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How to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by WhatsApp. You can find out more on WhatsApp or check for application updates here. Usually the WhatsApp application is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, depending on the user's option during setup. 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 get a notification for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the WhatsApp's main executable file and it takes approximately 663.42 KB (679344 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They occupy 206.67 MB (216707616 bytes) on disk.




  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.42 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)


This web page is about WhatsApp version 2.2043.21 alone. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
  • 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\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com

The files below are left behind on your disk by WhatsApp when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\CrashpadMetrics.pma
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\metadata
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2043.21\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2043.21-full.nupkg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2134.10-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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp.v2.2043.21.x64_p30download.com.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\caches.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\226\{cf519482-3ecb-49ce-b395-c47e02bb13e2}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\1119037936ptbc_edte.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\315746093sw.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\3166453069wcaw.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kn8zhp02.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\3713173747_s_edmban.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000005
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000006

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\faq.whatsapp.com
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\whatsapp.com
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


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

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this program. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click WhatsApp in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:


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


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-11-01 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-11-01 00:38:04.393