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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by WhatsApp. Open here for more details on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is frequently installed 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 application. The full command line for uninstalling WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. WhatsApp's primary file takes around 99.79 MB (104634288 bytes) and is called WhatsApp.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside WhatsApp. They take about 206.67 MB (216707616 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.42 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)


This web page is about WhatsApp version 2.2049.9 alone. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\54NO8TON\1608912273543_WhatsApp_Chat_with_Ghazal[1].txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.bsdiff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempb\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempb\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempb\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.bsdiff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\CrashpadMetrics.pma
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\metadata
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2047.13\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2049.9\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2049.9\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2049.9\d3dcompiler_47.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2049.9\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2049.9\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to erase WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program offered by the software company WhatsApp. Frequently, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase WhatsApp 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows 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, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-12-12 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-12-12 02:24:26.980