WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove WhatsApp for Windows. The Windows release was created by WhatsApp. Go over here where you can get more info on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is frequently set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named WhatsApp.exe and its approximative size is 662.70 KB (678608 bytes).

The executables below are part of WhatsApp. They take about 219.10 MB (229746912 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)

This page is about WhatsApp version 2.2126.15 only. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

• 2.2126.10
• 1.0.1
• 2.2124.6
• 2.2025.7
• 2.2132.6
• 0.2.1061
• Unknown
• 2.2228.4
• 0.2.6426
• 2.2117.5
• 0.2.9928
• 2.2202.12
• 2.2206.4
• 2.2246.6
• 2.2244.6
• 2.2304.7
• 0.2.5093
• 2.2214.12
• 2.2043.21
• 2.2202.5
• 2.2235.0
• 0.2.7315
• 2.2047.11
• 0.2.8000
• 2.2246.10
• 2.2204.1
• 2.2216.8
• 2.2047.13
• 2.2244.3
• 2.2139.6
• 2.2106.16
• 0.2.2732
• 2.2021.2
• 0.3.953
• 2.2102.9
• 2.2219.1
• 2.2100.7
• 2.2207.0
• 2.2238.2
• 2.2035.14
• 0.4.1307
• 2.2047.7
• 2.2222.2
• 2.2222.3
• 0.3.4375
• 2.2017.6
• 2.2121.7
• 2.2110.12
• 2.2147.10
• 2.2126.1
• 2.2027.10
• 2.2229.2
• 0.2.1454
• 2.2239.1
• 0.3.3330
• 2.2228.8
• 2.2149.4
• 2.2224.4
• 0.2.2244
• 2.2310.1
• 2.2031.4
• 2.2135.1
• 2.2212.8
• 2.2228.14
• 2.2236.10
• 0.2.6968
• 0.2.7314
• 2.2230.6
• 2.2211.2
• 2.2226.1
• 2.2216.7
• 0.3.1242
• 2.2229.0
• 0.2.9229
• 0.2.8505
• 2.2019.6
• 2.2102.8
• 2.2314.3
• 2.2023.2
• 2.2142.5
• 2.2144.11
• 0.2.777
• 2.2037.5
• 0.2.9008
• 2.2130.3
• 2.2138.14
• 2.2138.2
• 0.2.2729
• 2.2210.1
• 2.2245.2
• 0.2.2731
• 2.2237.0
• 2.2114.8
• 2.2213.5
• 0.3.3328
• 2.2128.1
• 2.2232.8
• 2.2029.4
• 0.4.1302
• 2.2212.1

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Several files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you remove WhatsApp from your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\25.7.2.1_0\content_scripts\express\express_whatsapp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\25.5.2.1_0\content_scripts\express\express_whatsapp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\bogabmgabnjabjbiggmfkdocbjgackfo\5.9.2_0\assets\icons\social\whatsapp.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\25.7.2.1_0\content_scripts\express\express_whatsapp\whatsapp-content-script.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\25.7.2.1_0\content_scripts\express\express_whatsapp\whatsapp-express-fte.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\25.5.2.1_0\content_scripts\express\express_whatsapp\whatsapp-content-script.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\whatsapp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer_RASMANCS

A way to delete WhatsApp from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program marketed by the software company WhatsApp. Frequently, computer users decide to erase it. This is hard because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK way to erase WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp application will be found very quickly. When you select WhatsApp in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WhatsApp.


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.