Sony PC Companion
How to uninstall Sony PC Companion from your PC
Sony PC Companion is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Sony. Go over here for more information on Sony. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\Sony PC Companion folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Sony PC Companion is "C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{F09EF8F2-0976-42C1-8D9D-8DF78337C6E3}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. PCCompanion.exe is the Sony PC Companion's primary executable file and it takes circa 455.22 KB (466144 bytes) on disk.Sony PC Companion contains of the executables below. They take 2.93 MB (3074368 bytes) on disk.
- AvqBtEnum.exe (51.67 KB)
- OMSILogsOnDesktop.exe (75.67 KB)
- PCCompanion.exe (455.22 KB)
- PCCompanionInfo.exe (110.72 KB)
- PCCService.exe (152.17 KB)
- rpshell.exe (103.67 KB)
- DPInst.exe (773.17 KB)
- DPInst64.exe (905.17 KB)
- Mapi64.exe (222.67 KB)
The current page applies to Sony PC Companion version 2.10.245 alone. Click on the links below for other Sony PC Companion versions:
- 2.10.289
- 2.10.165
- 2.10.155
- 2.10.065
- 2.10.297
- 2.10.197
- 2.10.228
- 2.10.259
- 2.10.235
- 2.10.079
- 2.10.236
- 2.10.275
- 2.10.226
- 2.10
- 2.10.181
- 2.10.136
- 2.10.108
- 2.10.027
- 2.10.179
- 2.10.303
- 2.10.188
- 2.10.251
- 2.10.174
- 2.10.206
- 2.10.221
- 2.10.211
- 2.10.094
- 2.10.173
- 2.10.115
- 2.10.281
- 2.10.180
- 2.10.053
Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Sony PC Companion from your computer:
- C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Sony\Sony PC Companion
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sony(35)\Sony PC Companion
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sony\Sony PC Companion
The files below remain on your disk when you remove Sony PC Companion:
- C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion\Aboutn.ini
- C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion\AvqBtEnum.exe
- C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion\AvqBtSDK.dll
- C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion\BackupRestore.dll
Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{084FF8F6-FC46-404A-8FC1-861D7F1A3B2D}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0E9D8DDB-8C39-47B9-BE3C-43978A598605}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1C2FB0DB-45E6-475F-AC70-5B4F5AC38FEC}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1F0E819F-052E-43EB-A8DC-BB6D146F7A97}
Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{032017E2-0B8F-493E-ADF8-C6934F646368}\InprocServer32\
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{051060DF-77F8-4289-A774-7AB4B642451A}\InprocServer32\
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{05E23E36-DCD7-4899-B050-57E24C98F923}\InprocServer32\
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{062BB31C-B386-4A28-A540-46E21CA022C7}\InprocServer32\
A way to uninstall Sony PC Companion from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Sony PC Companion is a program marketed by Sony. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY action to uninstall Sony PC Companion is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.
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- download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sony PC Companion or simply click the Search field and type in "Sony PC Companion". If it exists on your system the Sony PC Companion application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Sony PC Companion in the list of applications, the following information about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Sony PC Companion, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Sony PC Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sony PC Companion which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sony PC Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
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Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Sony PC Companion by Sony from your computer, nor are we saying that Sony PC Companion by Sony is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sony PC Companion in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2015-02-21 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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