WhatsApp

A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by WhatsApp. Go over here where you can get more info on WhatsApp. Usually the WhatsApp application is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 654.92 KB (670640 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They take 186.53 MB (195593248 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (654.92 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (89.72 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (89.72 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 0.3.4678 of WhatsApp. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 2.2029.4
• 0.4.1302

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

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• 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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DewMobile\Zapya\thumb1635148863131_Screenshot_????????-??????_WhatsApp.jpg.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DewMobile\Zapya\thumb1635148865257_Screenshot_????????-??????_WhatsApp.jpg.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DewMobile\Zapya\thumb1635148867790_Screenshot_????????-??????_WhatsApp.jpg.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.bsdiff
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.diff
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe.shasum
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.diff
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\lib\net45\WhatsApp_ExecutionStub.exe.shasum
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa\WhatsApp.nuspec
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempc\lib\net45\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\osmesa.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\resources\electron.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkICD_mock_icd.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkLayer_core_validation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkLayer_object_tracker.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkLayer_parameter_validation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkLayer_threading.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\VkLayer_unique_objects.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.4678\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-0.3.4678-full.nupkg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2206.9-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

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\CrashPersistence\WHATSAPP
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe

A way to delete WhatsApp from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application by the software company WhatsApp. Some users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY action 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp application will be found very quickly. After you select WhatsApp in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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 for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.