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How to uninstall Google Chrome from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Google Chrome for Windows. The Windows release was created by Google LLC. More data about Google LLC can be read here. Usually the Google Chrome application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Google Chrome is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. chrome.exe is the Google Chrome's main executable file and it occupies close to 1.63 MB (1712112 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Google Chrome. They occupy about 17.23 MB (18069312 bytes) on disk.

  • chrome.exe (1.63 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (697.98 KB)
  • new_chrome.exe (1.63 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (697.98 KB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.06 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.06 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
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This web page is about Google Chrome version 80.0.3987.100 only. Click on the links below for other Google Chrome versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you remove Google Chrome from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Google Chrome:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\80.0.3987.100.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\default_apps\docs.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\default_apps\drive.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\default_apps\gmail.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\default_apps\youtube.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\swiftshader\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\swiftshader\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\logo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\logobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\logocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\logodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\smalllogo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\smalllogobeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\smalllogocanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\VisualElements\smalllogodev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\WidevineCdm\license
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.100\WidevineCdm\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\80.0.3987.87\icudtl.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • 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 remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath


How to uninstall Google Chrome with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is a program released by Google LLC. Some computer users try to erase it. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to erase 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 on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Google Chrome or simply click the Search feature and type in "Google Chrome". If it exists on your system the Google Chrome app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Google Chrome in the list of applications, the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Google Chrome, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Google Chrome.
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8. After uninstalling 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 detected 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Chrome by Google LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Google Chrome by Google LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Google Chrome in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-02-11 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-02-11 18:18:36.583