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A guide to uninstall Bitcoin from your PC

This web page is about Bitcoin for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Bitcoin project. More information about Bitcoin project can be read here. Please follow if you want to read more on Bitcoin on Bitcoin project's page. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. Bitcoin's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is titled bitcoin-qt.exe and its approximative size is 21.57 MB (22621184 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Bitcoin. They take 28.08 MB (29448073 bytes) on disk.

  • bitcoin-qt.exe (21.57 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (119.38 KB)
  • bitcoind.exe (6.39 MB)


The current web page applies to Bitcoin version 0.8.6 alone. Click on the links below for other Bitcoin versions:

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Bitcoin.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Bitcoin:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bitcoin

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Bitcoin:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00000.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00001.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00002.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00003.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00004.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00005.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00006.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00007.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00008.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00009.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00010.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00011.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00012.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00013.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00014.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00015.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00016.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00017.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00018.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00019.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00020.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00021.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00022.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00023.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00024.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00025.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00026.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00027.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00028.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00029.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00030.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00031.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00032.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00033.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00034.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00035.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00036.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00037.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00038.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00039.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00040.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00041.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00042.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00043.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00044.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00045.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00046.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00047.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00048.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00049.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00050.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00051.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00052.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00053.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00054.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00055.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00056.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00057.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00058.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00059.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00060.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00061.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00062.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00063.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00064.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00065.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00066.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00067.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00068.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00069.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00070.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00071.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00072.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00073.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00074.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00075.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00076.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00077.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00078.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00079.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00080.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00081.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00082.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00083.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00084.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00085.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00086.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00087.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00088.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00089.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00090.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00091.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00092.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00093.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00094.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00095.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00096.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00097.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00098.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\blocks\blk00099.dat

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitcoin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitcoin
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitcoin Core (64-bit)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\bitcoin-qt.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Bitcoin

Additional values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A66F75FC-1380-491C-9878-E7F86A2A65B3}C:\program files (x86)\bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A7658CA4-7A39-4760-9805-DB59F27AF1E0}C:\program files (x86)\bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe


A way to remove Bitcoin from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitcoin is a program released by the software company Bitcoin project. Frequently, users try to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK solution to remove Bitcoin 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Bitcoin or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bitcoin". The Bitcoin app will be found very quickly. When you select Bitcoin in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Bitcoin, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Bitcoin:





  • The publisher is: http://www.bitcoin.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Bitcoin.
Uninstall Bitcoin


8. After uninstalling Bitcoin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitcoin which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitcoin using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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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. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bitcoin in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2016-06-28 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-28 11:53:05.093