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How to uninstall CCleaner from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was created by Piriform. Open here where you can read more on Piriform. Please open if you want to read more on CCleaner on Piriform's website. CCleaner is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder, depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\unins000.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 21.45 MB (22488952 bytes) on disk and is named CCleaner64.exe.

The following executables are contained in CCleaner. They occupy 40.99 MB (42985427 bytes) on disk.

  • CCEnhancer.exe (834.00 KB)
  • CCleaner.exe (15.73 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (21.45 MB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (604.90 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.51 MB)
  • uninst.exe (923.55 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.55.7108 of CCleaner. You can find below info on other versions of CCleaner:

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If you're planning to uninstall CCleaner you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove CCleaner:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Program Files_CCleaner_CCleaner64_exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2180598469-1015000654-377376206-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe


A way to remove CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application marketed by Piriform. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best QUICK practice to remove CCleaner 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply click the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click CCleaner in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for CCleaner:





  • The publisher is: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\CCleaner\unins000.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After uninstalling CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-04-04 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-04-04 05:22:48.293