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A way to uninstall Fiddler from your PC

This page is about Fiddler for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Telerik. Further information on Telerik can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on Fiddler on Telerik's web page. Fiddler is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Fiddler2 directory, regulated by the user's decision. Fiddler's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Fiddler2\uninst.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 1.09 MB (1148056 bytes) on disk and is titled Fiddler.exe.

Fiddler contains of the executables below. They take 1.70 MB (1779397 bytes) on disk.




  • ExecAction.exe (6.50 KB)
  • Fiddler.exe (1.09 MB)
  • ForceCPU.exe (6.00 KB)
  • makecert.exe (54.33 KB)
  • TrustCert.exe (18.16 KB)
  • uninst.exe (60.05 KB)
  • UpdateFiddler2.exe (42.63 KB)
  • dwebp.exe (227.00 KB)
  • JXR2PNG.exe (6.00 KB)
  • PngDistill.exe (20.00 KB)
  • Zopfli.exe (133.24 KB)
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This page is about Fiddler version 2.5.1.0 only. Click on the links below for other Fiddler versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Fiddler.

The files below were left behind on your disk by Fiddler's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Fiddler2.lnk

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.saz
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fiddler.ArchiveZip
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fiddler2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Telerik\Fiddler

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fiddler.ArchiveZip\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fiddler.ArchiveZip\Shell\Open &in Viewer\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fiddler.ArchiveZip\Shell\Open\command\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Fiddler2\DisplayIcon


How to remove Fiddler with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Fiddler is a program offered by the software company Telerik. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. This can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to remove Fiddler 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Fiddler or simply click the Search field and type in "Fiddler". If it is installed on your PC the Fiddler program will be found automatically. After you select Fiddler in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Fiddler, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Fiddler:





  • The publisher is: http://fiddler2.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Fiddler2\uninst.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Fiddler.
Uninstall Fiddler


8. After uninstalling Fiddler, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Fiddler that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Fiddler with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Fiddler by Telerik from your PC, we are not saying that Fiddler by Telerik is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Fiddler supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-28 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-28 19:39:05.533