PerfView

How to uninstall PerfView from your PC

PerfView is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Open here where you can get more info on Microsoft Corporation. More details about PerfView can be seen at https://github.com/microsoft/perfview. The application is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for PerfView is winget uninstall --product-code Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. The application's main executable file is labeled perfview.exe and it has a size of 22.45 MB (23537216 bytes).

PerfView installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 22.45 MB (23537216 bytes) on disk.

• perfview.exe (22.45 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.1.21 of PerfView. For other PerfView versions please click below:

• 3.1.9
• 3.1.19
• 3.1.22

Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall PerfView.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall PerfView from your computer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_M\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\manifests\m\Microsoft\PerfView
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\Microsoft.PerfView
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView

The files below remain on your disk when you remove PerfView:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\perfview.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\perfview.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\Microsoft.PerfView\3f754e0f\versionData.mszyml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\UserConfig.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\DiagnosticsHub.Packaging.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\EtwClrProfiler.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\HeapDump.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\KernelTraceControl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\amd64\msdia140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Analyzers\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.AutomatedAnalysis.Analyzers.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Analyzers\TraceEvent.Analyzers.config.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\arm\HeapDump.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\arm\KernelTraceControl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\arm\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Azure.Core.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Azure.Identity.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\CsvReader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Dia2Lib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\DiagnosticsHub.Packaging.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\EULA.rtf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\EventCounterVisualization.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\ExtensionsNotCopied
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\ExtensionTemplate\Commands.cs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\ExtensionTemplate\Global.csproj
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Net.Http.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Reflection.Metadata.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HeapDump\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\HtmlReportUsersGuide.htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\CallerCalleeView.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\CallTreeView.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\EventViewer.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\FlameGraphView.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\MainViewer.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\MemoryCollection.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\PrunedCallTreeView.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\SourceCode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\StackViewer.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\ThreadTimeWithStartStop.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Images\Ungrouped.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Diagnostics.FastSerialization.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.SymbolsAuthentication.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.DiagnosticsHub.Packaging.InteropEx.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\PerfView.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\PerfView.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\PerfViewWebVideos.htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\runtimes\win-arm64\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\runtimes\win-x64\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\runtimes\win-x86\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Reflection.Metadata.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Text.Json.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\tutorial.cs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\tutorial.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\tutorial.pdb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\UsersGuide.htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\DiagnosticsHub.Packaging.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\EtwClrProfiler.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\HeapDump.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\KernelTraceControl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\KernelTraceControl.Win61.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PerfView\VER.2025-05-11.20.26.04.524\x86\msdia140.dll

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft.PerfView_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\PerfView.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\PerfView.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2189240264-2997022350-4051223163-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\PerfView.exe

How to uninstall PerfView from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PerfView is a program released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall PerfView is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean 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. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find PerfView or simply click the Search field and type in "PerfView". If it is installed on your PC the PerfView program will be found automatically. After you click PerfView in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding PerfView, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PerfView.


8. After uninstalling PerfView, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of PerfView which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing PerfView with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall PerfView by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that PerfView by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PerfView in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.