PerfView
A way to uninstall PerfView from your PC
This web page is about PerfView for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by
Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates
here. Please follow
https://github.com/microsoft/perfview if you want to read more on PerfView on Microsoft Corporation's web page. PerfView is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. You can remove PerfView by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line winget uninstall --product-code Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. PerfView's primary file takes about 22.38 MB (23463976 bytes) and its name is perfview.exe.
The following executables are contained in PerfView. They take 22.38 MB (
23463976 bytes) on disk.
The information on this page is only about version
3.1.19 of PerfView. For more PerfView versions please click below:
When you're planning to uninstall PerfView you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders left behind when you uninstall PerfView:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Generally, the following files remain on disk:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\perfview.exe
Registry keys:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
A way to erase PerfView from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
PerfView is an application released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people want to remove this application. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY way to remove PerfView 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PerfView or simply click the Search feature and type in "PerfView". If it exists on your system the PerfView application will be found very quickly. After you click PerfView in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding PerfView, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for PerfView:
- The software company is: https://github.com/microsoft/perfview
- The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PerfView.

8. After removing PerfView, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of PerfView which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PerfView with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, 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 remove PerfView by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that PerfView by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PerfView 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.
Last update on: 2025-05-15 20:41:08.387