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A guide to uninstall QQ from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall QQ for Windows. The Windows version was created by Tencent. More info about Tencent can be found here. Usually the QQ application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Tencent\QQNT directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove QQ by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Tencent\QQNT\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. QQ.exe is the QQ's primary executable file and it occupies close to 168.22 MB (176387408 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in QQ. They occupy 208.06 MB (218169032 bytes) on disk.

• QQ.exe (168.22 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (585.83 KB)
• remoting_host.exe (1.96 MB)
• Timwp.exe (19.33 KB)
• tool-temp-x64.exe (18.18 KB)
• tool-temp-x86.exe (18.18 KB)
• TencentOCR.exe (34.90 MB)
• TxBugReport.exe (537.45 KB)
• QQScreenshot.exe (34.38 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (1,011.33 KB)
• crashpad_handler_extension.exe (294.83 KB)
• QGBoxHyperVRepair.exe (61.83 KB)
• TxBugReport.exe (476.83 KB)

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This data is about QQ version 9.9.7.21484 only. You can find here a few links to other QQ releases:

• 9.9.10.23873
• 9.9.8.22165
• 9.9.9.22961
• 9.8.3.13456
• 9.9.3.17654
• 9.9.2.16605
• 9.9.10.24108
• 9.9.9.23255
• 9.9.7.21159
• 9.9.5.18394
• 9.9.9.22868
• 9.8.3.13183
• 9.9.9.23361
• 9.9.6.18968
• 9.9.1.15820
• 9.9.3.17260
• 9.9.9.23424
• 9.9.0.14569
• 9.9.9.22578
• 9.9.7.20670
• 9.9.7.21217
• 9.9.0.14619
• 9.9.7.20979
• 9.9.7.21453
• 9.9.2.16736
• 9.9.6.19527
• 9.9.8.22401
• 9.9.9.23159
• 9.9.7.21804
• 9.9.3.17153
• 9.9.6.19689
• 9.9.1.15293
• 9.9.8.22355
• 9.9.1.15489
• 9.9.7.21173
• 9.9.3.17749
• 9.9.3.17412
• 9.9.6.20201
• 9.9.3.17816
• 9.9.9.22741
• 9.9.7.20811
• 9.9.6.19189
• 9.9.2.16183
• 9.9.7.21357
• 9.9.2.15962

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\QQ

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\360安全浏览器下载\software\360ChromeX\Chrome\Application\360ChromeX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\360安全浏览器下载\software\360ChromeX\Chrome\Application\360ChromeX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\360安全浏览器下载\software\WPS Office\ksolaunch.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\360安全浏览器下载\software\WPS Office\ksolaunch.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SogouSvc\ImagePath

How to erase QQ from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

QQ is a program by the software company Tencent. Sometimes, computer users try to erase it. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution to erase QQ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

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

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about QQ, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall QQ.


8. After uninstalling QQ, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of QQ which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling QQ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall QQ by Tencent from your PC, we are not saying that QQ by Tencent is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall QQ supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.