Plesk

How to uninstall Plesk from your PC

Plesk is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Plesk. You can read more on Plesk or check for application updates here. You can see more info related to Plesk at http://www.plesk.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing Plesk is C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\UserName\bin\ai.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled ai.exe and it has a size of 11.01 MB (11549960 bytes).

Plesk is composed of the following executables which take 11.01 MB (11549960 bytes) on disk:

• ai.exe (11.01 MB)

The current page applies to Plesk version 17.0.17 only. You can find below a few links to other Plesk versions:

• 17.5.3
• 18.0.21

If planning to uninstall Plesk you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\plesk-service-node-utilities.m_92

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Plesk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\Additional\plesk-site-preview\web.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\Additional\Scheduler\fetch_url.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\billing.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\confirmations\change-customer-owner.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\confirmations\customer.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\confirmations\reseller.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\customer-sidebar.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\elements\health.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\elements\status.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\access-network.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-alias.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-info\plesk-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-panel\form\contact-info.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-panel\form\domain-info-section.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-panel\form\login-info.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-panel\form\subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-panel\form\subscription-info-section.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\admin-personal-info.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\app\configure.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\app\update-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\backup\server-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\business-model-upgrade\bunch.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\change-current-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\change-password.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\change-reseller-oversell-policy.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\change-reseller-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\change-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\control-panel-access\network.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\control-panel-access\settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\create-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\customer.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\database-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\dns\template.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\domain-restriction.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\event-handler.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\extension\settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\extension\upload.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\external-webmail.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\file-sharing-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ftp-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\health\upload.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\install-local-package.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ip-address.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ip-ban\filter.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ip-ban\jail.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ip-ban\settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\ip-ban\trusted-ip.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\login-info.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\mail\lists-server-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\mail\outgoing-messages.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\mail-gate.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\mail-gate-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\mail-service-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\optimization-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\personal-info.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\php-handler\ini.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\php-handler\modules.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\plan-item-custom.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\preview-domain-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\reseller.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\reseller-preferences.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\secure-passwords.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-instance\setup-instance.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-node.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\admin-plan.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\applications.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\applications-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\dns.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\extras.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\hosting.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\ip.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\mail.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\misc.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\performance.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\permissions.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\permissions-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\resources.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\resources-subscription.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\service-plan\web-server-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\services\change-startup-type.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sessions\settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\settings-ui\controls.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\settings-ui\interface-views.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sitebuilder\bluepay-registration.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sitebuilder\google-maps.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sitebuilder\payment-systems.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sitebuilder\settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\sitebuilder\trial.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\forms\update-settings.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\layout.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\list.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\adminaliases.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\appinfo.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\appuploaded.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\appusage.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\businessmodelupgrade\customers.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\businessmodelupgrade\customertargets.php
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\application\admin\resources\languages\en-US\components\lists\businessmodelupgrade\subscriptions.php

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|acronismng.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|BackupUtils|ForeignMigratorCoreCommon.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|BackupUtils|Legacy.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|BackupUtils|MailMsgMigrMng.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|MailProviderProxy.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|psa.idna.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|psa.ip.device.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|psa.scheduler.device.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|psacommon.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|winfwmng.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin|wtsls.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Plesk|admin|bin64|IIS7NativeProvider.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3D8B04AB56A414142B0D906B60CD51FA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\42FA52FA67242D14FB624CA97DC5EFDC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\85E8324B1681D9D428E97ABB55B8A4BF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8A961EE50D819544F913191653A0A531
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9D210F4A3B1F37847BD9D3D3D7A3CBCA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A7D1202289F6C3046B221849077A4F07
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E231DDE47D93FDF4A94CC22ECA4EBC4A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EA0D329158CFC2D48ABCAD9CE307E27B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Plesk
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PLESK
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Plesk Runtime
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Plesk

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3D8B04AB56A414142B0D906B60CD51FA\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\42FA52FA67242D14FB624CA97DC5EFDC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\85E8324B1681D9D428E97ABB55B8A4BF\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8A961EE50D819544F913191653A0A531\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9D210F4A3B1F37847BD9D3D3D7A3CBCA\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A7D1202289F6C3046B221849077A4F07\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E231DDE47D93FDF4A94CC22ECA4EBC4A\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EA0D329158CFC2D48ABCAD9CE307E27B\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PleskSQLServer\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PleskSQLServer\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PleskSQLServer\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\plesksrv\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\plesksrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PopPassD\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PopPassD\ImagePath

A way to erase Plesk with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Plesk is an application marketed by the software company Plesk. Frequently, computer users try to remove this application. This is difficult because removing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to remove Plesk is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Plesk or simply click the Search feature and type in "Plesk". If it is installed on your PC the Plesk application will be found very quickly. When you click Plesk in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Plesk, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Plesk:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.plesk.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\UserName\bin\ai.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Plesk.


8. After uninstalling Plesk, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Plesk which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Plesk with 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 able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Plesk by Plesk from your PC, nor are we saying that Plesk by Plesk is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Plesk 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' computers.