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A way to uninstall Slack from your system

Slack is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Slack Technologies. Check out here for more info on Slack Technologies. Slack is commonly installed in the C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\..\slack directory, regulated by the user's option. C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\..\slack\Update.exe --uninstall is the full command line if you want to uninstall Slack. The application's main executable file is called slack.exe and it has a size of 45.97 MB (48200120 bytes).

The executables below are part of Slack. They take about 48.85 MB (51222824 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (1.44 MB)
  • slack.exe (45.97 MB)


The current page applies to Slack version 1.2.2 only. For more Slack versions please click below:

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

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Slack:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.2\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.2\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.2\ffmpegsumo.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sms\URL Protocol
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack\DisplayIcon


How to remove Slack with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is an application by Slack Technologies. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to uninstall Slack 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

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 computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Slack or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Slack". The Slack program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Slack in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Slack, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Slack.
Uninstall Slack


8. After removing Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Slack which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Slack with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Slack by Slack Technologies from your computer, nor are we saying that Slack by Slack Technologies is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Slack supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-27 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-27 12:57:55.483