BlueStacks

How to uninstall BlueStacks from your computer

BlueStacks is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by now.gg, Inc.. More information on now.gg, Inc. can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall BlueStacks by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe -tmp. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. BlueStacks's primary file takes about 801.37 KB (820600 bytes) and is called BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in BlueStacks. They take 88.04 MB (92316368 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 (2.95 MB)
• HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.97 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 (4.12 MB)
• HD-Player.exe (25.81 MB)

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The current web page applies to BlueStacks version 5.22.75.1029 alone. You can find below info on other versions of BlueStacks:

• 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
• 10.42.91.1001
• 5.22.75.2002
• 5.22.91.1029
• 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
• 5.22.85.1011
• 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
• 10.42.100.1001
• 5.22.100.1024
• 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
• 10.42.86.1001
• 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
• 5.22.51.1038
• 10.42.51.1001

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Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be removed when you want to remove BlueStacks from your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Bluestacks

The files below are left behind 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\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\checked_gray.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\checked_gray_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-Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-ComRegistrar.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-CheckCpu.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 data 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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BlueStacks_nxt

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath

How to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BlueStacks is an application by now.gg, Inc.. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution to uninstall BlueStacks 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BlueStacks or simply click the Search field and type in "BlueStacks". If it is installed on your PC the BlueStacks program will be found very quickly. After you click BlueStacks in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about BlueStacks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove BlueStacks.


8. After uninstalling BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong BlueStacks that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling BlueStacks using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove BlueStacks in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.