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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

WhatsApp is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by WhatsApp. Go over here where you can read more on WhatsApp. The application is frequently located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can remove 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 admin rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 662.20 KB (678096 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside WhatsApp. They take about 233.83 MB (245188832 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (662.20 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (120.73 MB)


This data is about WhatsApp version 2.2149.4 alone. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be removed when you are trying to remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

The files below are 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\125\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • 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_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_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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00004f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000050
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000051
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000052
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000053
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000054
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000055
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000056
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000057
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000058
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000059
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00005f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000060

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • 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


A way to delete WhatsApp with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application offered by WhatsApp. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select WhatsApp in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove 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' computers.

2022-01-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-01-14 08:12:55.697