WhatsApp

A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

WhatsApp is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by WhatsApp. Take a look here for more information on WhatsApp. The application is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 662.68 KB (678584 bytes) on disk and is labeled WhatsApp.exe.

WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They occupy 206.67 MB (216709696 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (662.68 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (99.79 MB)

The current page applies to WhatsApp version 2.2100.4 alone. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

• 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
• 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

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When planning to uninstall WhatsApp you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found 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\WhatsApp

The files below were left behind on your disk by WhatsApp's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
• 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-2.2100.4\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2100.4-full.nupkg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2326.10-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\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\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\en-US-8-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\MANIFEST-000001

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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_2.2327.6.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!App\windows.protocol\whatsapp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2240873418-3737397335-3575890856-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2100.4\WhatsApp.exe

How to erase WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application by the software company WhatsApp. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This is difficult because deleting this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.