Picture Control Utility

A guide to uninstall Picture Control Utility from your PC

Picture Control Utility is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Nikon. More information on Nikon can be seen here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Picture Control Utility is MsiExec.exe /X{87441A59-5E64-4096-A170-14EFE67200C3}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. PictureControlUtil.exe is the Picture Control Utility's main executable file and it takes about 784.00 KB (802816 bytes) on disk.

Picture Control Utility installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 784.00 KB (802816 bytes) on disk.

• PictureControlUtil.exe (784.00 KB)

This info is about Picture Control Utility version 1.0.1 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Picture Control Utility:

• 1.1.3
• 1.4.16
• 1.0.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.13
• 1.4.15
• 1.4.10
• 1.3.0
• 1.4.2
• 1.0.2
• 1.5.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.4.8
• 1.1.7
• 1.4.12
• 1.4.3
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.5
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.9
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.14
• 1.2.0
• 1.1.6
• 1.4.11
• 1.0.4
• 1.1.4
• 1.4.4
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.9
• 1.2.1
• 1.0.3
• 1.5.0

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

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility\Asteroid9.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility\CML8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility\Colorado.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility\NkPTPLib3.dll

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Nikon\MCA\Picture Control Utility
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{87441A59-5E64-4096-A170-14EFE67200C3}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Nikon\MCA\Picture Control Utility
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Nikon\Picture Control Utility

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\95A1447846E569041A0741FE6E27003C\ProductIcon
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\95A1447846E569041A0741FE6E27003C\Transforms
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Picture Control Utility\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{87441A59-5E64-4096-A170-14EFE67200C3}\

A way to delete Picture Control Utility using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Picture Control Utility is a program by Nikon. Some users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to uninstall Picture Control Utility 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Picture Control Utility or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Picture Control Utility". If it exists on your system the Picture Control Utility app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Picture Control Utility in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Picture Control Utility, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Picture Control Utility.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Picture Control Utility by Nikon from your PC, we are not saying that Picture Control Utility by Nikon is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Picture Control Utility in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.