Cygwin

How to uninstall Cygwin from your system

This info is about Cygwin for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Cygwin. Go over here for more info on Cygwin. Usually the Cygwin application is found in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Setup64 directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Cygwin by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Common Files\Setup64\Setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Cygwin's main file takes about 2.10 MB (2199552 bytes) and is called Setup.exe.

The executables below are part of Cygwin. They take about 2.10 MB (2199552 bytes) on disk.

• Setup.exe (2.10 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.11.1 of Cygwin. You can find below info on other versions of Cygwin:

• 1.7.7.1

How to uninstall Cygwin from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Cygwin is an application offered by the software company Cygwin. Some computer users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Cygwin 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Cygwin or simply click the Search feature and type in "Cygwin". The Cygwin app will be found very quickly. When you click Cygwin in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Cygwin, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Cygwin.


8. After uninstalling Cygwin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Cygwin which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Cygwin with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Cygwin by Cygwin from your computer, nor are we saying that Cygwin by Cygwin is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Cygwin in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.