WinRAR archiver

How to uninstall WinRAR archiver from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove WinRAR archiver for Windows. The Windows version was created by win.rar GmbH. Further information on win.rar GmbH can be seen here. WinRAR archiver is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, regulated by the user's choice. The full command line for removing WinRAR archiver is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. WinRAR archiver's primary file takes around 1.04 MB (1090560 bytes) and its name is WinRAR.exe.

The following executables are installed together with WinRAR archiver. They take about 1.85 MB (1936384 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (388.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (127.50 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (256.50 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1.04 MB)
• ace32loader.exe (53.50 KB)

The current page applies to WinRAR archiver version 4.11.0 alone. Click on the links below for other WinRAR archiver versions:

• 5.00.1
• 5.00.7
• 5.90.3
• 4.10.1
• 4.00.6
• 5.20.0
• 5.01.1
• 5.50.5
• 5.60.2
• 5.60.3
• 4.01
• 5.61.0
• 5.21.1
• 6.01.1
• 4.20.0
• 6.24.0
• 5.20.1
• 5.61.1
• 5.20.2
• 5.80.0
• 5.00.6
• 5.50.0
• 6.02.0
• 5.70.1
• 5.20.3
• 5.70.2
• 6.23.0
• 6.01.0
• 5.10.1
• 4.00.5
• 4.20.3
• 5.00.3
• 5.91.0
• 5.50.1
• 5.10.0
• 5.50.4
• 5.90.0
• 5.00.5
• 4.10.3
• 4.10.5
• 6.00.1
• 5.11.1
• 4.20.1
• 4.00.2
• 4.10.2
• 7.00.0
• 5.30.1
• 5.01.0
• 5.00.4
• 5.50.6
• 4.00.3
• 6.00.0
• 5.00.2
• 4.10.0
• 5.30.6
• 5.30.3
• 5.80.2
• 5.31.1
• 5.31.0
• 5.71.0
• 6.10.3
• 5.0.8.0
• 5.20.4
• 5.80.3
• 5.30.4
• 5.40.2
• 6.00.2
• 4.01.1
• 4.20.2
• 4.10.4
• 6.11.0
• 6.21.0
• 5.60.5
• 6.11.1
• 4.01.0
• 5.40.1
• 5.11.0
• 5.10.2
• 4.0.0
• 5.00.0
• 5.60.0
• 4.00.1
• 5.50.2
• 5.40.0
• 5.10.3
• 4.00.4
• 6.20.2
• 5.40.3
• 5.60.1
• 5.21.2
• 6.22.0
• 5.21.0
• 6.10.0
• 5.10.4
• 5.70.0
• 4.00.7
• 5.80.1
• 5.30.0
• 5.40.4
• 5.0.1.0

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WinRAR archiver has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_WinRAR.exe_6c86c271c97ea18655ca3253ce338273ce4cbf1_0e2a9eae
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.7z
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ace
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.arj

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rar\ShellNew\FileName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\ShellNew\FileName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR.REV\DefaultIcon\

How to delete WinRAR archiver from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR archiver is a program marketed by the software company win.rar GmbH. Some computer users want to erase this application. This is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY approach to erase WinRAR archiver 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WinRAR archiver or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WinRAR archiver". The WinRAR archiver application will be found automatically. When you click WinRAR archiver in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about WinRAR archiver, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WinRAR archiver.


8. After removing WinRAR archiver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WinRAR archiver which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WinRAR archiver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WinRAR archiver in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.