WinRAR

How to uninstall WinRAR from your PC

This page is about WinRAR for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by win.rar GmbH. You can find out more on win.rar GmbH or check for application updates here. WinRAR is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR folder, subject to the user's decision. The full command line for removing WinRAR is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. WinRAR's main file takes around 1.45 MB (1522688 bytes) and is called WinRAR.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in WinRAR. They take 2.65 MB (2781912 bytes) on disk.

• Ace32Loader.exe (95.21 KB)
• Rar.exe (558.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (212.50 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (363.50 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1.45 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.50 of WinRAR. You can find below info on other versions of WinRAR:

• 5.00.5
• 5.70
• 1.00.00
• 6.02.0
• 5.40
• 4.11.0
• 6.01.0
• 4.11
• 5.80
• 5.60.0
• 6.11.0
• 4.00.6
• 4.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.40.0
• 5.10.0
• 5.31.1
• 5.31
• 5.30
• 4.10.0
• 5.21.0
• 4.00.0
• 5.10.4
• 4.0
• 4.01.0
• 5.91.0
• 5.90.0
• Unknown
• 5.20
• 5.11.0
• 5.01.0
• 5.00.0
• 6.00.0
• 5.10.3
• 5.50.0
• 4.01
• 5.20.1
• 4.00.2
• 4.20.0
• 5.0.0
• 5.20.0
• 5.71
• 5.70.0
• 4.00.7
• 5.31.0
• 5.21
• 5.30.0
• 5.71.0
• 4.2.0

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When 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\WinRAR

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

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR archiver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\WinRAR.exe

A way to remove WinRAR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is an application offered by win.rar GmbH. Frequently, computer users want to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best QUICK practice to erase WinRAR is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR or simply click the Search field and type in "WinRAR". If it is installed on your PC the WinRAR application will be found automatically. When you click WinRAR in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding WinRAR, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WinRAR.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WinRAR by win.rar GmbH from your computer, we are not saying that WinRAR by win.rar GmbH is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WinRAR 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.