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A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Foxit Reader for Windows. It is written by Foxit Corporation. More data about Foxit Corporation can be seen here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Foxit Reader is C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 10.73 MB (11249144 bytes) on disk and is named Foxit Reader.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Foxit Reader. They occupy 11.05 MB (11590640 bytes) on disk.

  • Foxit Reader.exe (10.73 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (333.49 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.3.1.118 of Foxit Reader. Click on the links below for other Foxit Reader versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Foxit Reader we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Foxit Reader from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Foxit\Foxit PDF Reader
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader

The files below are left behind on your disk by Foxit Reader when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Foxit\Foxit PDF Reader\FoxitPDFReaderUpdateService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\64BitMailAgent.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\agnosticuilib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\addInstrutionDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\addPanelDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\AddtoActiondlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\CompletedDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\CreateCustom_dialog.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\createnewaction.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\InstrutionDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\manageactiondlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\ActionWizard\ui\ManageCustom_dialog.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\AiAssistant\ui\aiasstdlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\AddPageFromBM.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\AddStructureElements.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\AppearancePropertyPage.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\CreateBookmarkDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\EditStopWordsdlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\Fontnamedlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\LevelSettingdlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Bookmark\ui\Selectleveldlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\formRecogition.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\formRecogition@2x.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\information_32x32.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\noview.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\RecogFormfield.bmp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\view.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\warning.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\img\warning@2x.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\advancedpropertydlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\articledeletewarningdlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\ArticlePanelDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\articlepropertydlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\CreateWebLinkProcessDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\CreateWebLinkWarningDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\customkeydlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\customkeydlg_reader.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\descriptionpropertydlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\FontPropertyDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\FormFieldRecDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\initialviewpropertydlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\JavaScriptActionDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\JavaScriptDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\pagenumberdlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\PageTemplateDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\PageTransitionsDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\PreSetOpenOptionsDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\PrintJobPanelDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\RenamePageTemplateDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\SetLanguageDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\SetOpenOptionsDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\SetTitleDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\DocProcess\ui\ShowMetaDataDlg.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Email\img\info24.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Email\img\info48.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\Email\ui\Email.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\FindTool\ui\searchreplace.ui.fx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\FoxitSign\img\bulb.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\auiresources\FoxitSign\img\bulb@2x.png

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Update\Foxit PDF Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader
  • 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.cpdf
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.fdf
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.xdp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.xfdf

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT PDF READER\FOXITPDFREADER.EXE.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT PDF READER\FOXITPDFREADER.EXE.FriendlyAppName


How to delete Foxit Reader from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is a program marketed by the software company Foxit Corporation. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. This is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK action 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Foxit Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". If it exists on your system the Foxit Reader program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Foxit Reader in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Foxit Reader, 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 pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Foxit Reader.
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8. After removing 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 found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling 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 serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Foxit Reader in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 01:04:11.683