GitHub Desktop

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

GitHub Desktop is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by GitHub, Inc.. More information on GitHub, Inc. can be found here. Usually the GitHub Desktop program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing GitHub Desktop is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. GitHub Desktop's main file takes around 386.78 KB (396064 bytes) and is named GitHubDesktop.exe.

The executables below are part of GitHub Desktop. They occupy about 180.93 MB (189716840 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (386.78 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (142.08 MB)
• desktop-trampoline.exe (567.28 KB)
• git.exe (44.53 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (55.78 KB)
• brotli.exe (855.93 KB)
• git-askpass.exe (55.15 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (29.00 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (69.52 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (2.07 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (2.08 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (44.53 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (2.08 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.88 MB)
• git.exe (3.39 MB)
• headless-git.exe (32.03 KB)
• lzmadec.exe (62.32 KB)
• lzmainfo.exe (37.70 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (54.70 KB)
• unxz.exe (91.30 KB)
• xmlcatalog.exe (61.95 KB)
• xmllint.exe (139.52 KB)
• xz.exe (91.30 KB)
• xzcat.exe (91.30 KB)
• xzdec.exe (62.32 KB)
• Atlassian.Bitbucket.UI.exe (41.93 KB)
• git-credential-manager-core.exe (73.43 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (9.87 MB)
• GitHub.UI.exe (44.41 KB)
• GitLab.UI.exe (34.91 KB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (135.95 KB)
• awk.exe (623.05 KB)
• b2sum.exe (64.88 KB)
• basename.exe (45.35 KB)
• basenc.exe (59.63 KB)
• cat.exe (49.09 KB)
• chattr.exe (97.66 KB)
• cmp.exe (57.86 KB)
• comm.exe (49.58 KB)
• cp.exe (123.75 KB)
• cut.exe (54.33 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (306.41 KB)
• dash.exe (119.41 KB)
• date.exe (129.15 KB)
• diff.exe (217.10 KB)
• diff3.exe (72.09 KB)
• dirname.exe (44.80 KB)
• echo.exe (46.20 KB)
• env.exe (55.40 KB)
• expr.exe (118.80 KB)
• false.exe (43.63 KB)
• fido2-assert.exe (41.91 KB)
• fido2-cred.exe (40.09 KB)
• fido2-token.exe (54.02 KB)
• find.exe (271.50 KB)
• gencat.exe (106.17 KB)
• getfacl.exe (94.55 KB)
• getopt.exe (27.49 KB)
• gmondump.exe (93.45 KB)
• grep.exe (220.49 KB)
• head.exe (55.13 KB)
• ls.exe (158.26 KB)
• lsattr.exe (96.05 KB)
• mkdir.exe (82.55 KB)
• mktemp.exe (53.94 KB)
• mv.exe (132.34 KB)
• pathchk.exe (45.82 KB)
• printf.exe (82.10 KB)
• profiler.exe (198.33 KB)
• pwd.exe (46.59 KB)
• readlink.exe (58.64 KB)
• rebase.exe (894.49 KB)
• rm.exe (74.10 KB)
• rmdir.exe (73.07 KB)
• sdiff.exe (63.44 KB)
• sed.exe (182.20 KB)
• sh.exe (1.88 MB)
• sort.exe (118.30 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (431.75 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (403.14 KB)
• ssh.exe (931.55 KB)
• tail.exe (66.58 KB)
• test.exe (79.97 KB)
• touch.exe (116.73 KB)
• tr.exe (59.59 KB)
• true.exe (43.63 KB)
• uname.exe (45.82 KB)
• uniq.exe (54.75 KB)
• wc.exe (57.04 KB)
• xargs.exe (77.05 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (272.26 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (308.84 KB)

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The current web page applies to GitHub Desktop version 3.1.4 alone. Click on the links below for other GitHub Desktop versions:

• 2.6.0
• 2.4.3
• 2.5.4
• 3.3.9
• 2.9.9
• 3.2.6
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.6
• 1.2.6
• 3.3.5
• 1.0.3
• 2.6.2
• 1.6.5
• 2.9.8
• 2.2.2
• 1.3.0
• 1.0.4
• 3.3.14
• 1.3.1
• 1.2.5
• 3.1.92
• 0.5.7
• 1.3.2
• 2.3.1
• 1.0.6
• 3.3.7
• 2.5.7
• 2.1.1
• 1.6.4
• 1.0.2
• 0.5.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.0.31
• 1.0.9
• 2.5.1
• 1.2.2
• 3.1.62
• 2.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 2.7.2
• 0.5.5
• 0.5.8
• 2.9.14
• 1.0.8
• 0.0.17
• 3.2.0
• 2.9.13
• 3.0.62
• 2.6.3
• 3.3.3
• 1.6.1
• 0.5.9
• 3.2.5
• 1.1.0
• 1.0.12
• 1.4.3
• 1.2.1
• 1.0.5
• 2.9.6
• 3.2.4
• 2.6.4
• 0.9.1
• 2.4.1
• 2.9.2
• 3.3.13
• 1.5.1
• 1.6.3
• 1.2.4
• 2.4.11
• 3.1.3
• 2.0.1
• 1.0.1
• 1.3.5
• 2.9.0
• 3.0.4
• 2.7.1
• 1.1.1
• 2.9.7
• 3.1.2
• 3.0.5
• 0.7.0
• 3.2.9
• 2.2.3
• 3.1.7
• 1.6.6
• 3.0.1
• 1.3.4
• 2.8.3
• 3.3.0
• 1.2.3
• 3.0.7
• 1.3.3
• 2.0.0
• 3.1.0
• 1.2.31
• 3.1.32
• 2.4.2
• 2.0.2
• 2.9.1
• 3.3.4

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall GitHub Desktop.

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\x-github-desktop-auth
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop

A way to remove GitHub Desktop from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application offered by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to remove GitHub Desktop 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it exists on your system the GitHub Desktop app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.