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How to uninstall Google Chrome from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Google Chrome for Windows. It was created for Windows by Google LLC. More information about Google LLC can be seen here. Google Chrome is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application folder, subject to the user's decision. The full command line for removing Google Chrome is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. Google Chrome's primary file takes about 1.60 MB (1678832 bytes) and is called chrome.exe.

Google Chrome is comprised of the following executables which take 8.47 MB (8882592 bytes) on disk:

  • chrome.exe (1.60 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (738.48 KB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.04 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (852.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.14 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 76.0.3800.2 of Google Chrome. Click on the links below for other Google Chrome versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Google Chrome we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Google\Chrome

The files below remain on your disk by Google Chrome's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\76.0.3800.2.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\default_apps\docs.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\default_apps\drive.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\default_apps\gmail.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\default_apps\youtube.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\swiftshader\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\swiftshader\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\logo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\logobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\logocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\logodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\smalllogo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\smalllogobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\smalllogocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\VisualElements\smalllogodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\WidevineCdm\license
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\76.0.3800.2\WidevineCdm\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\debug.log

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\No Chrome Offer Until
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath


A way to uninstall Google Chrome with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is a program marketed by the software company Google LLC. Frequently, people try to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to remove Google Chrome is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start 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 useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Google Chrome or simply click the Search feature and type in "Google Chrome". If it is installed on your PC the Google Chrome app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Google Chrome in the list of applications, the following information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Google Chrome, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Google Chrome.
Uninstall Google Chrome


8. After uninstalling Google Chrome, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Google Chrome which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Google Chrome with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Google Chrome by Google LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Google Chrome by Google LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Google Chrome in case 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' PCs.

2019-05-22 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-05-22 18:07:04.443