Foxit Reader

A guide to uninstall Foxit Reader from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Foxit Reader for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Foxit Corporation. More information about Foxit Corporation can be found here. Further information about Foxit Reader can be found at http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en. Foxit Reader is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Foxit Reader. Foxit Reader's primary file takes around 34.55 MB (36229696 bytes) and is named Foxit Reader.exe.

Foxit Reader installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.21 MB (51600448 bytes) on disk.

• Foxit Reader.exe (34.55 MB)
• Foxit Updater.exe (9.13 MB)
• SendCrashReport.exe (1.99 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.82 MB)
• UninstallPrint.exe (737.96 KB)
• Checkupdate.exe (26.06 KB)
• unins000.exe (845.16 KB)
• FXC_ProxyProcess.exe (59.06 KB)
• FoxitPrevhost.exe (94.06 KB)

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This info is about Foxit Reader version 6.1.1.1025 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Foxit Reader:

• 5.1.5.412
• 3.2.0.303
• 6.2.1.618
• 6.0.4.719
• 5.4.4.1128
• 6.0.10.1213
• 5.4.5.0114
• 3.1.4.1125
• 5.4.3.920
• 6.0.5.618
• 6.0.11.225
• 4.3.1.323
• 6.1.4.217
• 4.2.0.928
• 6.0.1.316
• 5.0.2.718
• 6.0.2.407
• 6.0.3.524
• 6.1.4.0217
• 4.2.0.0928
• 4.3.0.1110
• 5.3.1.619
• 6.0.5.0618
• 6.2.2.0802
• 5.4.2.901
• 6.1.3.422
• 6.0.4.912
• 3.0.20130813
• 4.3.1.218
• 6.1.1.1031
• 5.4.5.114
• 6.2.0.429
• 6.2.3.815
• 5.3.1.0606
• 5.3.0.423
• 6.0.1.309
• 3.0.20130423
• 5.3.1.606
• 6.0.6.722
• Unknown
• 6.1.5.624
• 3.0.20140211
• 5.4.5.124
• 7.0.3.916
• 6.1.3.321
• 6.1.2.1224
• 6.1.3.506
• 3.3.1.518
• 4.3.1.118
• 6.0.2.413
• 6.2.2.802
• 5.4.4.1023
• 7.1.3.320
• 5.1.4.1124

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Foxit Reader:

• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Cloud\Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Foxit Reader:

• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Checkupdate\Checkupdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Checkupdate\gcapi_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Checkupdate\gtapi_signed.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FXCUSTOM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\accent.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\correct.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\ssceam.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\ssceam2.clx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\sscebr.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\sscebr2.clx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\ssceca.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\ssceca2.clx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\tech.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\lex\userdic.tlx
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\ConvertToPDFShellExtension_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Creator\FXC_ProxyProcess.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Creator\x86\ConvertToPDF_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Creator\x86\FPC_ExcelAddin_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Creator\x86\FPC_PPTAddin_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Creator\x86\FPC_WordAddin_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\FoxitReaderBrowserAx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\jrsys\x86\jrsysCryptoDll.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\jrsys\x86\jrsysMSCryptoDll.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\npFoxitReaderPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\SendCrashReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Shell Extensions\FoxitPrevHndlr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Shell Extensions\FoxitPrevhost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Shell Extensions\FoxitThumbnailHndlr_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\en_us\js\DD_belatedPNG.js
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\en_us\js\jquery.min.js
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\en_us\js\jquery.tabs.js
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Start\en_us\js\nor.js
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\UninstallPrint.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Cloud\Reader\unins000.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\db\cloudreading.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Scans\ScanOpeData.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Dynamic Stamps\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Sign Here\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Stamps\Standard Stamps\stamplib.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage\Start\en_us\js\DD_belatedPNG.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage\Start\en_us\js\jquery.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage\Start\en_us\js\jquery.tabs.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage\Start\en_us\js\nor.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Foxit Reader.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Foxit_ConvertToPDF_Reader
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 6.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Update\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.fdf

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is a program released by Foxit Corporation. Frequently, people want to erase this application. This is difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Foxit Reader 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 the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Foxit Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". If it exists on your system the Foxit Reader app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Foxit Reader in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Foxit Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Foxit Reader:

• The publisher is: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Foxit Reader.


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Foxit Reader which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Foxit Reader supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.