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A way to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove Symantec pcAnywhere for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Symantec Corporation. Go over here where you can read more on Symantec Corporation. Click on to get more info about Symantec pcAnywhere on Symantec Corporation's website. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Symantec pcAnywhere is MsiExec.exe /I{125E8183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}. The application's main executable file has a size of 70.37 KB (72056 bytes) on disk and is labeled awhk64Launcher.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Symantec pcAnywhere. They occupy about 3.89 MB (4083592 bytes) on disk.

  • awhk64Launcher.exe (70.37 KB)
  • awhost32.exe (133.37 KB)
  • AwHProbe.exe (25.87 KB)
  • AwInvite.exe (24.37 KB)
  • awrem32.exe (137.37 KB)
  • DSBrowse.exe (61.37 KB)
  • IntgStat.exe (53.37 KB)
  • pcaadminapp.exe (205.37 KB)
  • pcaevents.exe (77.37 KB)
  • PCAQuickConnect.exe (93.37 KB)
  • pcArecordLauncher.exe (65.37 KB)
  • pcASessionPlayer.exe (69.37 KB)
  • SessionController.exe (65.37 KB)
  • SetDefaultProvider.exe (26.37 KB)
  • slaunch.exe (17.87 KB)
  • stophost.exe (15.37 KB)
  • usersessionmgr.exe (113.37 KB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (2.56 MB)
  • winawsvr.exe (109.37 KB)
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The current web page applies to Symantec pcAnywhere version 12.5.0.618 alone. You can find here a few links to other Symantec pcAnywhere versions:

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Symantec pcAnywhere.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Symantec\Symantec pcAnywhere

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\adsauth.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\AgentCustomInstall.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\Anywhere.Bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32spx.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bhf
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chf
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcainv
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00763f62-dc4e-4ce7-8fc8-aeb3abb42249}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0ACCEA31-7B1F-49C4-ACD2-96D5851608B5}\LocalServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{274A3C4F-8DE6-43CC-9539-DE6E7D561560}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{452f2bcf-7261-4aa6-9228-387676f3a183}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{47564344-AC31-47D3-B778-C842DA3677CB}\InprocServer32\


How to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec pcAnywhere is a program offered by the software company Symantec Corporation. Frequently, users decide to remove this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to remove Symantec pcAnywhere is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Symantec pcAnywhere or simply click the Search feature and type in "Symantec pcAnywhere". If it exists on your system the Symantec pcAnywhere app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Symantec pcAnywhere in the list of apps, some information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Symantec pcAnywhere, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Symantec pcAnywhere:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{125E8183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere.
Uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere


8. After removing Symantec pcAnywhere, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Symantec pcAnywhere which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Symantec pcAnywhere with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Symantec pcAnywhere supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-20 12:58:56.687