Plex

How to uninstall Plex from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Plex for Windows. It was created for Windows by Plex, Inc.. You can read more on Plex, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex folder. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Plex. Plex.exe is the Plex's primary executable file and it takes around 1.25 MB (1308840 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Plex. They take an average of 16.59 MB (17395659 bytes) on disk.

• Plex Transcoder.exe (386.16 KB)
• Plex.exe (1.25 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (492.16 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (133.84 KB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.35 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.29.0 of Plex. You can find here a few links to other Plex releases:

• 1.13.0
• 1.52.1
• 1.31.1
• 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
• 1.56.2
• 1.81.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.67.1
• 1.70.2
• 1.8.0
• 1.6.2
• 1.16.0
• 1.21.0
• 1.19.0
• 1.86.1
• 1.54.1
• 1.58.1
• 1.1.0
• 1.43.2
• 1.82.2
• 1.84.1
• 1.91.0
• 1.82.1
• 1.49.1
• 1.40.0
• 1.27.1
• 1.6.3
• 1.12.0
• 1.54.2
• 1.60.1
• 1.22.0
• 1.57.1
• 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
• 1.28.0
• 1.31.0
• 1.77.2
• 1.77.3
• 1.33.0
• 1.47.1
• 1.30.0
• 1.30.1
• 1.62.2
• 1.3.1
• 1.4.1
• 1.44.0
• 1.10.0
• 1.5.0
• 1.87.2
• 1.8.1
• 1.20.0
• 1.17.0
• 1.59.1
• 1.7.0
• 1.26.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.85.0
• 1.79.1
• 1.46.1
• 1.43.3
• 1.53.1
• 1.24.0
• 1.50.1
• 1.18.0
• 1.34.1
• 1.66.1
• 1.35.1
• 1.45.0
• 1.37.0
• 1.12.1
• 1.6.5
• 1.68.2
• 1.43.4

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If you are manually uninstalling Plex we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Plex.exe.10756.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Plex.exe.1128.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Plex_Plex_Plex_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Plex_Plex_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Plex_Plex Media Server_Plex Media Server_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\autotag_wordlist.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\cert-v2.p12
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\CloudAccessV2.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\CloudAccountV2.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\CloudUsersSubscriptionsV2.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\CloudUsersV2.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\Flags.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\OCSP\main.der
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\PhotoTranscoder\00\0038012dc6cdf4f2c8745ed200396c94fd124490.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\PhotoTranscoder\00\005ec8fd1e3910f9d3373711e03e207c7b1a7738.jpg
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Registry that is not uninstalled:

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

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\plex\plex\plex.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{42EBCE9B-F835-4625-8179-C08895991D86}C:\program files\plex\plex\plex.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3235E304-8ADF-474B-A722-73A8DE6315BE}C:\program files\plex\plex\plex.exe

A way to uninstall Plex from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Plex is a program by Plex, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to erase Plex 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Plex or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Plex". The Plex application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Plex in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Plex, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Plex.


8. After removing Plex, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Plex that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Plex using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Plex by Plex, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Plex by Plex, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Plex in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.