Clean Master

A guide to uninstall Clean Master from your computer

Clean Master is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Cheetah Mobile. Check out here for more details on Cheetah Mobile. You can read more about related to Clean Master at http://www.cmcm.com. Clean Master is usually installed in the C:\program files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for Clean Master is C:\program files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\uni0nst.exe. The application's main executable file is called cmtray.exe and occupies 1.53 MB (1602856 bytes).

Clean Master installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 15.98 MB (16756600 bytes) on disk.

• cmcore.exe (388.61 KB)
• cmlicense.exe (840.29 KB)
• cmlive.exe (916.61 KB)
• cmscrcap.exe (625.87 KB)
• cmtray.exe (1.53 MB)
• cmupdate.exe (545.84 KB)
• feedbackwin.exe (1,008.61 KB)
• kbootopt.exe (322.21 KB)
• kcleaner.exe (1.16 MB)
• kcmpcvip.exe (608.29 KB)
• kdumpfix.exe (77.84 KB)
• kdumprep.exe (233.84 KB)
• kdumprepn.exe (397.84 KB)
• kfiledestroy.exe (649.91 KB)
• kismain.exe (578.34 KB)
• uni0nst.exe (629.87 KB)
• 7z.exe (273.34 KB)
• cmdbpnp.exe (1.55 MB)
• cmdbupdate.exe (597.84 KB)
• cmdriverbooster.exe (1.39 MB)
• drvinst64.exe (600.84 KB)
• nethelper.exe (889.84 KB)
• soundtool.exe (421.84 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 6.6 of Clean Master. You can find below info on other releases of Clean Master:

• 1.0
• 6.5
• 6.4
• 6.0
• Unknown

A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you want to remove Clean Master from your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Clean Master:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\bootdriver.kid
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\clear.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmcore.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmlicense.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmlive.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmlive.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmmenu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmmenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmscrcap.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmtray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\cmupdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\actcfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bacccfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bacexcfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bdscancg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bksq.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootacc_fixed_before.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootoptcfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootoptinfo.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootoptpopexclude.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootpopgrayrecord.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\bootsoftcmn.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\btacc_scnche.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\cleaner_trash_info_cache.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\commoncfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\competing_pop_cloud_cfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\cornerMark.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\DeepCleanCfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\deepignorelist.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\driversinfo.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\driversinfo.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\filedestroysyslist.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\floatwinsetting.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kaccclear.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kaccenum.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kbaccb51.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kbootfilter.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kbootnf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kclearak.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kclearusecfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kmain\img\rcmd.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\knewvip.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kprfpd.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kprpop.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\ksofticondownloader.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kstartusecfg_1118.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kstool_banner_configure.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\kswitch.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\ksysoffusecfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\ksysoptak47_tmp.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\litecommoncfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\local_hardware_info.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\netincrease_cfg_cloud.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\newinstallcfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\pdfcache.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\pdfcfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popcfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcevt.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240224
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240227
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240301
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240304
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240307
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240310
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240313
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240316
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240319
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240322
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240325
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240329
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240401
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240404
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240407
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popctrl\rec\pcrec\20240410
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\popdata.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\prcy_detail_info.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\prcycl_cfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\prcypop_cloud_cfg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\krcmddata_default.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\krcmdui_default.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\krcmdui_eng.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_autoclean.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_blog.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_browser_anti.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_clean.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_driver_booster.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_file_recover.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_filedestroy.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_password_lock.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_privacy.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_realtime_monitor.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_run.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\cfgdefault\pic\cm_speedup.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\rcmdv2sp01\push_type_record.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\regbackup64.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\regoptcfg.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\scan_ext.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\softicon.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\softicon\index
• C:\Program Files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\data\softicon\softicon32\60000073.png

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Clean Master

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cmcore\ImagePath

A way to erase Clean Master from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Clean Master is an application marketed by the software company Cheetah Mobile. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY approach to erase Clean Master 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• 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 wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Clean Master or simply activate the Search field and type in "Clean Master". The Clean Master app will be found very quickly. After you select Clean Master in the list of apps, some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Clean Master, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Clean Master:

• The publisher is: http://www.cmcm.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\program files (x86)\cmcm\Clean Master\uni0nst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Clean Master.


8. After uninstalling Clean Master, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Clean Master which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Clean Master using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Clean Master by Cheetah Mobile from your PC, we are not saying that Clean Master by Cheetah Mobile is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Clean Master supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.