Rainmeter

A guide to uninstall Rainmeter from your PC

Rainmeter is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Rainmeter. Additional info about Rainmeter can be read here. You can read more about on Rainmeter at https://rainmeter.net. Rainmeter is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter directory, regulated by the user's option. The full uninstall command line for Rainmeter is C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. Rainmeter.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 464.41 KB (475560 bytes) on disk.

Rainmeter installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.12 MB (1171374 bytes) on disk.

• Rainmeter.exe (464.41 KB)
• RestartRainmeter.exe (104.41 KB)
• SkinInstaller.exe (461.91 KB)
• uninst.exe (113.18 KB)

The current web page applies to Rainmeter version 4.5.4 only. 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
• 4.33294
• 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
• 4.5.17
• 4.23104
• 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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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Rainmeter from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Rainmeter:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\D__apps_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\Plugins\AudioAnalyzer_1_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins\Chameleon.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins\FrostedGlass.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins\Slider.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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Updates\Rainmeter-4.5.2.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Updates\Rainmeter-4.5.3.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Updates\Rainmeter-4.5.4.exe

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\Rainmeter.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\Rainmeter.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\MenuDynamic\BubbleMenu\MenuConfig.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\apps\rainmeter\SkinInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\apps\rainmeter\SkinInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

Rainmeter is an application offered by the software company Rainmeter. Sometimes, users choose to erase it. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase 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 a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

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 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Rainmeter in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Rainmeter, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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 page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Rainmeter.


8. After uninstalling Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Rainmeter that 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 can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your PC, we are not saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Rainmeter supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.