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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It is produced by WhatsApp. Open here for more details on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is typically installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the WhatsApp's primary executable file and it takes circa 663.72 KB (679648 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside WhatsApp. They take about 385.51 MB (404238080 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.72 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
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This data is about WhatsApp version 2.2246.10 only. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove WhatsApp from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WhatsApp from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
  • 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\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.bsdiff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempd\WhatsApp.nuspec
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\locales\el.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; 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


How to delete WhatsApp from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program offered by the software company WhatsApp. Some users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to remove 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select WhatsApp in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer 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 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-12-13 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-13 20:06:20.537