Kodi
A way to uninstall Kodi from your system
This page is about Kodi for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by
XBMC Foundation. More information about XBMC Foundation can be read
here. Please open
http://kodi.tv if you want to read more on Kodi on XBMC Foundation's page. Kodi is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Kodi folder, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing Kodi is C:\Program Files\Kodi\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. kodi.exe is the Kodi's main executable file and it takes about 41.80 MB (43825664 bytes) on disk.
The following executable files are incorporated in Kodi. They take 44.20 MB (
46342484 bytes) on disk.
- kodi.exe (41.80 MB)
- Uninstall.exe (438.33 KB)
- wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (217.00 KB)
- wininst-10.0.exe (186.50 KB)
- wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (574.00 KB)
- wininst-14.0.exe (447.50 KB)
- wininst-6.0.exe (60.00 KB)
- wininst-7.1.exe (64.00 KB)
- wininst-8.0.exe (60.00 KB)
- wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (219.00 KB)
- wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)
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20.0.0.0 of Kodi. You can find below info on other releases of Kodi:
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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Folders that were left behind:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi
The files below are left behind on your disk by Kodi's application uninstaller when you removed it:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Programy_Kodi_kodi_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___kodi_tv
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\XBMCFoundation_Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p!Kodi
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\addon.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\changelog.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\fanart.jpg
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\icon.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\inputstream.adaptive.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.af_za\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.am_et\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ar_sa\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ast_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.az_az\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.be_by\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.bg_bg\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.bs_ba\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ca_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.cs_cz\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.cy_gb\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.da_dk\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.de_de\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.el_gr\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.en_au\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.en_gb\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.en_nz\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.en_us\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.eo\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.es_ar\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.es_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.es_mx\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.et_ee\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.eu_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fa_af\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fa_ir\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fi_fi\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fo_fo\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fr_ca\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.fr_fr\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.gl_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.he_il\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.hi_in\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.hr_hr\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.hu_hu\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.hy_am\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.id_id\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.is_is\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.it_it\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ja_jp\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.kn_in\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ko_kr\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.lt_lt\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.lv_lv\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ml_in\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.mn_mn\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.mt_mt\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.my_mm\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.nb_no\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.nl_nl\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.os_os\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.pl_pl\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.pt_br\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.pt_pt\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ro_md\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ro_ro\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ru_ru\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.scn\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.si_lk\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.sk_sk\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.sq_al\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.sr_rs@latin\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.sr_rs\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.sv_se\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.szl\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.ta_in\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.tg_tj\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.th_th\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.tr_tr\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.uk_ua\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.uz_uz\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.vi_vn\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.zh_cn\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\language\resource.language.zh_tw\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\resources\settings.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\inputstream.adaptive\ssd_wv.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\addon.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\albumuniversal.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\changelog.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\icon.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.af_za\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.am_et\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.ar_sa\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.ast_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.az_az\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.be_by\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.bg_bg\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.bs_ba\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.ca_es\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.cs_cz\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.cy_gb\strings.po
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\metadata.album.universal\resources\language\resource.language.da_dk\strings.po
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\kodi
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PolicyCache\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kodi
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\KODI.EXE63C3D036029CBA00
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kodi
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\kodi
Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\windowsapps\xbmcfoundation.kodi_20.0.500.0_x64__4n2hpmxwrvr6p\kodi.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\windowsapps\xbmcfoundation.kodi_20.0.500.0_x64__4n2hpmxwrvr6p\kodi.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programy\kodi\kodi.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programy\kodi\kodi.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\pobrane\1\kodi-20.0-Nexus-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\pobrane\1\kodi-20.0-Nexus-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-563425169-3542473215-581340572-1001\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{389081C5-44F0-4247-9E87-7328FBD3FECD}C:\program files\windowsapps\xbmcfoundation.kodi_20.0.500.0_x64__4n2hpmxwrvr6p\kodi.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{56EA45D0-5035-4174-98A4-CFC8D42C057E}D:\programy\kodi\kodi.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{11F06678-744F-4C6D-AC97-2249DADF5147}C:\program files\windowsapps\xbmcfoundation.kodi_20.0.500.0_x64__4n2hpmxwrvr6p\kodi.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{40CE4872-1B09-4B06-B869-4EB97FA16A1B}D:\programy\kodi\kodi.exe
How to erase Kodi from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Kodi is an application marketed by the software company XBMC Foundation. Sometimes, people try to remove this program. This can be difficult because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to remove Kodi 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 a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.
3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature

5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Kodi or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Kodi". If it exists on your system the Kodi program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Kodi in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Kodi, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Kodi:
- The web site of the program is: http://kodi.tv
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Kodi\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Kodi.

8. After uninstalling Kodi, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Kodi which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Kodi using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Kodi by XBMC Foundation from your computer, we are not saying that Kodi by XBMC Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Kodi supposing 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' PCs.
Last update on: 2023-01-16 05:46:09.603