Plex

How to uninstall Plex from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Plex for Windows. It is written by Plex, Inc.. You can find out more on Plex, Inc. or check for application updates here. Plex is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. Plex's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex\Uninstall.exe. Plex.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 2.80 MB (2934552 bytes) on disk.

Plex contains of the executables below. They occupy 84.09 MB (88175438 bytes) on disk.

• Plex Transcoder.exe (1.19 MB)
• Plex.exe (2.80 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (640.27 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (99.51 KB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (24.08 MB)
• windowsappruntimeinstall-1.2P1-x64.exe (55.30 MB)

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The current page applies to Plex version 1.100.1 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Plex:

• 1.13.0
• 1.52.1
• 1.31.1
• 1.101.0
• 1.41.0
• 1.11.0
• 1.4.0
• 1.15.1
• 1.75.0
• 1.39.0
• 1.78.2
• 1.3.0
• 1.15.0
• 1.14.0
• 1.95.3
• 1.56.2
• 1.81.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.92.1
• 1.67.1
• 1.70.2
• 1.8.0
• 1.107.2
• 1.6.2
• 1.16.0
• 1.21.0
• 1.19.0
• 1.86.1
• 1.54.1
• 1.58.1
• 1.102.0
• 1.1.0
• 1.43.2
• 1.82.2
• 1.84.1
• 1.91.0
• 1.82.1
• 1.98.1
• 1.49.1
• 1.40.0
• 1.27.1
• 1.6.3
• 1.12.0
• 1.54.2
• 1.60.1
• 1.22.0
• 1.29.0
• 1.57.1
• 1.71.1
• 1.51.1
• 1.56.1
• 1.74.1
• 1.72.2
• 1.23.0
• 1.69.1
• 1.38.0
• 1.73.1
• 1.61.1
• 1.55.0
• 1.88.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.9.0
• 1.48.2
• 1.90.1
• 1.40.1
• 1.42.1
• 1.64.2
• 1.80.3
• 1.106.0
• 1.105.1
• 1.28.0
• 1.31.0
• 1.77.2
• 1.77.3
• 1.33.0
• 1.47.1
• 1.30.0
• 1.30.1
• 1.62.2
• 1.108.1
• 1.3.1
• 1.103.1
• 1.4.1
• 1.44.0
• 1.10.0
• 1.5.0
• 1.87.2
• 1.105.2
• 1.8.1
• 1.20.0
• 1.17.0
• 1.59.1
• 1.94.1
• 1.7.0
• 1.26.0
• 1.104.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.97.2
• 1.85.0
• 1.79.1

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

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\peej9sah.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.plex.tv

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\H__Videos desechables_Plex_Plex_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\H__Videos desechables_Plex_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\00413968645363ea73ddaabbc5c62c83dc762b42.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\06e1425e06624ce78a79f41bed4e86c786e9435c.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\09f25e17788cc9c6f578124ce49235edee2bb1de.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\0c0f1b700a888f7b609d747c30424e701f72e631.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\14e01a3b19dd48b2fd896d620c5021a2ca44773d.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\18d5c3a25eb3062364917d8dc9234a8b845f434f.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\1be6578f73804cdfcae8f8c47c7f5bb3ca4c0fe9.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\1c3fa0bde3da9417359b1b24db331d59395c3c2d.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\1e18ac4714a730a028a704ec9afc5f5b893e046e.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\208d956825dedc32fc04e54780f263ecbb5aa85c.jsc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\2131811bb8e52a1f2d8a3d8f80f9816baddf5d04.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\425d4243984097f23a919c4bf5414823bd3fa74d.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\489e8107a34d6de0a940e398176f85e895ebe314.jsc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\4d7e738b4152fef6227c6372ee1858adaddccedc.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\4ec4f029606a22e0b18a487a10c9c7da05e8813a.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\4f823c986b9550389a9dcfece3b4493dea06ab07.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\51ea0bceea37cc85568032db3fc2f3d22ae17f59.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\58053005cf3dbdd3bfffac0a6c7b5cfe5e0ba5b3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\5a13ddb1e27bd765609ee4118409607c12b55ad9.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\5e3c97df5e2eb70ef6357bd33b56cff165a2bee9.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\5f73f8b20cad05943a2bb9697eddb8459f1e8cc7.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\64fa720e8bdcf4d1f70dedba465521ecca658faf.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\6621f3f34a9172d3135ef995493876c5f00d93b4.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\6f7649ff342556912726cfc71ee18e1e80a6df0c.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\74b549e21a1e8f7dc067aa4cd9805f3a06d23d0b.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\752068f15fa2eed65a76e766d58e062d0c26985e.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\76c324206f806b06b92e3622267966462765087d.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\783613ecdbc51e177dbf77618db4e33244e79897.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\7ed1cd7769c5ccadd8482f2d7c08d294eeb59bff.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\7ee9c9a42f4cafadabef6523bbccd6fca16af1d3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\89dd735e1b17737e79766a2be35881d2781ce0bb.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\9930c2543171f6157e18f45e67d49571fa83413b.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\9d2e0c7748e6c2d8ed7c84d518ba51cbbc0b5fef.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\b058ec86945d05ce56979f52bb3194356ba82196.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\b83d36c8237a7f97fd5e4a7ad5697c2456c68cfe.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\b8b99b2c92b177f07bc43cba638ea6d9aa580ea8.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\bed81d35aad4096446c0aba2944ec3b3b55148a7.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\c0ec27e5760a3ffe79459f7c914cf8352f8f227b.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\ca013bb8ff9c6e7413076b1f6097cda011371fe3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\d870e6396368382bc1256c3362530f0614467902.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\e8bbd2ae6af61c3c474ae9907ef2477f02f2f13e.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\f10899ea5a14192c34a8d83eac9c9c96b9eee869.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\f7650d488501d405c7743fdf5a875d54f8d9415f.jsc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\f95d7e9115d6a1d8c4bca11260d15764eeb21fcc.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\qmlcache\ff314e119d5965caa02766745a07c66966d08c37.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\input.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\inputmaps\default\media-keys.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\Logs\Plex.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\mpv.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\Plex Media Server\Logs\Plex Media Server.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support\Databases\com.plexapp.plugins.library.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\Plex Media Server\Preferences.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\plex.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Platform Notifications\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Platform Notifications\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Platform Notifications\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Platform Notifications\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Platform Notifications\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\user_prefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\QtWebEngine\Default\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\scripts\scripting.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\shaders\FSRCNNX_x2_8-0-4-1.glsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\shaders\KrigBilateral.glsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\shaders\SSimDownscaler.glsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex\shaders\SSimSuperRes-mitchell.glsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\peej9sah.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.plex.tv\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\peej9sah.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.plex.tv\ls\usage

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\plex
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\plex.tv
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Plex
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Plex, Inc.

A way to uninstall Plex from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Plex is an application offered by the software company Plex, Inc.. Some people choose to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Plex is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Plex or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Plex". The Plex program will be found very quickly. After you click Plex in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Plex, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Plex.


8. After uninstalling Plex, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Plex that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Plex using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Plex by Plex, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Plex by Plex, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Plex in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.