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A guide to uninstall Google Chrome from your computer

Google Chrome is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Google LLC. Further information on Google LLC can be found here. Google Chrome is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Google Chrome's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Installer\setup.exe. chrome.exe is the Google Chrome's main executable file and it takes around 2.33 MB (2439848 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Google Chrome. They occupy 24.54 MB (25730864 bytes) on disk.

  • chrome.exe (2.33 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (996.66 KB)
  • new_chrome.exe (2.33 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (996.16 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.26 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.39 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.11 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.60 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.26 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.39 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.11 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.60 MB)
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The current page applies to Google Chrome version 91.0.4472.101 alone. Click on the links below for other Google Chrome versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Google Chrome.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Google Chrome from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\91.0.4472.101.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\default_apps\docs.crx
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\default_apps\drive.crx
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\default_apps\gmail.crx
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\default_apps\youtube.crx
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\Logo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\LogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\LogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\LogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\SmallLogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\SmallLogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\VisualElements\SmallLogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\WidevineCdm\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\91.0.4472.101\WidevineCdm\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome

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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath


A way to erase Google Chrome using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is a program by the software company Google LLC. Frequently, users want to uninstall it. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Google Chrome is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about 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 potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press 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 field and type in "Google Chrome". If it exists on your system the Google Chrome program will be found automatically. When you click Google Chrome in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Google Chrome, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Google Chrome.
Uninstall Google Chrome


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

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Chrome by Google LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that Google Chrome by Google LLC is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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.

2021-06-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-06-09 18:52:45.160