MPLAB XC8 C Compiler

A way to uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler from your system

This page is about MPLAB XC8 C Compiler for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Microchip. More data about Microchip can be found here. MPLAB XC8 C Compiler is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40 directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. MPLAB XC8 C Compiler's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\Uninstall-xc8-v2.40.exe. The application's main executable file is called xc8.exe and it has a size of 360.23 KB (368872 bytes).

The following executables are installed together with MPLAB XC8 C Compiler. They occupy about 210.83 MB (221076319 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall-xc8-v2.40.exe (6.31 MB)
• ar.exe (584.23 KB)
• as.exe (763.23 KB)
• avr-pa.exe (1.30 MB)
• ld.bfd.exe (1.83 MB)
• ld.exe (1.83 MB)
• nm.exe (571.73 KB)
• objcopy.exe (708.73 KB)
• objdump.exe (812.23 KB)
• ranlib.exe (584.23 KB)
• readelf.exe (419.23 KB)
• strip.exe (708.73 KB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (563.73 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (584.23 KB)
• avr-as.exe (763.23 KB)
• avr-c++.exe (1.55 MB)
• avr-c++filt.exe (562.23 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (1.54 MB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (45.73 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (1.55 MB)
• avr-gcc-5.4.0.exe (1.54 MB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (64.73 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (64.73 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (64.73 KB)
• avr-gcc.exe (1.54 MB)
• avr-gcov-tool.exe (487.23 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (493.23 KB)
• avr-gdb.exe (4.67 MB)
• avr-gprof.exe (615.73 KB)
• avr-ld.bfd.exe (1.83 MB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.83 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (571.73 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (708.73 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (812.23 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (584.23 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (419.23 KB)
• avr-size.exe (574.23 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (564.23 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (708.73 KB)
• cc1.exe (15.17 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (16.51 MB)
• collect2.exe (530.23 KB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (735.73 KB)
• lto1.exe (14.34 MB)
• fixincl.exe (143.73 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (708.73 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (812.23 KB)
• verifyinst.exe (365.23 KB)
• xc-ccov.exe (1.03 MB)
• xc8-ar.exe (365.23 KB)
• xc8-cc.exe (481.73 KB)
• xc8.exe (360.23 KB)
• xclm.exe (3.52 MB)
• aspic.exe (714.73 KB)
• aspic18.exe (706.23 KB)
• cgpic.exe (1.73 MB)
• cgpic18.exe (1.66 MB)
• clang.exe (17.18 MB)
• clist.exe (314.73 KB)
• cpp.exe (316.73 KB)
• cromwell.exe (686.73 KB)
• dump.exe (355.23 KB)
• hexmate.exe (561.73 KB)
• hlink.exe (444.73 KB)
• libr.exe (364.73 KB)
• objtohex.exe (333.23 KB)
• p1.exe (514.23 KB)
• picc.exe (905.23 KB)
• picc18.exe (902.73 KB)
• xc8.exe (360.23 KB)
• pic-as.exe (415.23 KB)

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The current web page applies to MPLAB XC8 C Compiler version 2.40 alone. You can find here a few links to other MPLAB XC8 C Compiler versions:

• 1.12
• 2.39
• 2.09
• 2.10
• 2.45
• 1.34
• 1.01
• 1.10
• 2.35
• 2.00
• 1.43
• 1.45
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 1.33
• 1.44
• 1.31
• 2.05
• 2.20
• 1.20
• 1.30
• 1.36
• 2.36
• 1.35
• 2.29
• 1.38
• 1.11
• 1.21
• 1.32
• 2.19
• 1.37
• 1.42
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 2.46
• 2.32
• 2.41
• 1.00

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If you are manually uninstalling MPLAB XC8 C Compiler we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler:

• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler:

• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\ar.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\as.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\avr-pa.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\ld.bfd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\ld.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\nm.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\objcopy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\objdump.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\ranlib.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\readelf.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\bin\strip.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\alloca.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\assert.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\boot.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\builtins.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\common.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\cpufunc.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\delay.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\eeprom.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\fuse.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\interrupt.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\io.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\lock.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\pgmspace.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\portpins.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\power.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\sfr_defs.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\signature.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\sleep.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\wdt.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\avr\xmega.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\alltypes.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\errno.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\fcntl.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\fenv.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\float.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\hwcap.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\io.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\ioctl.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\ioctl_fix.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\ipc.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\limits.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\link.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\mman.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\msg.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\poll.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\posix.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\resource.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\sem.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\shm.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\signal.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\socket.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\statfs.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\stdint.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\syscall.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\bits\termios.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\ctype.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\errno.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\features.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\fenv.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\float.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\inttypes.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\iso646.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\limits.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\locale.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\math.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\nl_types.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\setjmp.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\signal.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stdarg.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stdbool.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stddef.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stdint.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stdio.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\stdlib.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\string.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\sys\time.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\sys\types.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\tgmath.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\time.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\atomic.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\crc16.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\delay.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\delay_basic.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\parity.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\setbaud.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\include\util\twi.h
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\memx-const\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\memx-const\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\tiny-stack\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\tiny-stack\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\tiny-stack\memx-const\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr25\tiny-stack\memx-const\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr3\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr3\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr3\memx-const\libc.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr3\memx-const\libm.a
• C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.40\avr\avr\lib\avr31\libc.a

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microchip\MPLAB XC8 C Compiler
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MPLAB XC8 C Compiler v2.40
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microchip\MPLAB XC16 C Compiler
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microchip\MPLAB XC8 C Compiler

A way to erase MPLAB XC8 C Compiler from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MPLAB XC8 C Compiler is a program offered by the software company Microchip. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. This is hard because performing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find MPLAB XC8 C Compiler or simply activate the Search feature and type in "MPLAB XC8 C Compiler". If it exists on your system the MPLAB XC8 C Compiler app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click MPLAB XC8 C Compiler in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding MPLAB XC8 C Compiler, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove MPLAB XC8 C Compiler.


8. After removing MPLAB XC8 C Compiler, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of MPLAB XC8 C Compiler which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing MPLAB XC8 C Compiler with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler by Microchip from your PC, we are not saying that MPLAB XC8 C Compiler by Microchip is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall MPLAB XC8 C Compiler in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.