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A guide to uninstall Chrome from your computer

Chrome is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Google LLC. Open here for more details on Google LLC. Chrome is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Chrome. chrome.exe is the Chrome's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.63 MB (1712112 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside Chrome. They take about 17.23 MB (18069312 bytes) on disk.

  • chrome.exe (1.63 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (697.98 KB)
  • new_chrome.exe (1.63 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (697.98 KB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.06 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.06 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
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The current web page applies to Chrome version 80.0.3987.149 only. You can find here a few links to other Chrome versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Chrome:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\chromium\User Data\Default\Storage\ext\chrome-signin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Virtualized\C\ProgramData\Wondershare\Video Converter Ultimate\WSVCU@Wondershare.com\chrome

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\80.0.3987.149.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\default_apps\docs.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\default_apps\drive.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\default_apps\gmail.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\default_apps\youtube.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\swiftshader\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\swiftshader\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\logo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\logobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\logocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\logodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\smalllogo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\smalllogobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\smalllogocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\VisualElements\smalllogodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\WidevineCdm\license
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.149\WidevineCdm\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\20170812150239.pma
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\20170817160748.pma

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\chrome.sandbox.xrdevice1592b9e5ca3a746b5ee74113ea946f3ddb8cd7be
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\chrome.sandbox.xrdevicef5200eafd3ad904629cbb0f87a78a3c7211081fe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Chrome

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2362096045-2191653873-3305330270-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2362096045-2191653873-3305330270-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\chromium\Application\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2362096045-2191653873-3305330270-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath


How to erase Chrome from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Chrome is an application by the software company Google LLC. Some users choose to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice to uninstall Chrome is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Chrome or simply activate the Search field and type in "Chrome". If it is installed on your PC the Chrome program will be found automatically. When you select Chrome in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Chrome, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Chrome.
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8. After removing Chrome, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Chrome that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Chrome with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Chrome by Google LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Chrome by Google LLC is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Chrome supposing 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.

2020-03-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-03-17 23:02:53.777