WinRAR

A way to uninstall WinRAR from your PC

This web page is about WinRAR for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Rar Labs. More data about Rar Labs can be seen here. You can get more details related to WinRAR at http://www.rarlabs.com. Usually the WinRAR program is placed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing WinRAR is MsiExec.exe /I{395173DD-48AA-488C-9076-7650AD3AE1D2}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. WinRAR's primary file takes about 1,013.00 KB (1037312 bytes) and is named WinRAR.exe.

WinRAR installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.69 MB (1776128 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (369.50 KB)
• RarExtLoader.exe (112.00 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (240.00 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1,013.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.90 of WinRAR. If planning to uninstall WinRAR you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WinRAR:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\File_Id.diz
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\7z.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\ace.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\arj.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\bz2.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\cab.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\gz.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\iso.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\lzh.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\tar.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\uue.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\z.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\License.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Order.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExt64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExtLoader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\rarnew.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\TechNote.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UnrarSrc.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\zipnew.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{395173DD-48AA-488C-9076-7650AD3AE1D2}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3716814629-2096264287-2678531379-1746\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3979290623-4178497980-1640965168-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3979290623-4178497980-1640965168-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3979290623-4178497980-1640965168-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume8\Programs\Basic\WinRAR.6.10\64bit_Setup.exe

A way to erase WinRAR from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is a program marketed by the software company Rar Labs. Some people want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE solution to erase WinRAR is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WinRAR or simply click the Search field and type in "WinRAR". The WinRAR app will be found very quickly. After you select WinRAR in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WinRAR, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WinRAR:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.rarlabs.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{395173DD-48AA-488C-9076-7650AD3AE1D2}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WinRAR.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WinRAR that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WinRAR by Rar Labs from your computer, we are not saying that WinRAR by Rar Labs is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinRAR supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.