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A guide to uninstall PTC Windchill File System from your computer

PTC Windchill File System is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by PTC. More information about PTC can be read here. Please follow if you want to read more on PTC Windchill File System on PTC's web page. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall PTC Windchill File System by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{2589D162-F761-4BCB-84BA-4E466E346ADF}. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. PTCWFSService.exe is the PTC Windchill File System's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.44 MB (1514560 bytes) on disk.

PTC Windchill File System is composed of the following executables which take 1.44 MB (1514560 bytes) on disk:

  • PTCWFSService.exe (1.44 MB)


The current web page applies to PTC Windchill File System version 5.3.07 only. You can find below info on other releases of PTC Windchill File System:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall PTC Windchill File System:
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\atl90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Driver\ptcvfsd.cat
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Driver\ptcvfsd.inf
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Driver\PtcVfsd.sys
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Driver\ptcvfsd_events.xml
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_de.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_en.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_es.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_fr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_it.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_ja.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_ko.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_ru.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_zh_CN.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\locale\PTCWFSService_zh_TW.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Microsoft.VC90.ATL.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\msvcm90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\msvcp90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\msvcr90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\PTCWFSService.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\wfsvalidapps.txt
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{2589D162-F761-4BCB-84BA-4E466E346ADF}\PTCPlaces.ico

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\261D9852167FBCB448ABE464E643A6FD
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2589D162-F761-4BCB-84BA-4E466E346ADF}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\261D9852167FBCB448ABE464E643A6FD\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{2589D162-F761-4BCB-84BA-4E466E346ADF}\


How to remove PTC Windchill File System using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PTC Windchill File System is an application released by the software company PTC. Some users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall PTC Windchill File System is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire 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
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PTC Windchill File System or simply click the Search field and type in "PTC Windchill File System". The PTC Windchill File System app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select PTC Windchill File System in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about PTC Windchill File System, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PTC Windchill File System:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.ptc.com/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2589D162-F761-4BCB-84BA-4E466E346ADF}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PTC Windchill File System.
Uninstall PTC Windchill File System


8. After uninstalling PTC Windchill File System, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of PTC Windchill File System that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PTC Windchill File System with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove PTC Windchill File System by PTC from your PC, we are not saying that PTC Windchill File System by PTC is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PTC Windchill File System 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' computers.

2021-11-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-11-15 10:30:54.317