PTC Windchill File System

How to uninstall PTC Windchill File System from your PC

This page is about PTC Windchill File System for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by PTC. More information about PTC can be seen here. Please follow http://www.ptc.com/ if you want to read more on PTC Windchill File System on PTC's web page. Usually the PTC Windchill File System application is installed in the C:\Program Files\PTC\WFS folder, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /X{2F00051F-71E3-4127-B16D-CC0F40C7BF0F} is the full command line if you want to remove PTC Windchill File System. The application's main executable file occupies 1.44 MB (1511424 bytes) on disk and is labeled PTCWFSService.exe.

PTC Windchill File System installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.44 MB (1511424 bytes) on disk.

• PTCWFSService.exe (1.44 MB)

This info is about PTC Windchill File System version 5.0.11 alone. You can find below info on other versions of PTC Windchill File System:

• 5.6.09
• 5.0.05
• 5.0.14
• 5.1.01
• 5.0.02
• 5.0.01
• 11.0.2.0
• 10.0.2.0
• 5.0.03
• 5.0.10
• 5.4.08
• 5.0.08
• 5.0.07
• 5.3.07
• 10.0.1.0
• 4.3.03
• 5.0.16
• 4.3.04
• 5.4.06
• 5.0.12
• 5.6.08

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove PTC Windchill File System.

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{2F00051F-71E3-4127-B16D-CC0F40C7BF0F}\PTCPlaces.ico

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F15000F23E1772141BD6CCF0047CFBF0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2F00051F-71E3-4127-B16D-CC0F40C7BF0F}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F15000F23E1772141BD6CCF0047CFBF0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{2F00051F-71E3-4127-B16D-CC0F40C7BF0F}\

How to remove PTC Windchill File System from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PTC Windchill File System is an application offered by PTC. Some people choose to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall PTC Windchill File System 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PTC Windchill File System or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PTC Windchill File System". If it is installed on your PC the PTC Windchill File System app will be found automatically. After you select PTC Windchill File System in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding PTC Windchill File System, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PTC Windchill File System:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ptc.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2F00051F-71E3-4127-B16D-CC0F40C7BF0F}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PTC Windchill File System.


8. After uninstalling PTC Windchill File System, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove PTC Windchill File System by PTC from your computer, we are not saying that PTC Windchill File System by PTC is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PTC Windchill File System in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.