Rufus

How to uninstall Rufus from your system

Rufus is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by pbatard. Take a look here where you can read more on pbatard. Detailed information about Rufus can be found at https://rufus.ie/. The application is frequently located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe directory (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for Rufus is winget uninstall --product-code Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.55 MB (1622832 bytes) on disk and is named rufus.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Rufus. They occupy 1.55 MB (1622832 bytes) on disk.

• rufus.exe (1.55 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.6 of Rufus. You can find here a few links to other Rufus releases:

• 4.5
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4

Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Rufus.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Rufus.Rufus_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• 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

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

A way to remove Rufus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rufus is an application offered by pbatard. Some users choose to uninstall it. This is hard because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice to uninstall Rufus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Rufus or simply click the Search field and type in "Rufus". If it exists on your system the Rufus application will be found automatically. When you click Rufus in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Rufus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Rufus:

• The web site of the program 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. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Rufus.


8. After uninstalling Rufus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Rufus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Rufus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Rufus by pbatard from your PC, we are not saying that Rufus by pbatard is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Rufus in case you want to. 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' PCs.