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A way to uninstall Rainmeter from your computer

Rainmeter is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Rainmeter. Open here where you can read more on Rainmeter. You can read more about on Rainmeter at . Rainmeter is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full command line for removing Rainmeter is C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 464.41 KB (475560 bytes) on disk and is titled Rainmeter.exe.

Rainmeter installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.12 MB (1171497 bytes) on disk.

  • Rainmeter.exe (464.41 KB)
  • RestartRainmeter.exe (103.91 KB)
  • SkinInstaller.exe (461.91 KB)
  • uninst.exe (113.80 KB)


This web page is about Rainmeter version 4.5.10 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Rainmeter:

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Rainmeter has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Rainmeter from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Rainmeter_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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Updates\Rainmeter-4.5.10.exe

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • 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


How to remove Rainmeter from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is an application offered by the software company Rainmeter. Some computer users want to remove it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove Rainmeter 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Rainmeter or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Rainmeter". If it is installed on your PC the Rainmeter application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Rainmeter in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Rainmeter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Rainmeter:





  • The web site of the application is: https://rainmeter.net
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Rainmeter.
Uninstall Rainmeter


8. After removing Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Rainmeter which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your computer, nor are we saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good application for your computer. This page 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-02-01 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-02-01 18:48:13.660