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How to uninstall Google Chrome from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Google Chrome for Windows. It is produced by Google LLC. Further information on Google LLC can be seen here. Usually the Google Chrome program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Google Chrome by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. chrome.exe is the Google Chrome's primary executable file and it takes close to 2.91 MB (3054880 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Google Chrome. They occupy 16.86 MB (17682912 bytes) on disk.

  • chrome.exe (2.91 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.16 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.46 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.72 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.35 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.13 MB)
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The current page applies to Google Chrome version 118.0.5993.118 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Google Chrome:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Google Chrome:
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\118.0.5993.117.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\118.0.5993.118.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\optimization_guide_internal.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\Logo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\LogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\LogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\LogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\SmallLogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\SmallLogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\VisualElements\SmallLogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\WidevineCdm\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\118.0.5993.118\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

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • 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

Additional values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath


A way to delete Google Chrome from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is a program by the software company Google LLC. Some computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Google Chrome or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Google Chrome". If it is installed on your PC the Google Chrome program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Google Chrome in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:


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


8. After removing Google Chrome, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Google Chrome which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Google Chrome using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Google Chrome by Google LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that Google Chrome by Google LLC is not a good software application. This text only 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-10-25 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-10-25 06:31:58.080