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How to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall BlueStacks for Windows. It was coded for Windows by now.gg, Inc.. Further information on now.gg, Inc. can be found here. Usually the BlueStacks application is installed in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt directory, depending on the user's option during install. BlueStacks's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe -tmp. The application's main executable file occupies 801.37 KB (820600 bytes) on disk and is named BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe.

The following executable files are contained in BlueStacks. They take 87.80 MB (92064464 bytes) on disk.

  • 7zr.exe (812.37 KB)
  • 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 (326.36 KB)
  • HD-DiskCompaction.exe (2.92 MB)
  • HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.95 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 (4.10 MB)
  • HD-Player.exe (25.65 MB)
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The current web page applies to BlueStacks version 5.22.71.1006 alone. Click on the links below for other BlueStacks versions:

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BlueStacks has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall BlueStacks from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Bluestacks
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\bluestacks-services
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserNameModelId\BlueStacks_nxt
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Apk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Xapk
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\BlueStacks X
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BlueStacks_nxt

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-1682651131-2802696946-1885778417-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-1682651131-2802696946-1885778417-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\bluestacks-services\BlueStacksServices.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath


A way to erase BlueStacks from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BlueStacks is an application marketed by now.gg, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BlueStacks or simply activate the Search feature and type in "BlueStacks". If it exists on your system the BlueStacks program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select BlueStacks in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about BlueStacks, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove BlueStacks.
Uninstall BlueStacks


8. After removing BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BlueStacks supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-05-07 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-05-07 10:28:00.383