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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. Open here for more details on WhatsApp. The program is usually found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. 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. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 662.70 KB (678608 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They occupy 216.95 MB (227485504 bytes) on disk.




  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.00 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 2.2139.6 of WhatsApp. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
  • 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\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000204.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000205.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000207.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_100_percent.pak.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_100_percent.pak.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_200_percent.pak.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_200_percent.pak.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\d3dcompiler_47.dll.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\d3dcompiler_47.dll.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\ffmpeg.dll.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\ffmpeg.dll.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\icudtl.dat.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\icudtl.dat.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libEGL.dll.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libEGL.dll.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libGLESv2.dll.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libGLESv2.dll.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\LICENSE.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\LICENSE.shasum
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\locales\am.pak.diff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\locales\am.pak.shasum

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!WhatsAppDesktop\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\whatsapp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!WhatsAppDesktop\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateRepository\Cache\Protocol\Index\Name\whatsapp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateRepository\Cache\Protocol\Index\NameAndExtension\whatsapp^96d

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\WhatsAppDesktop\Capabilities\URLAssociations\whatsapp


How to delete WhatsApp with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program released by WhatsApp. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. After you select WhatsApp in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
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8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-10-09 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-10-09 18:54:57.417