WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. Go over here where you can read more on WhatsApp. Usually the WhatsApp application is placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 654.92 KB (670640 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside WhatsApp. They occupy about 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 0.3.4375 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
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\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

The files below are left behind on your disk by WhatsApp when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000015.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000017.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\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\250\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4375\VkLayer_threading.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4375\VkLayer_unique_objects.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4375\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-0.3.4375-full.nupkg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000010
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000013
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000015
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000018
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00001f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000020
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000021
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000022
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000023
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000024
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000025
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000026
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000027
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000028
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000029
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000031
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000032
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000033
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000034
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000035
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000036
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000037
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000038
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000039
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00003f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000040
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000041
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000042
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000043
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000044
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000045
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000046
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000047
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000048
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000049
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004c

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• 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

How to erase WhatsApp from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application offered by the software company WhatsApp. Some people try to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. The best QUICK way to erase 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select WhatsApp in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.