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How to uninstall HideAway from your computer

This web page is about HideAway for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Firetrust Limited. Take a look here where you can get more info on Firetrust Limited. HideAway is usually set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\HideAway folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\HideAway\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall HideAway. HideAway.exe is the HideAway's primary executable file and it occupies circa 82.14 MB (86129496 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of HideAway. They take about 86.54 MB (90739896 bytes) on disk.

  • HideAway.exe (285.84 KB)
  • Update.exe (1.75 MB)
  • HideAway.exe (82.14 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.75 MB)
  • HideAwayDriverSetup.exe (627.84 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.20.1 of HideAway. For other HideAway versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove HideAway.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\HideAway
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_0b0b6641
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_1b53c2c2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_27110fb9

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\HideAway\app-4.20.1\resources\app\driver\HideAwayDriverSetup.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_0b0b6641\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_1b53c2c2\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_27110fb9\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_cab_1d3ea65d\appcompat.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_cab_1d3ea65d\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_HideAway-4.20.1._8b6d201052b6f1d2db87e3786ac3ed52b8964dc5_cab_1d3ea65d\TabA604.tmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Code Cache\js\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\log.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HideAway\Network Persistent State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Firetrust Limited\HideAway.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\q7ys4rk6.default-release\storage\default\https+++hideaway-vpn.en.softonic.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\q7ys4rk6.default-release\storage\default\https+++hideaway-vpn.en.softonic.com\ls\usage

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HideAway

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\HideAway-4.20.1.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Software\Win & Internet Software\2.Internet Software\Z.vpn\5.HideAway\HideAway-4.20.1.exe


A way to remove HideAway using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HideAway is a program offered by Firetrust Limited. Some computer users decide to erase this application. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to erase HideAway 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find HideAway or simply click the Search feature and type in "HideAway". The HideAway application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click HideAway in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding HideAway, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove HideAway.
Uninstall HideAway


8. After removing HideAway, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of HideAway that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling HideAway with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove HideAway by Firetrust Limited from your PC, we are not saying that HideAway by Firetrust Limited is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove HideAway in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-06-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-06-08 06:00:56.293