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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

You can find below details on how to remove WhatsApp for Windows. The Windows release was created by WhatsApp. More information on WhatsApp can be found here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. WhatsApp's primary file takes around 663.72 KB (679648 bytes) and is called WhatsApp.exe.

The following executables are installed together with WhatsApp. They take about 257.94 MB (270469952 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.72 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 2.2230.15 of WhatsApp. You can find below info on other versions of WhatsApp:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove WhatsApp from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\105\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\icudtl.dat
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\libEGL.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\LICENSE
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\am.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\da.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\de.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\el.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\es.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\et.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\he.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\id.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\it.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\te.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\th.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\resources.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\resources\app.asar
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\squirrel.exe
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\icudtl.dat
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\libEGL.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\LICENSE
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\am.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\da.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\de.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\el.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\es.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\et.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\locales\fil.pak

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\ahmad_s\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2230.15\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to erase WhatsApp from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application marketed by the software company WhatsApp. Some computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to uninstall WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WhatsApp in the list , some information about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
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8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed 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 Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-08-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-08-19 03:13:36.823