Rainmeter

A way to uninstall Rainmeter from your computer

Rainmeter is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Rainmeter. More information on Rainmeter can be found here. More details about Rainmeter can be found at https://rainmeter.net. Rainmeter is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Rainmeter is C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. Rainmeter.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 464.41 KB (475560 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Rainmeter. They take about 1.12 MB (1173031 bytes) on disk.

• Rainmeter.exe (464.41 KB)
• RestartRainmeter.exe (105.41 KB)
• SkinInstaller.exe (461.91 KB)
• uninst.exe (113.80 KB)

This info is about Rainmeter version 4.5.12 alone. You can find here 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
• 4.33273
• 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 leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were left behind:

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

The files below remain on your disk by Rainmeter's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Rainmeter.exe.log
• 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\Gruvy\Rainmeter.ini
• 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

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Search\VolumeInfoCache\D:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DeviceAssociationService\State\Store\Bluetooth#Bluetooth60:f2:62:9e:00:e7-c0:17:4d:31:61:f2

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Rainmeter-4.5.12.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Rainmeter-4.5.12.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\note 8 mordad 00\Adobe Illustrator 2021\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\note 8 mordad 00\Adobe Illustrator 2021\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\SkinInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\SkinInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Telegram Desktop\Clash for Windows\Clash for Windows.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Telegram Desktop\Clash for Windows\Clash for Windows.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Adguard VPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-986481045-3074339659-3782771155-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Rainmeter.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-986481045-3074339659-3782771155-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Rainmeter-4.5.12.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winstep Xtreme Service\ImagePath

How to uninstall Rainmeter from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is an application marketed by Rainmeter. Frequently, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY procedure to erase Rainmeter is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Rainmeter or simply activate the Search field and type in "Rainmeter". If it is installed on your PC the Rainmeter app will be found very quickly. When you click Rainmeter in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Rainmeter, ranging 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 clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Rainmeter:

• The publisher is: https://rainmeter.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Rainmeter.


8. After removing Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Rainmeter which 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 directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready 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 software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Rainmeter in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.