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A way to uninstall Rainmeter from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Rainmeter for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Rainmeter. Additional info about Rainmeter can be found here. You can see more info on Rainmeter at . The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Rainmeter. The application's main executable file occupies 458.43 KB (469432 bytes) on disk and is labeled Rainmeter.exe.

Rainmeter installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.11 MB (1163500 bytes) on disk.

  • Rainmeter.exe (458.43 KB)
  • RestartRainmeter.exe (107.93 KB)
  • SkinInstaller.exe (455.43 KB)
  • uninst.exe (114.44 KB)


The current web page applies to Rainmeter version 4.5.23 only. Click on the links below for other Rainmeter versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Rainmeter.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Rainmeter:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter

The files below are left behind on your disk by Rainmeter's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\D__Rainmeter_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Rainmeter.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\illustro default\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.data
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.stats

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Search\VolumeInfoCache\D:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DeviceAssociationService\State\Store\Bluetooth#Bluetoothb0:fc:36:5d:08:62-41:42:d3:97:73:a3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DeviceAssociationService\State\Store\Bluetooth#Bluetoothb0:fc:36:5d:08:62-b3:b1:66:c0:32:ad
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DeviceAssociationService\State\Store\Bluetooth#Bluetoothb0:fc:36:5d:08:62-e4:bc:aa:5f:cd:75

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Farming.Simulator.22.Year.1.Bundle.RePack.by.Chovka\Farming Simulator 22\x64\FarmingSimulator2022Game.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Farming.Simulator.22.Year.1.Bundle.RePack.by.Chovka\Farming Simulator 22\x64\FarmingSimulator2022Game.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Geometry Dash v2.11\GeometryDash.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\mta nrp\mta\cef\ceflauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\mta nrp\mta\cef\ceflauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\MTA NRP\NEXTRP.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\MTA NRP\NEXTRP.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\MetaLauncher\MetaLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\MetaLauncher\MetaLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aow_drv\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aow_drv\LastRootFs
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2845179062-588422484-3803666814-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\Влад\Downloads\Rainmeter-4.5.23.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\QMEmulatorService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{0DBCC556-C80B-4084-A8D5-9C7AD1DFF70E}D:\euro truck simulator 2 v.1.50.1.0s (2012)\euro truck simulator 2\bin\win_x86\eurotrucks2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{2F1CFBF1-D966-40CE-8F6F-DA4759BD40AB}D:\euro truck simulator 2 v.1.50.1.0s (2012)\euro truck simulator 2\bin\win_x64\eurotrucks2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{374DE298-646B-417E-91E8-44D5645B1CC1}D:\farming.simulator.22.year.1.bundle.repack.by.chovka\farming simulator 22\x64\farmingsimulator2022game.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{58FF5694-090C-4F86-9A69-127111E633DC}D:\mta nrp\mta\cef\ceflauncher.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{8BAFDDA8-AC11-4834-A8F2-0CC82F8AB126}D:\farming.simulator.22.year.1.bundle.repack.by.chovka\farming simulator 22\x64\farmingsimulator2022game.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1B5AFD5F-04FD-4EDC-BE89-0B234EA1AB2D}D:\farming.simulator.22.year.1.bundle.repack.by.chovka\farming simulator 22\x64\farmingsimulator2022game.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{258F535D-BE73-42FB-B0DA-6760ECD2E63F}D:\farming.simulator.22.year.1.bundle.repack.by.chovka\farming simulator 22\x64\farmingsimulator2022game.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{45AC79F4-6B1C-46D6-8392-2D22928A7568}D:\mta nrp\mta\cef\ceflauncher.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{64E994BF-01AF-425F-AB59-54BBD886B159}D:\euro truck simulator 2 v.1.50.1.0s (2012)\euro truck simulator 2\bin\win_x64\eurotrucks2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{889DD6DA-D339-44A3-A7D0-687528DA7A66}D:\euro truck simulator 2 v.1.50.1.0s (2012)\euro truck simulator 2\bin\win_x86\eurotrucks2.exe


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

Rainmeter is an application marketed by Rainmeter. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action to uninstall Rainmeter 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Rainmeter or simply click the Search feature and type in "Rainmeter". If it is installed on your PC the Rainmeter app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Rainmeter in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Rainmeter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Rainmeter:





  • The software company is: https://rainmeter.net
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Rainmeter.
Uninstall Rainmeter


8. After uninstalling Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Rainmeter that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your PC, nor are we saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Rainmeter in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-04-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-12 19:01:24.387