PhotoPad Image Editor
A guide to uninstall PhotoPad Image Editor from your PC
This page is about PhotoPad Image Editor for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by
NCH Software. You can read more on NCH Software or check for application updates
here. Detailed information about PhotoPad Image Editor can be seen at
www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/support.html. PhotoPad Image Editor is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PhotoPad Image Editor. The program's main executable file is labeled photopad.exe and it has a size of 7.79 MB (8167840 bytes).
The following executables are contained in PhotoPad Image Editor. They occupy 10.73 MB (
11252544 bytes) on disk.
- photopad.exe (7.79 MB)
- photopadsetup_v14.25.exe (2.94 MB)
This data is about PhotoPad Image Editor version
14.25 alone. Click on the links below for other PhotoPad Image Editor versions:
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Some files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you want to remove PhotoPad Image Editor from your computer.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall PhotoPad Image Editor:- C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad
Files remaining:- C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopadsetup_v14.25.exe
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PhotoPad
Additional values that are not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe.FriendlyAppName
A way to remove PhotoPad Image Editor from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
PhotoPad Image Editor is a program released by NCH Software. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to erase PhotoPad Image Editor 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.
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- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find PhotoPad Image Editor or simply click the Search field and type in "PhotoPad Image Editor". The PhotoPad Image Editor application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select PhotoPad Image Editor in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about PhotoPad Image Editor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PhotoPad Image Editor:
- The web site of the program is: www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/support.html
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PhotoPad Image Editor.

8. After uninstalling PhotoPad Image Editor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong PhotoPad Image Editor which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PhotoPad Image Editor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove PhotoPad Image Editor by NCH Software from your PC, nor are we saying that PhotoPad Image Editor by NCH Software is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PhotoPad Image Editor in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-06-01 05:00:32.730