WinRAR

A way to uninstall WinRAR from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall WinRAR for Windows. It was developed for Windows by win.rar GmbH. Additional info about win.rar GmbH can be seen here. WinRAR is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling WinRAR is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled WinRAR.exe and occupies 1.43 MB (1496576 bytes).

The executable files below are part of WinRAR. They take about 2.45 MB (2569720 bytes) on disk.

• Ace32Loader.exe (61.49 KB)
• Rar.exe (502.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (174.00 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (310.50 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1.43 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.30 of WinRAR. Click on the links below for other WinRAR versions:

• 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
• 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
• 5.50
• 5.31.0
• 5.21
• 5.30.0
• 5.71.0
• 4.2.0

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WinRAR has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WinRAR:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

The files below remain on your disk by WinRAR when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• 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\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\rarlng.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\rarnew.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Uninstall.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_WinRAR_Rar_txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_WinRAR_WhatsNew_txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_WinRAR_WinRAR_chm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_WinRAR_WinRAR_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

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

• 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\Classes\Installer\Products\A6E9ED04CA3F61047A6109F52E6B929A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{40DE9E6A-F3AC-4016-A716-905FE2B629A9}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A6E9ED04CA3F61047A6109F52E6B929A\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1268585627-2292088912-1214072630-1391\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

How to erase WinRAR from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is an application by the software company win.rar GmbH. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall this application. This can be difficult because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall WinRAR 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 a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WinRAR or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WinRAR". If it is installed on your PC the WinRAR application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select WinRAR in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:

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

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


8. After uninstalling WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR which 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WinRAR by win.rar GmbH from your PC, nor are we 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 want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.