Rufus

A way to uninstall Rufus from your system

Rufus is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by pbatard. You can find out more on pbatard or check for application updates here. More information about Rufus can be seen at https://rufus.ie. Rufus is usually installed in the C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe directory, subject to the user's option. The full uninstall command line for Rufus is winget uninstall --product-code Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. Rufus's main file takes around 1.37 MB (1431624 bytes) and is called rufus.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Rufus. They take about 1.37 MB (1431624 bytes) on disk.

• rufus.exe (1.37 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.3 of Rufus. For other Rufus versions please click below:

• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.2
• 4.4

When you're planning to uninstall Rufus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Rufus:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rufus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\949o9rg2.default-release\storage\default\https+++rufus.ie

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Rufus:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\rufus.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\rufus.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rufus\rufus.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Rufus.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\949o9rg2.default-release\storage\default\https+++rufus.ie\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\949o9rg2.default-release\storage\default\https+++rufus.ie\ls\usage

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Akeo Consulting\Rufus
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Supplementary values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\rufus-3.20.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\rufus-3.20.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\rufus-4.3.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\rufus-4.3.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\L:\A_SoftwareBKUP\how.to.create.a.bootable.thumb.drive\rufus-2.2.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\L:\A_SoftwareBKUP\how.to.create.a.bootable.thumb.drive\rufus-2.2.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3760302161-3620069740-708128396-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\11 [FREQ_USED_SOFT]\rufus-4.3.exe

How to erase Rufus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rufus is a program offered by the software company pbatard. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. The best EASY manner to uninstall Rufus 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on 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 wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Rufus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Rufus". If it exists on your system the Rufus application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Rufus in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Rufus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Rufus:

• The software company is: https://rufus.ie
• The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Rufus.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Rufus by pbatard from your computer, we are not saying that Rufus by pbatard is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Rufus in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.