GNU Privacy Guard

A way to uninstall GNU Privacy Guard from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove GNU Privacy Guard for Windows. The Windows release was created by The GnuPG Project. More information about The GnuPG Project can be found here. More details about the app GNU Privacy Guard can be seen at https://gnupg.org. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing GNU Privacy Guard is C:\Program Files\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG\gnupg-uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named gnupg-uninstall.exe and it has a size of 123.95 KB (126922 bytes).

GNU Privacy Guard is composed of the following executables which take 4.68 MB (4903274 bytes) on disk:

• gnupg-uninstall.exe (123.95 KB)
• dirmngr.exe (611.92 KB)
• dirmngr_ldap.exe (85.92 KB)
• gpg-agent.exe (394.92 KB)
• gpg-check-pattern.exe (134.00 KB)
• gpg-connect-agent.exe (168.92 KB)
• gpg-preset-passphrase.exe (82.92 KB)
• gpg-wks-client.exe (225.42 KB)
• gpg.exe (1.04 MB)
• gpgconf.exe (161.92 KB)
• gpgme-w32spawn.exe (26.92 KB)
• gpgsm.exe (495.92 KB)
• gpgtar.exe (168.92 KB)
• gpgv.exe (515.92 KB)
• pinentry-basic.exe (77.42 KB)
• scdaemon.exe (443.42 KB)

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The current page applies to GNU Privacy Guard version 2.2.28 only. You can find below info on other application versions of GNU Privacy Guard:

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.11
• 2.4.2
• 2.1.14
• 2.1.16
• 2.1.6
• 2.2.2
• 2.1.13
• 2.2.20
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.2230
• 2.2.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.2.33
• 2.1.9
• 2.2.17
• 2.3.0
• 2.1.17
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.16
• 2.3.1
• 2.2.27
• 2.2.23
• 2.1.1
• 2.2.7
• 2.1.23
• 2.1.19
• 2.2.19
• 2.1.18
• 2.2.15
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.32
• 2.1.7
• 2.4.3
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.20
• 2.2.1851
• 2.4.0
• 2.3.3
• 2.1.10
• 2.1.15
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.9
• 2.4.5
• 2.2.10
• 2.3.8
• 2.2.25
• 2.2.26
• 2.2.13
• 2.1.21
• 2.3.7
• 2.4.1
• 2.1.11
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.21
• 2.2.24
• 2.3.2
• 2.1.0
• 2.2.12
• 2.3.6
• 2.4.4

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GNU Privacy Guard has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GnuPG

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Gpg4win\MementoSection_SEC_gnupg_w32

How to delete GNU Privacy Guard from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GNU Privacy Guard is a program released by The GnuPG Project. Frequently, computer users try to remove this program. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best EASY manner to remove GNU Privacy Guard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run 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 very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GNU Privacy Guard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "GNU Privacy Guard". If it exists on your system the GNU Privacy Guard program will be found automatically. After you click GNU Privacy Guard in the list of applications, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about GNU Privacy Guard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want 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\Gpg4win\..\GnuPG\gnupg-uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GNU Privacy Guard.


8. After removing GNU Privacy Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of GNU Privacy Guard which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling GNU Privacy Guard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove GNU Privacy Guard by The GnuPG Project from your computer, nor are we saying that GNU Privacy Guard by The GnuPG Project is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove GNU Privacy Guard in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.