WhatsApp version 2.2214.12 by WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. Further information on WhatsApp can be seen here. The program is usually found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory (same installation drive as Windows). 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 be prompted for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 663.25 KB (679168 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with WhatsApp. They occupy about 257.94 MB (270467072 bytes) on disk.

squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
WhatsApp.exe (663.25 KB)
squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)

The current page applies to WhatsApp version 2.2214.12 alone. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp.

Directories left on disk:

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\k6susfkn.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\k6susfkn.default\storage\default\https+++www.whatsapp.com

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

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\VJPNC8XM\faq.whatsapp[1].xml
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\VJPNC8XM\www.whatsapp[1].xml
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
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\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.bsdiff
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.diff
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.shasum
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.diff
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.shasum
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\WhatsApp.nuspec
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempe\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempe\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempe\WhatsApp.nuspec
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\chrome_100_percent.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\chrome_200_percent.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\d3dcompiler_47.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\ffmpeg.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\icudtl.dat
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\libEGL.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\libGLESv2.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\LICENSE
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\am.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ar.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\bg.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\bn.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ca.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\cs.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\da.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\de.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\el.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\en-GB.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\en-US.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\es.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\es-419.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\et.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\fa.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\fi.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\fil.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\fr.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\gu.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\he.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\hi.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\hr.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\hu.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\id.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\it.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ja.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\kn.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ko.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\lt.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\lv.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ml.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\mr.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ms.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\nb.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\nl.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\pl.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\pt-BR.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\pt-PT.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ro.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ru.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\sk.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\sl.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\sr.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\sv.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\sw.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\ta.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\te.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\th.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\tr.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\uk.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\vi.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\zh-CN.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\locales\zh-TW.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\msvcp140.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\resources.pak
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\resources\app.asar
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\snapshot_blob.bin
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\squirrel.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\SquirrelSetup.log
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\v8_context_snapshot.bin
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\vcruntime140.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\vcruntime140_1.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\vk_swiftshader.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\vulkan-1.dll
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\WhatsApp.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2214.12-full.nupkg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\SquirrelSetup.log
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe

Registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\WhatsApp.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\faq.whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\faq.whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.whatsapp.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe

Additional registry values that you should delete:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2132.6\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2132.6\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
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-1-5-21-1295588294-2525045844-1175076452-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2206.9\WhatsApp.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1295588294-2525045844-1175076452-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2214.12\WhatsApp.exe

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2022-04-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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