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How to uninstall Remote Desktop from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Remote Desktop for Windows. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Remote Desktop application is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Apps\Remote Desktop folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Remote Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{02118480-1FCA-4465-98E0-9FC458057A6E}. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled msrdcw.exe and its approximative size is 8.92 MB (9358216 bytes).

Remote Desktop is comprised of the following executables which occupy 11.06 MB (11594000 bytes) on disk:

  • msrdc.exe (2.13 MB)
  • msrdcw.exe (8.92 MB)


This page is about Remote Desktop version 1.2.2691.0 only. Click on the links below for other Remote Desktop versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Remote Desktop.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop
  • C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Apps\Remote Desktop

The files below are left behind on your disk by Remote Desktop when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ADALILBridge.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Assets\remote_application.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Assets\remote_desktop.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Assets\warning.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\CommonServiceLocator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\da\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\da\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\da-DK\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\da-DK\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\de\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\de\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\de-DE\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\de-DE\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-AU\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-AU\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-CA\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-CA\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-GB\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-GB\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-GB\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-GB\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-US\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-US\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\en-US\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\es\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\es\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\es-ES\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\es-ES\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fi\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fi\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fi-FI\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fi-FI\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fr\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fr\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fr-FR\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\fr-FR\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\it\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\it\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\it-IT\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\it-IT\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ja\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ja\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ja-JP\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ja-JP\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Microsoft.SlimCV.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Microsoft.TextInput.RemoteTextPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\MsMmrDVCPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\msrdc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\msrdcw.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\MsRdcWebRTCAddIn.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nb\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nb\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nb-NO\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nb-NO\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Newtonsoft.Json.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nl\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nl\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nl-NL\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\nl-NL\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\NOTICE.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pl\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pl\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pl-PL\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pl-PL\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.Unity.Wpf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.Unity.Wpf.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.Wpf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.Wpf.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\Prism.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pt-BR\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pt-BR\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pt-BR\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\pt-BR\rdclientax.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\QueryString.NETCore.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\QueryString.NETCore.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Common.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Contracts.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Diagnostics.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Helpers.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Instrumentation.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RDClient.Logging.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.PlatformAbstractions.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.RemoteFeedClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Tracing.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.UpdateLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.Utilities.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.WPF.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdClient.WPF.Win10.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\rdclientax.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\rdpnanoTransport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\RdpWinStlHelper.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ru\License.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ru\msrdcw.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ru-RU\msrdc.exe.mui
  • C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\ru-RU\rdclientax.dll.mui

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Remote Desktop
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\01D5C1F4210F930498FCF284039A19AA

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\01D5C1F4210F930498FCF284039A19AA\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{7021E36B-20DD-4DEC-BC64-63508F101403}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{7021E36B-20DD-4DEC-BC64-63508F101403}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{7021E36B-20DD-4DEC-BC64-63508F101403}\


A way to delete Remote Desktop from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Remote Desktop is an application released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this program. This can be hard because performing this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to remove Remote Desktop 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Remote Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "Remote Desktop". The Remote Desktop application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Remote Desktop in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Remote Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Remote Desktop.
Uninstall Remote Desktop


8. After removing Remote Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Remote Desktop that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Remote Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Remote Desktop by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Remote Desktop by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Remote Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-01-13 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-01-13 04:27:42.680