Cygwin (PGI)

A guide to uninstall Cygwin (PGI) from your computer

This page is about Cygwin (PGI) for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by The Portland Group. Go over here for more details on The Portland Group. More information about Cygwin (PGI) can be seen at http://www.ThePortlandGroup.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC} folder (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for Cygwin (PGI) is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC}\setup.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 1,006.50 KB (1030656 bytes) on disk and is called setup.exe.

Cygwin (PGI) is composed of the following executables which occupy 1,006.50 KB (1030656 bytes) on disk:

• setup.exe (1,006.50 KB)

The current web page applies to Cygwin (PGI) version 18.4 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Cygwin (PGI):

• 19.4
• 17.10
• 19.10
• 18.10
• 17.4

A way to remove Cygwin (PGI) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Cygwin (PGI) is a program by The Portland Group. Sometimes, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK procedure to remove Cygwin (PGI) is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Cygwin (PGI) or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Cygwin (PGI)". If it is installed on your PC the Cygwin (PGI) program will be found very quickly. After you select Cygwin (PGI) in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Cygwin (PGI), ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Cygwin (PGI):

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ThePortlandGroup.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Cygwin (PGI).


8. After uninstalling Cygwin (PGI), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Cygwin (PGI) that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Cygwin (PGI) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Cygwin (PGI) by The Portland Group from your PC, nor are we saying that Cygwin (PGI) by The Portland Group is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Cygwin (PGI) supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.