Foxit Reader

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your system

Foxit Reader is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Foxit Software. More data about Foxit Software can be seen here. Click on http://www.foxitsoftware.com/ to get more details about Foxit Reader on Foxit Software's website. rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Foxit.inf,uninstall is the full command line if you want to uninstall Foxit Reader. Foxit Reader.exe is the Foxit Reader's primary executable file and it occupies circa 6.51 MB (6831360 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Foxit Reader. They take 6.51 MB (6831360 bytes) on disk.

• Foxit Reader.exe (6.51 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.0.2009.1506 of Foxit Reader. You can find below info on other releases of Foxit Reader:

• 3.1.4.1125
• 5.0.0.0
• 5.0.2.0718
• 3.1.0.0824
• 2.2.2007.2129
• 4.3.1.0218
• 10.0.1.35811
• 2.01414
• 4.2.0.928
• 2.3.2008.3309
• 4.3.0.1110
• 4.3.1.0323

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

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Foxit Reader

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Foxit Software_Foxit Reader_Foxit Reader_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Foxit Software_Foxit Reader_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.lnk

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E52C258D-DCF6-411B-B690-06DAC5009F37}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRA~2\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRA~2\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is a program by Foxit Software. Frequently, people try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Foxit Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Foxit Reader or simply activate the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". If it is installed on your PC the Foxit Reader app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Foxit Reader in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Foxit Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Foxit Reader:

• The publisher is: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/
• The uninstall string is: rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Foxit.inf,uninstall

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


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Foxit Reader that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Foxit Reader by Foxit Software from your PC, we are not saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Software is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Foxit Reader in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.