RealPlayer

A guide to uninstall RealPlayer from your PC

RealPlayer is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by RealNetworks. Take a look here where you can find out more on RealNetworks. Please open http://www.real.com if you want to read more on RealPlayer on RealNetworks's page. Usually the RealPlayer application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|18.1 is the full command line if you want to uninstall RealPlayer. realplay.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 245.79 KB (251688 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside RealPlayer. They occupy about 85.35 MB (89491050 bytes) on disk.

• convert.exe (110.29 KB)
• fixrjb.exe (25.79 KB)
• realcleaner.exe (121.29 KB)
• realconverter.exe (136.79 KB)
• realjbox.exe (52.79 KB)
• realplay.exe (245.79 KB)
• realtrimmer.exe (130.79 KB)
• rndevicedbbuilder.exe (39.79 KB)
• rpbgconverter.exe (110.29 KB)
• rphelperapp.exe (32.79 KB)
• videodl.exe (7.61 MB)
• CrashSender1402.exe (955.29 KB)
• rtcreator.exe (1.63 MB)
• uninst.exe (151.13 KB)
• dbclean.exe (1.05 MB)
• msgtest.exe (58.13 KB)
• proclaunch.exe (27.13 KB)
• rpdsvc.exe (967.63 KB)
• rpsystray.exe (4.87 MB)
• ffmpeg.exe (251.65 KB)
• ffprobe.exe (174.15 KB)
• segmenter.exe (61.13 KB)
• StreamAnalyzer.exe (2.36 MB)
• setup.exe (62.55 MB)
• r1puninst.exe (911.29 KB)
• realonemessagecenter.exe (90.29 KB)
• realsched.exe (344.79 KB)
• rnxproc.exe (114.29 KB)
• upgrdhlp.exe (283.29 KB)

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This page is about RealPlayer version 18.1.20 alone. You can find below info on other versions of RealPlayer:

• 18.1.18
• 22.0.1
• 18.1.11
• 18.1.16
• 16.0.2
• 22.0.4
• Unknown
• 20.1.0
• 22.0.0
• 20.0.6
• 22.0.2
• 16.0.4
• 15.0.6
• 20.0.2
• 16.0.0
• 18.1.14
• 15.0.5
• 22.0.5
• 22.0.3
• 16.0.3
• 18.1.10
• 20.0.7
• 20.0.5
• 20.0.0
• 18.1.15
• 16.0.5
• 20.0.4
• 15.0.4
• 20.0.3
• 18.1.19
• 19.0.2
• 22.0.6
• 20.0.1
• 20.0.8
• 18.1.17
• 19.0.1
• 18.1.12

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If you are manually uninstalling RealPlayer we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall RealPlayer:

• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Real\RealPlayer

The files below remain on your disk by RealPlayer when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Common\hxmedpltfm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Common\pnrs3260.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rcaplugins\converterapp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rcaplugins\rpcontrols.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rcaplugins\rpsharedcomponents.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rcaplugins\uisy3201.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbgconverter.exe
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Bin\rpdsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Bin\rpsystray.exe
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\alohaplin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\cldplin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\cmsplin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\httpfsysshim.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\metrics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\placeresolver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\rpdbplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\rpfiplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\smplfsys.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\tmplgpln.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\transfspln.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Plugins\webapipln.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\rpdsvc.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\ffmpeg\avcodec-56.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\ffmpeg\avformat-56.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\ffmpeg\avutil-54.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\ffmpeg\mediautil.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\ffmpeg\swresample-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\plugins\directshowdec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\plugins\hxfformat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\plugins\mcddplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\plugins\MFTDecoder.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RPDS\Tools\plugins\MFTEncoder.dll
• C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Real\RealPlayer\library.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Real\RealPlayer\History\Roki & ork. Bobana Gajica Šekija - Lj....lnk

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\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.rn-realplayer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AAC.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AudioCD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AutoPlay.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.CDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DIVX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.EVRC.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.FLV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.IVR.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.M4A.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MKA
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MKV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP1.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP2.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MPA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MPGA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.PIX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.PLSPL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.QCP.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.qt.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RAM.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RAX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RM.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RMHD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RMS.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RMVB.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RP.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RSML.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RT.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.RVX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.SDP.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.SMIL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.WebM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RealPlayer 18.1

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3g2\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AAC\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AAC.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.amr\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.au\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.awb\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.divx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.DIVX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EVR\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.EVRC.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EVRC\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.EVRC.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.FLV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ivr\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.IVR.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m1v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m2v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.M4A.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4e\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MKA
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MKV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.qt.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp1\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP1.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP2.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpa\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpga\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPGA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mps\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.PLSPL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.qcp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.QCP.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.qt\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.qt.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ra\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RA.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ram\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RAM.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rax\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RAX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RM.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmhd\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RMHD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RAM.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rms\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RMS.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmvb\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RMVB.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rnx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RP.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.PIX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rsml\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RSML.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rt\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RT.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rvx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.RVX.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sdp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.SDP.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.smi\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.SMIL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.smil\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.SMIL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff\OpenWithProgids\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wax\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.webm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.WebM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wvx\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xpl\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.PLSPL.6

A way to erase RealPlayer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RealPlayer is a program marketed by the software company RealNetworks. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to uninstall RealPlayer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate RealPlayer or simply click the Search field and type in "RealPlayer". If it exists on your system the RealPlayer program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click RealPlayer in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding RealPlayer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for RealPlayer:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.real.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|18.1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove RealPlayer.


8. After uninstalling RealPlayer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of RealPlayer that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RealPlayer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall RealPlayer by RealNetworks from your computer, we are not saying that RealPlayer by RealNetworks is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall RealPlayer in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.