WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by WhatsApp. More info about WhatsApp can be read here. Usually the WhatsApp program is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, depending on the user's option during setup. WhatsApp's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe --uninstall. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.85 MB (1942800 bytes) on disk and is titled squirrel.exe.

WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They occupy 173.96 MB (182410576 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (1.85 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (84.20 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (84.20 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 0.2.5862 of WhatsApp. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

• 2.2126.10
• 2.2126.15
• 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

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

The files below are left behind on your disk by WhatsApp's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\file__0.localstorage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\main-process.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\settings.json

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application by WhatsApp. Sometimes, people choose to remove it. This can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to remove 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, 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 WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will 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 that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.