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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It was created for Windows by WhatsApp. Take a look here for more details on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall WhatsApp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled WhatsApp.exe and occupies 654.92 KB (670640 bytes).

The executable files below are part of WhatsApp. They occupy an average of 186.53 MB (195593248 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (654.92 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (89.72 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (89.72 MB)


The current web page applies to WhatsApp version 0.3.9309 alone. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WhatsApp from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Some users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click WhatsApp in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional 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 uninstalling WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WhatsApp in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-12-13 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-13 03:14:33.900