Foxit Reader

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Foxit Reader for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Foxit Corporation. Open here where you can read more on Foxit Corporation. Please follow http://www.foxitsoftware.com/?Language=en if you want to read more on Foxit Reader on Foxit Corporation's page. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Foxit Reader is C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Foxit Reader.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 22.87 MB (23979688 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Foxit Reader. They occupy about 28.54 MB (29930808 bytes) on disk.

• Foxit Reader.exe (22.87 MB)
• Foxit Updater.exe (4.13 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.55 MB)

This page is about Foxit Reader version 5.4.4.1128 only. For other Foxit Reader versions please click below:

• 5.1.5.412
• 3.2.0.303
• 6.2.1.618
• 6.0.4.719
• 6.0.10.1213
• 5.4.5.0114
• 3.1.4.1125
• 5.4.3.920
• 6.1.1.1025
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall Foxit Reader you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Foxit Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Reader

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Advertisement\Add your own PDF features.bmp
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Advertisement\Batch convert PDFs .bmp
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Advertisement\Business Ready PDF Tool .bmp
• C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Advertisement\Create your own PDF viewer.bmp

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fdf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3A8BD65E-9922-4162-A649-83F2D5326BBE}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe\shell\print\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Foxit Reader.exe\shell\printto\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{14E8BBD8-1D1C-4D56-A4DA-D20B75EB814E}\DefaultIcon\

A way to remove Foxit Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is a program marketed by Foxit Corporation. Frequently, users choose to remove this application. This can be difficult because performing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to remove 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Foxit Reader or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Foxit Reader". If it exists on your system the Foxit Reader app will be found automatically. When you click Foxit Reader in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains 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 uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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 dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall 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 a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Foxit Reader which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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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 computer. This text only contains detailed info 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.