FFmpeg (Essentials Build)

A guide to uninstall FFmpeg (Essentials Build) from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build) for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Gyan. More data about Gyan can be found here. Please open https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ if you want to read more on FFmpeg (Essentials Build) on Gyan's website. The program is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build) by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line winget uninstall --product-code Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. ffmpeg.exe is the FFmpeg (Essentials Build)'s main executable file and it takes circa 82.53 MB (86541824 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with FFmpeg (Essentials Build). They take about 247.24 MB (259253248 bytes) on disk.

• ffmpeg.exe (82.53 MB)
• ffplay.exe (82.33 MB)
• ffprobe.exe (82.38 MB)

The current page applies to FFmpeg (Essentials Build) version 7.0.2 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of FFmpeg (Essentials Build):

• 7.1
• 7.0
• 7.1.1
• 6.1.1
• 7.0.1

How to remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build) with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FFmpeg (Essentials Build) is an application by the software company Gyan. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This is hard because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall FFmpeg (Essentials Build) 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find FFmpeg (Essentials Build) or simply click the Search feature and type in "FFmpeg (Essentials Build)". The FFmpeg (Essentials Build) app will be found automatically. After you select FFmpeg (Essentials Build) in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding FFmpeg (Essentials Build), from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for FFmpeg (Essentials Build):

• The software company is: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
• The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build).


8. After removing FFmpeg (Essentials Build), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong FFmpeg (Essentials Build) that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing FFmpeg (Essentials Build) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build) by Gyan from your PC, nor are we saying that FFmpeg (Essentials Build) by Gyan is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove FFmpeg (Essentials Build) in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.