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How to uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio for Windows. It is made by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. You can read more on Realtek Semiconductor Corp. or check for application updates here. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97 folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line RunDll32. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. alcrmv.exe is the Realtek AC'97 Audio's primary executable file and it takes around 212.00 KB (217088 bytes) on disk.

Realtek AC'97 Audio contains of the executables below. They take 11.17 MB (11712000 bytes) on disk.




  • alcrmv.exe (212.00 KB)
  • alcrmv64.exe (304.00 KB)
  • ChCfg.exe (40.00 KB)
  • CPLUtl64.exe (36.50 KB)
  • RTLCPL.exe (10.04 MB)
  • SoundMan.exe (564.00 KB)
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The current web page applies to Realtek AC'97 Audio version 5.24 only. You can find below a few links to other Realtek AC'97 Audio versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Realtek Sound Manager

The files below are left behind on your disk by Realtek AC'97 Audio's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\alcrmv.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\alcrmv64.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm.cat
  • C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm.inf

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}\BackUnString
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}\LogFile
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}\ProductGuid


How to uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Realtek AC'97 Audio is an application by the software company Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
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5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Realtek AC'97 Audio or simply click the Search feature and type in "Realtek AC'97 Audio". If it exists on your system the Realtek AC'97 Audio application will be found automatically. When you click Realtek AC'97 Audio in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Realtek AC'97 Audio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Realtek AC'97 Audio.
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8. After uninstalling Realtek AC'97 Audio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Realtek AC'97 Audio that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Realtek AC'97 Audio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio by Realtek Semiconductor Corp. from your computer, we are not saying that Realtek AC'97 Audio by Realtek Semiconductor Corp. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2016-07-01 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-30 22:01:27.627