WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It is written by WhatsApp. More data about WhatsApp can be seen here. WhatsApp is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall WhatsApp. WhatsApp's primary file takes around 664.68 KB (680632 bytes) and is called WhatsApp.exe.

The following executable files are contained in WhatsApp. They occupy 385.52 MB (404245952 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (664.68 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)

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The current page applies to WhatsApp version 2.2228.4 alone. For more WhatsApp versions please click below:

• 2.2126.10
• 2.2126.15
• 1.0.1
• 2.2124.6
• 2.2025.7
• 2.2132.6
• 0.2.1061
• Unknown
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling WhatsApp we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fl53nftk.default-1535204332464\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000214.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000216.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000217.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2226.5\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.4\locales\en-GB.pak

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2237.5.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!App\windows.protocol\whatsapp
• 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\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2237.5.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!App\windows.protocol\whatsapp

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2237.5.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\App\Capabilities\URLAssociations\whatsapp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4266376367-1704610435-4265132364-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2025.7\WhatsApp.exe

How to remove WhatsApp from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall it. This is difficult because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp that 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 system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, 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 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.