VeraCrypt

How to uninstall VeraCrypt from your PC

VeraCrypt is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by IDRIX. More information on IDRIX can be found here. More information about the software VeraCrypt can be found at https://www.idrix.fr/. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\VeraCrypt directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove VeraCrypt by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named VeraCrypt.exe and it has a size of 5.63 MB (5902496 bytes).

VeraCrypt installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 50.71 MB (53178120 bytes) on disk.

• VeraCrypt Format.exe (5.66 MB)
• VeraCrypt Setup.exe (34.25 MB)
• VeraCrypt.exe (5.63 MB)
• VeraCryptExpander.exe (5.17 MB)

This web page is about VeraCrypt version 1.241 alone. For more VeraCrypt versions please click below:

• 1.13
• 1.18
• 1.224
• 1.17
• 1.228
• 1.26.5
• 1.26.4
• 1.23.2
• 1.22
• 1.24.15.0
• 1.1719
• 1.26.7
• 1.233
• 1.19
• 1.202
• 1.01
• 1.244
• 1.0
• 1.26
• 1.14
• 1.231
• 1.246
• 1.11
• 1.1717
• 1.25
• 1.240
• 1.247
• 1.242
• 1.245
• 1.232
• 1.25.4
• 1.20
• 1.02
• 1.23
• 1.25.9
• 1.21
• 1.15
• 1.235
• 1.213
• 1.16
• 1.25.7
• 1.1718
• 1.186
• 1.24
• 1.214
• 1.12
• 1.185

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When you're planning to uninstall VeraCrypt you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VeraCrypt:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VeraCrypt

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VeraCrypt_VeraCryptExpander_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\https___www_veracrypt_fr
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\IDRIX_VeraCrypt

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\VeraCrypt Format.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\VeraCrypt.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VeraCrypt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VeraCrypt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2720094274-2838105259-2642787575-2928\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VeraCryptSystemFavorites\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VeraCryptSystemFavorites\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VeraCryptSystemFavorites\ImagePath

A way to remove VeraCrypt from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VeraCrypt is an application released by IDRIX. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to remove VeraCrypt 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, install 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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• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VeraCrypt or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VeraCrypt". If it is installed on your PC the VeraCrypt program will be found automatically. When you select VeraCrypt in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VeraCrypt, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VeraCrypt:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.idrix.fr/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VeraCrypt.


8. After uninstalling VeraCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VeraCrypt which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VeraCrypt with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VeraCrypt by IDRIX from your computer, nor are we saying that VeraCrypt by IDRIX is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VeraCrypt supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.