WhatsApp

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. The Windows release was developed by WhatsApp. You can read more on WhatsApp or check for application updates here. WhatsApp is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, subject to the user's choice. WhatsApp's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 663.42 KB (679344 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp is composed of the following executables which occupy 206.49 MB (216522272 bytes) on disk:

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (663.42 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (99.70 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (99.70 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.2029.4 of WhatsApp. You can find below info on other versions of WhatsApp:

• 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
• 0.4.1302
• 2.2212.1

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove WhatsApp.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.28760\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.30946\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp

The files below remain on your disk when you remove WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.28760\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\Farsi Help.htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.28760\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\readme.eml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.28760\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\SarzaminDownload.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.28760\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\Setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.30946\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\Farsi Help.htm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.30946\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\readme.eml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.30946\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\SarzaminDownload.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb1392.30946\WhatsApp 0.2.2732 Windows x64\Setup.exe
• 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.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2029.4\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2029.4-full.nupkg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2033.7-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\Recent\WhatsApp.2.2029.4.x86_YasDL.com.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp_0.2.2732_Windows_x64.lnk
• 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

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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application released by the software company WhatsApp. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE 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 utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WhatsApp in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp that have been left behind will be found 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 ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.