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How to uninstall Desura from your PC

This info is about Desura for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Desura. You can read more on Desura or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about Desura on Desura's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\Desura_Uninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Desura. The program's main executable file occupies 2.55 MB (2670176 bytes) on disk and is titled desura.exe.

The following executables are contained in Desura. They occupy 125.69 MB (131800006 bytes) on disk.

  • desura.exe (2.55 MB)
  • desura_service.exe (1,022.09 KB)
  • Desura_Uninstaller.exe (138.64 KB)
  • dumpgen.exe (1.00 MB)
  • java_launcher.exe (934.09 KB)
  • mcf_util.exe (1.25 MB)
  • toolhelper.exe (790.09 KB)
  • utility.exe (821.59 KB)
  • An Apparently Normal Room.exe (9.49 MB)
  • 7z.exe (160.00 KB)
  • annex.exe (11.41 MB)
  • annex_editor.exe (7.06 MB)
  • battlemass2.exe (11.06 MB)
  • unins000.exe (702.66 KB)
  • Noire.exe (74.94 MB)
  • _slam_junk_.exe (2.47 MB)
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The current web page applies to Desura version 100.62 alone. You can find below a few links to other Desura versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Desura we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Desura:
  • C:\Program Files\Desura
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Desura
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Desura

The files below are left behind on your disk by Desura's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Desura\bin\avcodec-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Desura\bin\avformat-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Desura\bin\avutil-51.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Desura\bin\Blank_GDF.dll

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Desura
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Desura
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desura

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Desura\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desura\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desura\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desura\HelpLink


A way to uninstall Desura with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Desura is a program marketed by Desura. Some computer users choose to uninstall it. This can be efortful because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to uninstall Desura 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Desura or simply activate the Search field and type in "Desura". The Desura application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Desura in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Desura, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Desura:





  • The publisher is: http://www.desura.com/about
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\Desura_Uninstaller.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Desura.
Uninstall Desura


8. After uninstalling Desura, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Desura that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Desura using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Desura by Desura from your PC, we are not saying that Desura by Desura is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Desura supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-11 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-11 20:29:42.410