WhatsApp

A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

This page is about WhatsApp for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by WhatsApp. More data about WhatsApp can be read here. Usually the WhatsApp application is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall WhatsApp. The program's main executable file has a size of 662.70 KB (678608 bytes) on disk and is titled WhatsApp.exe.

The following executables are installed together with WhatsApp. They take about 219.10 MB (229746912 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.2126.10 of WhatsApp. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

• 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
• 2.2212.1

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If you are manually uninstalling WhatsApp we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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-2.2123.7\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\locales\fil.pak

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

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

• 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\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2619186399-2469417140-1126294944-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2126.10\WhatsApp.exe

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

WhatsApp is an application by WhatsApp. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available 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 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select WhatsApp in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp that 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.