WD Drive Utilities

How to uninstall WD Drive Utilities from your system

WD Drive Utilities is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Additional info about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be found here. You can get more details about WD Drive Utilities at http://support.wdc.com. WD Drive Utilities is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities folder, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing WD Drive Utilities is MsiExec.exe /X{AF0F8240-604A-4AB0-B7BC-5624C2D5F621}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. WD Drive Utilities's primary file takes about 306.88 KB (314240 bytes) and is called WDDriveUtilities.exe.

WD Drive Utilities is comprised of the following executables which take 4.76 MB (4993784 bytes) on disk:

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.46 MB)
• WDDriveUtilities.exe (306.88 KB)

This page is about WD Drive Utilities version 1.0.6.3 alone. For more WD Drive Utilities versions please click below:

• 1.4.1.39
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.0.25
• 2.1.2.167
• 2.0.0.54
• 2.1.0.130
• 2.0.0.44
• 2.0.0.76
• 1.1.0.51
• 2.0.0.25
• 1.4.1.51
• 1.3.0.16
• 1.4.3.13
• 1.3.0.17
• 2.1.2.146
• 1.0.5.7
• 1.4.2.11
• 2.1.0.142
• 2.0.0.70
• 1.0.3.3
• 1.2.0.85
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 2.1.0.20
• 2.0.0.69
• 1.4.0.92
• 1.3.1.2
• 1.0.7.3
• 2.0.0.26
• 1.4.3.41
• 2.1.0.115
• 1.4.3.37
• 1.3.0.18
• 2.0.0.71
• 1.3.2.2

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If you're planning to uninstall WD Drive Utilities you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WD Drive Utilities:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F9784E1D-4455-4BFF-A97A-1B1355A4FFDB}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities\WDDriveUtilities.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities\WDDriveUtilities.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall WD Drive Utilities from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Drive Utilities is a program marketed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, people try to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to remove WD Drive Utilities is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WD Drive Utilities or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Drive Utilities". If it exists on your system the WD Drive Utilities program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WD Drive Utilities in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WD Drive Utilities, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Drive Utilities:

• The publisher is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AF0F8240-604A-4AB0-B7BC-5624C2D5F621}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WD Drive Utilities.


8. After removing WD Drive Utilities, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WD Drive Utilities which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Drive Utilities using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WD Drive Utilities supposing 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.