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How to uninstall Rainmeter from your system

This web page is about Rainmeter for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Rainmeter. Further information on Rainmeter can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on Rainmeter on Rainmeter's web page. Usually the Rainmeter application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder, depending on the user's option during install. Rainmeter's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 37.60 KB (38504 bytes) on disk and is titled Rainmeter.exe.

The executable files below are part of Rainmeter. They take about 172.89 KB (177038 bytes) on disk.

  • Rainmeter.exe (37.60 KB)
  • SkinInstaller.exe (27.60 KB)
  • uninst.exe (107.69 KB)


This data is about Rainmeter version 4.23018 only. Click on the links below for other Rainmeter versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter
  • C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\BHVNS

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_Desktop_BHVNS_Rainmeter_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Rainmeter.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\@Backup\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Batman\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Encircled\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\GameCore\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Gib head\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\hacker v2 mod final\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\hacker v2 mod\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Hi-Tech Desktop Refined\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\illustro default\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Iron Addiction v1.5\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\organiC\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\organiC2\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\RainBackup\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Sheild Os\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\SND xtrM moD 2\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\SND xtrM moD\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\SND\Rainmeter.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Toshiba P750\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%\Desktop\BHVNS\ARP.pptx

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

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{3DC9C700-6A92-40F3-8FC5-67BDF65506FB}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\games\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{7C43B303-E6EC-4C04-A1F6-4C228A03BE0A}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9F3059D9-77E6-490F-BBE2-5F3DCF080C20}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\games\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{2D90242F-7A1C-4A2B-A011-8818C9566866}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\games\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{333829C0-AAE3-4A35-A871-C6DB148FAE6D}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{746115AF-9BE6-4E84-9338-CB167A45FE52}C:\users\UserName\desktop\bhvns\games\left 4 dead\left4_dead2\left4dead2.exe


A way to uninstall Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is a program offered by Rainmeter. Frequently, people try to erase this application. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK way to erase Rainmeter is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Rainmeter or simply click the Search feature and type in "Rainmeter". If it is installed on your PC the Rainmeter application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Rainmeter in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Rainmeter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example 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 window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Rainmeter.
Uninstall Rainmeter


8. After uninstalling Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Rainmeter which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Rainmeter using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your PC, nor are we saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Rainmeter in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-12-22 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-12-22 18:59:04.183