Cygwin (PGI)

How to uninstall Cygwin (PGI) from your PC

Cygwin (PGI) is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by The Portland Group. More data about The Portland Group can be seen here. More details about Cygwin (PGI) can be seen at http://www.ThePortlandGroup.com. Usually the Cygwin (PGI) application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC} folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Cygwin (PGI) by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC}\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. setup.exe is the Cygwin (PGI)'s main executable file and it occupies close to 1,006.50 KB (1030656 bytes) on disk.

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

• setup.exe (1,006.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 19.10 of Cygwin (PGI). For other Cygwin (PGI) versions please click below:

• 19.4
• 18.4
• 17.10
• 18.10
• 17.4

If you are manually uninstalling Cygwin (PGI) we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9A0AE5B5AA59A8B49BEB630A3E8E38CB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{5B5EA0A9-95AA-4B8A-B9BE-36A0E3E883BC}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\The Portland Group\Cygwin (PGI)

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9A0AE5B5AA59A8B49BEB630A3E8E38CB\ProductName

How to delete Cygwin (PGI) from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Cygwin (PGI) is a program released by The Portland Group. Some computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Cygwin (PGI) 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on 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 number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Cygwin (PGI) or simply activate the Search field and type in "Cygwin (PGI)". If it exists on your system the Cygwin (PGI) application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Cygwin (PGI) in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

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

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

• The web site of the application 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 dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Cygwin (PGI).


8. After removing Cygwin (PGI), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Cygwin (PGI) that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Cygwin (PGI) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Cygwin (PGI) by The Portland Group from your computer, we are not saying that Cygwin (PGI) by The Portland Group is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Cygwin (PGI) supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.