Rainmeter

How to uninstall Rainmeter from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Rainmeter for Windows. It is produced by Rainmeter. Open here for more details on Rainmeter. Detailed information about Rainmeter can be found at https://rainmeter.net. Rainmeter is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder, subject to the user's option. C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Rainmeter. Rainmeter.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 461.63 KB (472712 bytes) on disk.

Rainmeter installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.01 MB (1055091 bytes) on disk.

• Rainmeter.exe (461.63 KB)
• SkinInstaller.exe (459.14 KB)
• uninst.exe (109.59 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.33294 of Rainmeter. You can find below a few links to other Rainmeter releases:

• 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
• 4.43473
• 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
• 4.5.17
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

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

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__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\Plugins\HardwareMonitor.dll
• 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 uninstalled; 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\F:\7-Zip\7zFM.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\7-Zip\7zFM.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Downloads\7z1900-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Downloads\7z1900-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Firefox\firefox.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Firefox\firefox.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\SkinInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\SkinInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1283985505-886450624-311576647-16152\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Downloads\Rainmeter-4.3-r3294-beta.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1283985505-886450624-311576647-16152\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Rainmeter.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LenovoDrvSv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DF2BEE04-99B0-465E-AF20-4E040470E758}F:\qqintl\bin\qq.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C5B372AE-05C4-47C7-B9C6-217285C31584}F:\qqintl\bin\qq.exe

A way to remove Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is an application by the software company Rainmeter. Frequently, computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Rainmeter or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Rainmeter". The Rainmeter app will be found very quickly. When you click Rainmeter in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Rainmeter, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish 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. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Rainmeter.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your PC, we are not saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Rainmeter supposing 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.