Plex Media Player

A guide to uninstall Plex Media Player from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Plex Media Player for Windows. It is written by Plex. Check out here for more information on Plex. More info about the software Plex Media Player can be found at https://plex.tv. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PlexMediaPlayer directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Plex Media Player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\PlexMediaPlayer\maintenancetool.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called PlexMediaPlayer.exe and it has a size of 3.21 MB (3366400 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in Plex Media Player. They occupy 26.10 MB (27371392 bytes) on disk.

• maintenancetool.exe (14.71 MB)
• PlexMediaPlayer.exe (3.21 MB)
• PMPHelper.exe (183.00 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (12.00 KB)
• updater.exe (1.13 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)

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The current web page applies to Plex Media Player version 1.0.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Plex Media Player releases:

• 1.0.4
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.3

How to delete Plex Media Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Plex Media Player is an application marketed by Plex. Some users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall Plex Media Player 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Plex Media Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "Plex Media Player". If it exists on your system the Plex Media Player application will be found very quickly. When you click Plex Media Player in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Plex Media Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Plex Media Player:

• The web site of the application is: https://plex.tv
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\PlexMediaPlayer\maintenancetool.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Plex Media Player.


8. After uninstalling Plex Media Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Plex Media Player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Plex Media Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Plex Media Player by Plex from your PC, we are not saying that Plex Media Player by Plex is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Plex Media Player 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.