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How to uninstall TrueCrypt from your PC

TrueCrypt is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by TrueCrypt Foundation. Go over here where you can get more info on TrueCrypt Foundation. Further information about TrueCrypt can be seen at . Usually the TrueCrypt application is found in the C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for TrueCrypt is C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe. TrueCrypt.exe is the TrueCrypt's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.43 MB (1496528 bytes) on disk.

TrueCrypt is comprised of the following executables which take 6.27 MB (6576136 bytes) on disk:

  • TrueCrypt Format.exe (1.52 MB)
  • TrueCrypt Setup.exe (3.33 MB)
  • TrueCrypt.exe (1.43 MB)


The current page applies to TrueCrypt version 7.0 alone. For more TrueCrypt versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TrueCrypt

The files below remain on your disk when you remove TrueCrypt:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___www_truecrypt_org_
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\TrueCryptFoundation_TrueCrypt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TrueCrypt\Configuration.xml

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\TrueCrypt Format.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\TrueCrypt.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TrueCrypt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TrueCrypt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2461067145-2837662141-657739848-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt\ImagePath


A way to uninstall TrueCrypt from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TrueCrypt is a program marketed by the software company TrueCrypt Foundation. Some users want to uninstall this application. This is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to uninstall TrueCrypt 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

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


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding TrueCrypt, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for TrueCrypt:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.truecrypt.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall TrueCrypt.
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8. After removing TrueCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of TrueCrypt that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing TrueCrypt using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation from your PC, we are not saying that TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall TrueCrypt 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' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 05:54:36.867