit) in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.