Kobo

A way to uninstall Kobo from your system

This page is about Kobo for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Rakuten Kobo Inc.. You can read more on Rakuten Kobo Inc. or check for application updates here. Kobo is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Kobo. The application's main executable file occupies 11.02 MB (11556088 bytes) on disk and is called Kobo.exe.

Kobo installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 17.33 MB (18171030 bytes) on disk.

• Kobo.exe (11.02 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (58.95 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.25 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.12.0 of Kobo. For more Kobo versions please click below:

• 4.28.15727
• 4.6.8458
• 4.32.17268
• 4.4.7382
• 4.24.13786
• 4.6.8062
• 4.12.10173
• 3.19.3665
• 4.24.13774
• 4.33.17355
• 4.17.11763
• 4.3.6899
• 4.28.15823
• 4.12.10397
• 4.21.13126
• 3.15.0
• 4.14.10877
• 4.18.11835
• 4.8.9053
• 4.36.18636
• 3.18.0
• 3.19.3619
• 4.5.7662
• 3.19.3765
• 4.37.19051
• 4.0.5579
• 4.32.17264
• 4.2.6122
• 3.17.0
• 3.10.0
• 4.26.14705
• 4.34.17799
• 4.30.16653
• 4.3.7007
• 4.9.9409
• 4.4.7594
• 4.35.18074
• 3.17.7
• 4.22.13317
• 4.11.9966
• 4.29.16553
• 3.9.0
• 4.20.12714
• 4.22.13301
• 4.10.9694
• 3.11.0
• 4.33.17487

...click to view all...
Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Kobo.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Kobo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo

The files below are left behind on your disk by Kobo's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\accessplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\adobe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\bearer\qnativewifibearer.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\kobokobodesktop\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\kobokobodesktop\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo\DisplayName

How to uninstall Kobo from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kobo is an application released by the software company Rakuten Kobo Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. This is troublesome because performing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to uninstall Kobo is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Kobo or simply activate the Search field and type in "Kobo". If it is installed on your PC the Kobo app will be found very quickly. After you select Kobo in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Kobo, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Kobo.


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

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

Geographical user distribution

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Kobo by Rakuten Kobo Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Kobo by Rakuten Kobo Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Kobo supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.