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A guide to uninstall GNU Privacy Guard from your PC

This page is about GNU Privacy Guard for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by The GnuPG Project. Go over here for more info on The GnuPG Project. Please open if you want to read more on GNU Privacy Guard on The GnuPG Project's website. GNU Privacy Guard is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling GNU Privacy Guard is C:\Program Files (x86)\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG\gnupg-uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 144.41 KB (147871 bytes) on disk and is labeled gnupg-uninstall.exe.

GNU Privacy Guard is composed of the following executables which take 6.63 MB (6955423 bytes) on disk:

  • gnupg-uninstall.exe (144.41 KB)
  • dirmngr.exe (789.00 KB)
  • dirmngr_ldap.exe (144.50 KB)
  • gpg-agent.exe (471.50 KB)
  • gpg-card.exe (338.50 KB)
  • gpg-check-pattern.exe (150.50 KB)
  • gpg-connect-agent.exe (183.00 KB)
  • gpg-preset-passphrase.exe (114.50 KB)
  • gpg-wks-client.exe (267.50 KB)
  • gpg.exe (1.28 MB)
  • gpgconf.exe (205.00 KB)
  • gpgme-w32spawn.exe (63.50 KB)
  • gpgsm.exe (666.50 KB)
  • gpgtar.exe (184.50 KB)
  • gpgv.exe (669.00 KB)
  • keyboxd.exe (342.00 KB)
  • pinentry-basic.exe (108.50 KB)
  • scdaemon.exe (635.50 KB)
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The current web page applies to GNU Privacy Guard version 2.4.5 only. You can find below info on other versions of GNU Privacy Guard:

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When planning to uninstall GNU Privacy Guard you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GnuPG

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Gpg4win\MementoSection_SEC_gnupg_w32


A way to uninstall GNU Privacy Guard from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GNU Privacy Guard is an application offered by the software company The GnuPG Project. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to erase GNU Privacy Guard 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

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 applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GNU Privacy Guard or simply activate the Search field and type in "GNU Privacy Guard". The GNU Privacy Guard program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select GNU Privacy Guard in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about GNU Privacy Guard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for GNU Privacy Guard:





  • The publisher is: https://gnupg.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG\gnupg-uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall GNU Privacy Guard.
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8. After removing GNU Privacy Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of GNU Privacy Guard that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling GNU Privacy Guard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove GNU Privacy Guard by The GnuPG Project from your PC, we are not saying that GNU Privacy Guard by The GnuPG Project is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove GNU Privacy Guard supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-03-15 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-03-15 10:20:41.647