VeraCrypt

A guide to uninstall VeraCrypt from your computer

This web page is about VeraCrypt for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by IDRIX. Go over here where you can get more info on IDRIX. Detailed information about VeraCrypt can be found at https://www.idrix.fr/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\VeraCrypt folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall VeraCrypt by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. VeraCrypt's main file takes about 5.84 MB (6124264 bytes) and is called VeraCrypt.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside VeraCrypt. They take about 48.86 MB (51233248 bytes) on disk.

• VeraCrypt Format.exe (5.85 MB)
• VeraCrypt Setup.exe (31.86 MB)
• VeraCrypt.exe (5.84 MB)
• VeraCryptExpander.exe (5.32 MB)

The current page applies to VeraCrypt version 1.26.20 alone. You can find below info on other versions of VeraCrypt:

• 1.13
• 1.18
• 1.224
• 1.17
• 1.228
• 1.26.5
• 1.26.4
• 1.26.18
• 1.23.2
• 1.22
• 1.24.15.0
• 1.241
• 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
• 1.26.24
• 1.245
• 1.232
• 1.25.4
• 1.26.15
• 1.20
• 1.02
• 1.23
• 1.25.9
• 1.21
• 1.15
• 1.235
• 1.213
• 1.16
• 1.25.7
• 1.26.14
• 1.1718
• 1.186
• 1.24
• 1.214
• 1.12
• 1.185

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove VeraCrypt.

Folders that were left behind:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall VeraCrypt:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VeraCrypt_VeraCryptExpander_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\IDRIX_VeraCrypt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VeraCrypt\Configuration.xml

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• 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

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2648809106-2614468323-1520568929-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Format.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2648809106-2614468323-1520568929-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2648809106-2614468323-1520568929-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCrypt.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2648809106-2614468323-1520568929-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\VeraCrypt\VeraCryptExpander.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt\ImagePath

How to erase VeraCrypt from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VeraCrypt is an application by IDRIX. Some people try to erase this application. This can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to erase 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VeraCrypt or simply activate the Search field and type in "VeraCrypt". The VeraCrypt program will be found automatically. When you click VeraCrypt in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding VeraCrypt, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VeraCrypt:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VeraCrypt.


8. After removing VeraCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VeraCrypt which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VeraCrypt using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VeraCrypt by IDRIX from your PC, nor are we saying that VeraCrypt by IDRIX is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VeraCrypt in case you want to. 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' PCs.