QuickLook

How to uninstall QuickLook from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove QuickLook for Windows. It was developed for Windows by QL-Win. Go over here where you can find out more on QL-Win. Usually the QuickLook application is found in the C:\Program Files\QuickLook folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall QuickLook by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\QuickLook\Uninst.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. QuickLook.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 11.21 MB (11752960 bytes) on disk.

QuickLook contains of the executables below. They occupy 11.76 MB (12331520 bytes) on disk.

• QuickLook.exe (11.21 MB)
• QuickLook.WoW64HookHelper.exe (86.00 KB)
• Uninst.exe (479.00 KB)

The current web page applies to QuickLook version 4.0.0 only. Click on the links below for other QuickLook versions:

• 4.0.2
• 4.0.1

If you are manually uninstalling QuickLook we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\QuickLook
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\pooi.moe\QuickLook

The files below remain on your disk by QuickLook when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.exe
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Native32.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Native64.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\SharpCompress.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Text.Encoding.CodePages.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\UtfUnknown.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.ArchiveViewer\ZstdSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\CsvHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\Microsoft.Win32.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\netstandard.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.AppContext.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Collections.Concurrent.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Collections.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Collections.NonGeneric.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Collections.Specialized.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.ComponentModel.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.ComponentModel.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Console.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Data.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.Debug.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.Process.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.StackTrace.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.Tools.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.TraceSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Diagnostics.Tracing.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Drawing.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Dynamic.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Globalization.Calendars.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Globalization.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Globalization.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.Compression.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.FileSystem.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.FileSystem.DriveInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.FileSystem.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.FileSystem.Watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.IsolatedStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.Pipes.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Linq.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Linq.Expressions.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Linq.Parallel.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Linq.Queryable.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.NameResolution.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.NetworkInformation.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Ping.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Requests.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Security.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.Sockets.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.WebHeaderCollection.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.WebSockets.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Net.WebSockets.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.ObjectModel.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Reflection.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Reflection.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Reflection.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Resources.Reader.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Resources.ResourceManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Resources.Writer.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.VisualC.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Handles.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.InteropServices.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Numerics.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Serialization.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Runtime.Serialization.Xml.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Claims.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Cryptography.Csp.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.Plugin\QuickLook.Plugin.CsvViewer\System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\QuickLook_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\QuickLook_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\QuickLook

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1911040961-1771082161-3551075847-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\QuickLook\QuickLook.exe

A way to erase QuickLook from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

QuickLook is a program offered by QL-Win. Frequently, people want to uninstall this application. This is hard because doing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY solution to uninstall QuickLook 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find QuickLook or simply click the Search feature and type in "QuickLook". The QuickLook program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click QuickLook in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding QuickLook, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall QuickLook.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove QuickLook by QL-Win from your computer, nor are we saying that QuickLook by QL-Win is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove QuickLook supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.