Link Shell Extension

A guide to uninstall Link Shell Extension from your PC

This info is about Link Shell Extension for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Hermann Schinagl. More information on Hermann Schinagl can be seen here. Please follow http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html if you want to read more on Link Shell Extension on Hermann Schinagl's website. Link Shell Extension is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\LinkShellExtension folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. C:\Program Files\LinkShellExtension\uninst-HardlinkShellExt_X64.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Link Shell Extension. The program's main executable file has a size of 196.25 KB (200956 bytes) on disk and is labeled uninst-HardlinkShellExt_X64.exe.

Link Shell Extension contains of the executables below. They take 2.33 MB (2438412 bytes) on disk.

• LSEConfig.exe (1.67 MB)
• LSEUacHelper.exe (248.17 KB)
• uninst-HardlinkShellExt_X64.exe (196.25 KB)
• LSEUacHelper.exe (225.67 KB)

The current web page applies to Link Shell Extension version 3.9.3.5 only. You can find below a few links to other Link Shell Extension releases:

• 3.9.3.1
• 3.8.5.1
• 3.9.3.2
• 3.9.3.4
• 3.9.1.1
• 3.8.6.0
• 3.7.5.0
• 3.7.4.7
• 3.7.5.1
• 3.9.0.2
• 3.8.6.7
• 3.8.6.8
• 3.9.1.0
• 3.7.1.8
• 3.9.2.6
• 3.8.6.5
• 3.9.2.1
• 3.9.2.5
• 3.8.6.3
• 3.9.3.0
• 3.8.6.1
• 3.7.4.9
• 3.9.2.8
• 3.8.6.6
• 3.8.5.0
• 3.7.5.9
• 3.7.4.1
• 3.9.2.7
• 3.9.2.2
• 3.8.6.4
• 3.9.3.3
• 3.8.6.2
• 3.7.1.7
• 3.7.4.5
• 3.8.7.0
• 3.9.1.3
• 3.9.0.0
• 3.9.2.0
• 3.7.1.6
• 3.7.5.2
• 3.7.4.0
• 3.7.1.9
• 3.7.4.8
• 3.7.5.4
• 3.8.7.1
• 3.9.2.4
• 3.8.6.9
• 3.8.7.2

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Link Shell Extension.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Link Shell Extension

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Link Shell Extension\Documentation.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Link Shell Extension\Donate.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Link Shell Extension\LSEConfig.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HardlinkShellExt

A way to erase Link Shell Extension from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Link Shell Extension is a program marketed by Hermann Schinagl. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some know-how related to PCs. One of the best EASY practice to erase Link Shell Extension 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Link Shell Extension or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Link Shell Extension". If it exists on your system the Link Shell Extension app will be found very quickly. After you select Link Shell Extension in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Link Shell Extension, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Link Shell Extension:

• The web site of the application is: http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\LinkShellExtension\uninst-HardlinkShellExt_X64.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Link Shell Extension.


8. After removing Link Shell Extension, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Link Shell Extension which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Link Shell Extension using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Link Shell Extension by Hermann Schinagl from your PC, nor are we saying that Link Shell Extension by Hermann Schinagl is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Link Shell Extension in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.