Rainmeter

A way to uninstall Rainmeter from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Rainmeter for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Rainmeter. Open here for more information on Rainmeter. More details about Rainmeter can be found at https://rainmeter.net. Rainmeter is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. You can remove Rainmeter by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Rainmeter.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 464.37 KB (475512 bytes) on disk.

Rainmeter installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.13 MB (1184102 bytes) on disk.

• Rainmeter.exe (464.37 KB)
• RestartRainmeter.exe (116.37 KB)
• SkinInstaller.exe (461.87 KB)
• uninst.exe (113.75 KB)

This web page is about Rainmeter version 4.5.17 only. You can find below a few links to other Rainmeter versions:

• 4.43333
• 4.43412
• 4.3.13321
• 4.43398
• 4.23027
• 4.02618
• 4.43500
• 4.43445
• 3.3.32744
• 4.12838
• 4.12983
• 4.43488
• 4.12944
• 4.43353
• 4.33288
• 4.33298
• 4.5.8
• 4.5.3
• 4.43506
• 4.43327
• 4.33277
• 4.5.9
• 4.23074
• 4.43438
• 4.23048
• 4.12917
• 4.12922
• 4.43354
• 4.23108
• 4.3
• 3.0.22161
• 4.33250
• 4.43349
• 4.33253
• 4.43330
• 4.33270
• 3.01930
• 4.5.5
• 4.43493
• 4.43434
• 3.3.22609
• 4.12982
• 4.43350
• 4.43408
• 4.23011
• 4.23040
• 4.33271
• 4.23018
• 4.23043
• 4.33294
• 4.43473
• 4.33279
• 4.43452
• 4.5.11
• 4.43410
• 4.33266
• 4.43399
• 4.33283
• 4.33255
• 4.43348
• 4.33246
• 4.12815
• 4.43504
• 4.12947
• 4.43404
• 4.5.15
• 4.5.12
• 4.33273
• 4.33258
• 4.23104
• 4.5.4
• 4.5.16
• 4.23088
• 3.2.12386
• 4.5.6
• 4.43400
• 4.23110
• 4.43433
• 3.32519
• 4.5.0
• 2.51842
• 4.43502
• 4.23111
• 4.23004
• 4.43373
• 4.43447
• 4.23097
• 4.5.14
• 4.23064
• 4.5.13
• 4.33206
• 4.33074
• 4.33296
• 4.43360
• 4.12989
• 4.5.10
• 4.43382
• 4.23029
• 4.5.2
• 4.5.1

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Rainmeter has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Rainmeter:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira\Security\Delay Load for Current\Rainmeter.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Rainmeter_Rainmeter_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\@Backup\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\illustro default\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Mond\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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\SkinInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\SkinInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Rainmeter-4.5.13.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Rainmeter-4.5.13.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Rainmeter from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is a program offered by Rainmeter. Sometimes, users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK practice to remove 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Rainmeter or simply click the Search field and type in "Rainmeter". The Rainmeter program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Rainmeter in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Rainmeter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Rainmeter:

• The web site of the program is: https://rainmeter.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Rainmeter.


8. After removing Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Rainmeter that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your computer, nor are we saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Rainmeter in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.