Kodi

How to uninstall Kodi from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Kodi for Windows. The Windows release was created by XBMC Foundation. Open here for more info on XBMC Foundation. More details about Kodi can be seen at http://kodi.tv. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Kodi directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. Kodi's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Kodi\uninstall.exe. Kodi's main file takes around 42.31 MB (44367360 bytes) and is called kodi.exe.

The following executables are contained in Kodi. They occupy 44.71 MB (46886487 bytes) on disk.

• kodi.exe (42.31 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (440.58 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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This data is about Kodi version 20.3.0.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Kodi versions:

• 21.0.0.0
• 19.90.101.0
• 19.2.0.0
• 18.9.910.0
• 19.90.901.0
• 19.90.905.0
• 20.4.0.0
• 19.90.705.0
• 19.90.710.0
• 19.90.701.0
• Unknown
• 20.90.900.0
• 18.9.0.0
• 20.90.101.0
• 18.9.801.0
• 19.90.801.0
• 20.90.910.0
• 18.9.821.0
• 20.90.801.0
• 20.5.0.0
• 21.1
• 20.2.0.0
• 20.90.301.0
• 20.90.821.0
• 18.9.701.0
• 20.90.830.0
• 19.1.0.0
• 19.5.0.0
• 21.1.0.0
• 19.3
• 20.1.0.0
• 18.9.730.0
• 18.9.702.0
• 20.0.0.0
• 19.0.0.0
• 21.2.0.0
• 19.3.0.0
• 19.4.0.0
• 20.90.201.0
• 21.90.700.0

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When planning to uninstall Kodi you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Kodi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kodi

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Kodi:

• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\addon.xml
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.af_za\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.am_et\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ar_sa\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ast_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.az_az\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.be_by\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.bg_bg\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.bs_ba\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ca_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.cs_cz\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.cy_gb\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.da_dk\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.de_de\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.el_gr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.en_au\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.en_gb\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.en_nz\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.en_us\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.eo\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.es_ar\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.es_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.es_mx\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.et_ee\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.eu_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fa_af\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fa_ir\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fi_fi\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fo_fo\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fr_ca\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.fr_fr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.gl_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.he_il\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.hi_in\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.hr_hr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.hu_hu\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.hy_am\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.id_id\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.is_is\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.it_it\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ja_jp\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.kn_in\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ko_kr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.lt_lt\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.lv_lv\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.mi\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.mk_mk\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ml_in\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.mn_mn\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ms_my\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.mt_mt\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.my_mm\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.nb_no\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.nl_nl\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.oc_fr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.os_os\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.pl_pl\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.pt_br\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.pt_pt\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ro_ro\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ru_ru\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.si_lk\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sk_sk\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sl_si\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sq_al\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sr_rs@latin\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sr_rs\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.sv_se\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.szl\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.ta_in\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.te_in\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.tg_tj\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.th_th\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.tr_tr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.uk_ua\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.uz_uz\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.vi_vn\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.zh_cn\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\language\resource.language.zh_tw\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac\resources\settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\addon.xml
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.af_za\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.am_et\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.ar_sa\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.ast_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.az_az\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.be_by\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.bg_bg\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.bs_ba\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.ca_es\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.cs_cz\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.cy_gb\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.da_dk\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.de_de\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.el_gr\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.en_au\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.en_gb\strings.po
• C:\Program Files\Kodi\addons\audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma\resources\language\resource.language.en_nz\strings.po

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kodi
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\KODI.EXE62208C8802A2AE00
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\KODI.EXE659E23DD0236DC00
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\KODI.EXE659E240F02A10A00
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kodi
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\kodi.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\kodi\kodi.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\kodi\kodi.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x64\elementum.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x86\elementum.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{20FF28A9-BD33-4F9B-A7FA-DE83BF7B7886}C:\program files\kodi\kodi.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{52368E5E-3AE0-4266-85B0-57A61DD01038}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x64\elementum.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F849EA09-B1CC-47D3-9E64-95D6EEC399AB}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x86\elementum.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1636ED4D-151F-4621-B5CD-DBAB5F95674C}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x64\elementum.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3759DAF1-FA65-4432-A1FA-74515FAA687E}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.elementum\bin\windows_x86\elementum.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{E5BEB4B8-6861-4C19-8CFD-22E6E970CC91}C:\program files\kodi\kodi.exe

A way to erase Kodi from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kodi is an application by the software company XBMC Foundation. Frequently, people try to erase this application. This is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY action to erase Kodi is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Kodi or simply activate the Search field and type in "Kodi". If it is installed on your PC the Kodi application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Kodi in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Kodi, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Kodi:

• The web site of the application is: http://kodi.tv
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Kodi\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Kodi.


8. After removing Kodi, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Kodi which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Kodi with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Kodi by XBMC Foundation from your PC, nor are we saying that Kodi by XBMC Foundation is not a good application. 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.