FFmpeg

A guide to uninstall FFmpeg from your PC

FFmpeg is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Gyan. You can read more on Gyan or check for application updates here. Please follow https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ if you want to read more on FFmpeg on Gyan's page. FFmpeg is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder, subject to the user's option. winget uninstall --product-code Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe is the full command line if you want to uninstall FFmpeg. The application's main executable file occupies 141.24 MB (148103168 bytes) on disk and is named ffmpeg.exe.

FFmpeg is comprised of the following executables which take 423.45 MB (444020224 bytes) on disk:

• ffmpeg.exe (141.24 MB)
• ffplay.exe (141.10 MB)
• ffprobe.exe (141.11 MB)

The current web page applies to FFmpeg version 7.1 alone. You can find below a few links to other FFmpeg releases:

• 6.1.1
• 7.1.1
• 6.0
• 7.0.2
• 5.1.2
• 7.0.1
• 7.0
• 6.1

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Chocolatey\audacity-ffmpeg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Winget\ffmpeg

The files below are left behind on your disk by FFmpeg's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\ffmpeg.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\bin\ffmpeg.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\bin\ffplay.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\bin\ffprobe.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\bootstrap.min.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\community.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\default.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\developer.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\faq.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\fate.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-all.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-bitstream-filters.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-codecs.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-devices.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-filters.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-formats.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-protocols.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-resampler.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-scaler.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffmpeg-utils.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffplay.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffplay-all.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffprobe.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\ffprobe-all.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\general.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\git-howto.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libavcodec.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libavdevice.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libavfilter.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libavformat.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libavutil.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libswresample.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\libswscale.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\mailing-list-faq.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\nut.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\platform.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\doc\style.min.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\presets\libvpx-1080p.ffpreset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\presets\libvpx-1080p50_60.ffpreset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\presets\libvpx-360p.ffpreset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\presets\libvpx-720p.ffpreset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\presets\libvpx-720p50_60.ffpreset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ffmpeg-7.1-full_build\README.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\@outlineserver_manager\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\oblivion-desktop\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Chocolatey\audacity-ffmpeg\icon.mime
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Chocolatey\audacity-ffmpeg\icon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Chocolatey\audacity-ffmpeg\icon.version
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Winget\ffmpeg\icon.mime
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Winget\ffmpeg\icon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMedia\Winget\ffmpeg\icon.version

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\ffmpeg.exe

A way to delete FFmpeg from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FFmpeg is an application marketed by the software company Gyan. Sometimes, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK approach to erase FFmpeg 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find FFmpeg or simply click the Search field and type in "FFmpeg". If it exists on your system the FFmpeg program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select FFmpeg in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about FFmpeg, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for FFmpeg:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
• The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code Gyan.FFmpeg_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove FFmpeg.


8. After uninstalling FFmpeg, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of FFmpeg which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing FFmpeg with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove FFmpeg by Gyan from your PC, nor are we saying that FFmpeg by Gyan is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove FFmpeg in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.