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A way to uninstall Slack from your system

Slack is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Slack Technologies Inc.. More data about Slack Technologies Inc. can be seen here. Slack is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for removing Slack is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 303.30 KB (310576 bytes) on disk and is titled slack.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Slack. They occupy about 341.92 MB (358531368 bytes) on disk.

  • slack.exe (303.30 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
  • slack.exe (168.56 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
  • slack.exe (168.57 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.36.140 of Slack. For other Slack versions please click below:

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Many files, folders and registry entries can be left behind when you remove Slack from your computer.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Slack Technologies Inc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack

The files below remain on your disk by Slack when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_slack_slack
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.136\slack.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.136\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.136\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\dxil.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\af.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.138\locales\sr.pak

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.28.171\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.28.171\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.28.184\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.28.184\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.29.149\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.29.149\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.31.155\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.31.155\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.32.122\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.32.122\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.32.127\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.32.127\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.73\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.73\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.84\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.84\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.90\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.33.90\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.34.116\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.34.116\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.34.119\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.34.119\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to delete Slack with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is an application by the software company Slack Technologies Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall Slack 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Slack or simply activate the Search field and type in "Slack". The Slack application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Slack in the list , some information about the program is available to you:


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


8. After removing Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info 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' computers.

2024-01-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-01-29 12:07:24.303