BlueStacks
A guide to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC
This info is about BlueStacks for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by now.gg, Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on now.gg, Inc.. Usually the BlueStacks program is found in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing BlueStacks is C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe -tmp. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe is the BlueStacks's main executable file and it takes approximately 801.37 KB (820600 bytes) on disk.The executables below are part of BlueStacks. They occupy about 88.55 MB (92854984 bytes) on disk.
- 7zr.exe (1.28 MB)
- BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe (801.37 KB)
- BlueStacksHelper.exe (295.86 KB)
- BlueStacksUninstaller.exe (193.36 KB)
- BstkSVC.exe (4.39 MB)
- BstkVMMgr.exe (1.62 MB)
- ffmpeg.exe (14.33 MB)
- HD-Aapt.exe (15.77 MB)
- HD-Adb.exe (12.11 MB)
- HD-CheckCpu.exe (200.37 KB)
- HD-ComRegistrar.exe (28.86 KB)
- HD-DataManager.exe (327.36 KB)
- HD-DiskCompaction.exe (2.95 MB)
- HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.98 MB)
- HD-EnableHyperV.exe (513.37 KB)
- HD-ForceGPU.exe (169.86 KB)
- HD-GLCheck.exe (223.86 KB)
- HD-Hvutl.exe (255.86 KB)
- HD-LogCollector.exe (240.86 KB)
- HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe (4.13 MB)
- HD-Player.exe (25.83 MB)
This page is about BlueStacks version 5.22.85.1011 alone. Click on the links below for other BlueStacks versions:
- 10.41.610.1001
- 5.21.610.1003
- 10.41.640.1001
- 5.21.630.1018
- 5.21.661.1002
- 10.41.661.1001
- 5.22.52.1009
- 5.21.580.1020
- 5.21.655.1002
- 10.41.580.1015
- 5.21.656.2001
- 10.42.52.1001
- 10.41.600.1015
- 5.22.75.2002
- 5.21.656.1001
- 5.21.642.1004
- 5.22.86.1001
- 10.41.642.1002
- 5.21.580.1017
- 5.22.71.1006
- 10.42.71.1001
- 10.41.650.1046
- 5.21.650.1063
- 10.41.580.1016
- 5.21.580.2002
- 5.21.615.1015
- 10.41.660.2001
- 10.42.0.2001
- 5.22.0.2202
- 10.41.615.1002
- 10.41.630.1010
- 5.21.660.2004
- 10.42.85.1001
- 10.42.0.2002
- 10.41.580.1014
- 5.22.0.2111
- 5.21.580.1019
- 5.21.580.2001
- 10.41.660.2002
- 5.21.651.1003
- 5.22.53.1001
- 10.41.651.1001
- 10.42.53.1001
- 10.42.50.1004
- 5.22.0.1102
- 10.42.0.1016
- 5.22.55.1009
- 5.21.615.1011
- 5.22.50.1036
- 10.41.615.1001
- 5.21.600.1019
- 10.41.656.2001
- 5.21.642.1003
- 10.41.642.1001
- 5.21.650.2008
- 10.41.580.1012
- 5.21.640.1002
- 5.21.631.1001
- 10.41.631.1001
- 10.42.75.1002
- 10.42.80.1002
- 5.22.80.1027
- 5.22.55.1007
- 10.41.660.1007
- 5.21.660.1042
- 10.42.55.1001
- 5.21.641.1002
- 10.41.641.1001
- 10.41.656.1001
- 10.42.55.1002
- 10.42.70.1001
- 5.22.70.1039
- 10.41.650.2003
- 10.42.75.1001
- 5.22.75.1026
- 10.41.580.1013
- 10.41.655.1001
- 10.42.75.2001
- 5.21.660.2003
- 5.22.75.2109
- 10.42.75.2101
- 5.22.75.1029
- 5.22.51.1038
- 10.42.51.1001
After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall BlueStacks:
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks
The files below remain on your disk by BlueStacks's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\7zr.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\AdbWinApi.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\agora_rtc_sdk.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\BlueStacks.ico
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\checked_gray.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red_click.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red_hover.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg.jpg
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg_blurred.jpg
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg_blurred.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_flash_background.jpg
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_logo.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\powered_by_bs.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\unchecked_gray.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\unchecked_gray_hover.png
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\avcodec-60.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\avformat-60.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\avutil-58.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksHelper.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\boost_json-vc142-mt-x64-1_76.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\brotlicommon.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\brotlidec.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkC.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDD.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDD2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDDR0.r0
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDDU.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDrv_nxt.sys
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkProxyStub.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkRT.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkSharedFolders.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkSVC.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkTypeLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMM.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMMgr.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMMR0_nxt.r0
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\D3DCompiler_43.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\discord_game_sdk.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\EULA.rtf
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ffmpeg.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ffmpeg_command_template.txt
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\glfw3.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Aapt.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Adb.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Apn.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Astcdecoder.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Bridge-Native.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-CheckCpu.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Common.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-ComRegistrar.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DataManager.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DiskCompaction.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-EnableHyperV.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-ForceGPU.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Hvutl.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-LogCollector.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Opengl-Native.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Vdes-Service.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-WerHandler.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-WerHandler2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\imageformats\qgif.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\imageformats\qsvg.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora_screen_capture_extension.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-fdkaac.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-ffmpeg.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-soundtouch.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libaosl.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libOpenglRender.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\LICENSE.txt
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\multimedia\ffmpegmediaplugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\multimedia\windowsmediaplugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\NOTICE.html
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\platforms\qwindows.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ProductLogo.ico
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Qt\labs\platform\qmldir
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\BlueStacks_nxt
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Apk
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Xapk
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BlueStacks X
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\BlueStacks X.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BlueStacks_nxt
Additional registry values that you should remove:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1835567902-2092993540-320162994-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1835567902-2092993540-320162994-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1835567902-2092993540-320162994-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath
A way to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
BlueStacks is an application offered by the software company now.gg, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall this application. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to uninstall BlueStacks 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate BlueStacks or simply activate the Search field and type in "BlueStacks". The BlueStacks app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select BlueStacks in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding BlueStacks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After removing BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of BlueStacks which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BlueStacks with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove BlueStacks 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.
2025-06-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2025-06-11 16:26:35.713