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How to uninstall Google Chrome from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Google Chrome for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Google LLC. More info about Google LLC can be found here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Google Chrome is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Installer\setup.exe. chrome.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 2.07 MB (2169840 bytes) on disk.

Google Chrome is comprised of the following executables which take 11.46 MB (12013968 bytes) on disk:

  • chrome.exe (2.07 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (770.48 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.22 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.34 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (959.48 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.57 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 86.0.4240.111 of Google Chrome. You can find below info on other releases of Google Chrome:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Google Chrome when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\86.0.4240.111.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\default_apps\docs.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\default_apps\drive.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\default_apps\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\default_apps\gmail.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\default_apps\youtube.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\Logo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\LogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\LogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\LogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\SmallLogoBeta.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\SmallLogoCanary.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\VisualElements\SmallLogoDev.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\WidevineCdm\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\WidevineCdm\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\86.0.4240.111\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\master_preferences
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics.pma

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\Google\No Chrome Offer Until
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\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.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


A way to erase Google Chrome from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Chrome is an application released by the software company Google LLC. Some users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Google Chrome or simply click the Search field and type in "Google Chrome". The Google Chrome app will be found automatically. After you click Google Chrome in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Google Chrome, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Google Chrome.
Uninstall Google Chrome


8. After removing Google Chrome, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Google Chrome that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Google Chrome using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Chrome by Google LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Google Chrome by Google LLC is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Google Chrome in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-10-21 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-21 01:27:48.927