WhatsApp

A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by WhatsApp. You can find out more on WhatsApp or check for application updates here. WhatsApp is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, subject to the user's decision. You can uninstall 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 663.25 KB (679168 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in WhatsApp. They occupy 385.51 MB (404232096 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (663.25 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 web page is about WhatsApp version 2.2212.8 only. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

• 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
• 2.2228.14
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3828.18406\WhatsApp Messenger 2.2212.8 (64bit)
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3828.18406\WhatsApp Messenger 2.2212.8 (64bit)\Setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2212.8\WhatsApp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2212.8-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 Messenger 2.2212.8 (64bit).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\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\LOCK

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

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

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

WhatsApp is an application marketed by the software company WhatsApp. Some people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY action to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp program will be found very quickly. When you select WhatsApp in the list of apps, some 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, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WhatsApp.


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove WhatsApp supposing 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.