XAMPP
A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your system
You can find below details on how to uninstall XAMPP for Windows. It is written by Bitnami. You can find out more on Bitnami or check for application updates here. Please open http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's page. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Xampp folder (same installation drive as Windows). XAMPP's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Xampp\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 3.21 MB (3367424 bytes) on disk and is titled xampp-control.exe.The following executable files are incorporated in XAMPP. They occupy 159.94 MB (167709635 bytes) on disk.
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (8.15 MB)
- xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
- xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
- xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
- ab.exe (85.50 KB)
- abs.exe (94.50 KB)
- ApacheMonitor.exe (37.50 KB)
- curl.exe (2.47 MB)
- htcacheclean.exe (84.00 KB)
- htdbm.exe (99.00 KB)
- htdigest.exe (68.50 KB)
- htpasswd.exe (95.50 KB)
- httpd.exe (25.00 KB)
- httxt2dbm.exe (53.50 KB)
- logresolve.exe (47.50 KB)
- openssl.exe (423.00 KB)
- pv.exe (60.00 KB)
- rotatelogs.exe (66.00 KB)
- wintty.exe (15.50 KB)
- FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
- FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
- Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
- awk.exe (136.00 KB)
- mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
- desetup.exe (112.18 KB)
- desetup2.exe (57.18 KB)
- fsynonym.exe (19.50 KB)
- limits.exe (118.68 KB)
- loader.exe (66.50 KB)
- malias.exe (42.82 KB)
- mbxmaint.exe (171.68 KB)
- mbxmaint_ui.exe (182.68 KB)
- mercury.exe (744.50 KB)
- msendto.exe (87.50 KB)
- newmail.exe (22.54 KB)
- pconfig.exe (266.92 KB)
- pmgrant.exe (29.92 KB)
- pmsort.exe (16.97 KB)
- setpmdefault.exe (456.69 KB)
- setreg.exe (59.18 KB)
- sqlite3.exe (464.00 KB)
- unins000.exe (700.95 KB)
- urlproxy.exe (9.14 KB)
- winpm-32.exe (5.16 MB)
- wpmmapi.exe (301.05 KB)
- wsendto.exe (73.18 KB)
- wssetup.exe (119.68 KB)
- clamwallsetup.exe (670.57 KB)
- graywallsetup.exe (934.65 KB)
- spamhaltersetup.exe (2.20 MB)
- rescom.exe (88.00 KB)
- aria_chk.exe (3.66 MB)
- aria_dump_log.exe (3.28 MB)
- aria_ftdump.exe (3.47 MB)
- aria_pack.exe (3.51 MB)
- aria_read_log.exe (3.62 MB)
- echo.exe (102.41 KB)
- innochecksum.exe (3.18 MB)
- mariabackup.exe (10.37 MB)
- mbstream.exe (3.17 MB)
- myisamchk.exe (3.45 MB)
- myisamlog.exe (3.34 MB)
- myisampack.exe (3.36 MB)
- myisam_ftdump.exe (3.32 MB)
- mysql.exe (3.59 MB)
- mysqladmin.exe (3.54 MB)
- mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
- mysqlcheck.exe (3.54 MB)
- mysqld.exe (11.03 MB)
- mysqldump.exe (3.59 MB)
- mysqlimport.exe (3.53 MB)
- mysqlshow.exe (3.53 MB)
- mysqlslap.exe (3.55 MB)
- mysqltest.exe (3.92 MB)
- mysql_client_test.exe (3.92 MB)
- mysql_install_db.exe (3.75 MB)
- mysql_plugin.exe (3.17 MB)
- mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.17 MB)
- mysql_upgrade.exe (3.24 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.17 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.02 MB)
- my_print_defaults.exe (3.16 MB)
- perror.exe (3.23 MB)
- replace.exe (3.15 MB)
- perl5.16.3.exe (35.50 KB)
- perlglob.exe (12.50 KB)
- wperl.exe (35.50 KB)
- tidyp.exe (387.44 KB)
- deplister.exe (106.50 KB)
- php-cgi.exe (61.00 KB)
- php-win.exe (31.50 KB)
- php.exe (104.00 KB)
- phpdbg.exe (288.00 KB)
- openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
- sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
- tomcat7.exe (84.63 KB)
- tomcat7w.exe (107.63 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
The current page applies to XAMPP version 7.2.110 only. You can find here a few links to other XAMPP releases:
- 5.6.241
- 7.3.71
- 8.1.12
- 8.1.50
- 8.0.70
- 8.1.20
- 7.0.10
- 5.6.400
- 7.1.90
- 7.0.130
- 7.2.120
- 8.1.100
- 5.6.300
- 8.1.60
- 7.1.70
- 8.0.90
- 7.2.20
- 7.3.40
- 8.1.00
- 1.8.34
- 7.3.250
- 7.1.271
- 8.0.01
- 7.4.30
- 7.4.291
- 7.2.270
- 7.4.250
- 7.3.261
- 7.4.80
- 1.8.30
- 7.3.10
- 1.8.25
- 8.0.03
- 7.3.270
- 8.1.41
- 7.0.90
- 7.4.120
- 5.6.280
- 1.8.33
- 7.2.40
- 7.1.330
- 8.1.40
- 7.2.260
- 7.4.20
- 8.0.130
- 7.3.313
- 7.4.50
- 5.6.230
- 7.2.50
- 7.0.21
- 7.1.100
- 5.6.210
- 1.8.31
- 8.1.11
- 5.6.152
- 7.4.11
- 7.0.91
- 7.2.310
- 1.8.24
- 7.4.130
- 1.8.32
- 7.2.10
- 7.1.60
- 8.0.60
- 8.0.02
- 5.6.110
- 7.2.311
- 8.0.230
- 8.0.112
- 7.4.110
- 7.3.30
- 5.6.200
- 7.3.130
- 8.0.20
- 5.6.140
- 5.6.360
- 5.5.300
- 7.2.00
- 7.3.90
- 1.8.35
- 8.0.11
- 7.3.110
- 7.4.40
- 7.1.110
- 7.4.41
- 8.0.30
- 7.2.340
- 7.2.280
- 7.3.100
- 7.0.131
- 5.5.280
- 1.8.26
- 7.4.140
- 7.2.170
- 7.3.101
- 5.6.301
- 8.0.120
- 8.0.80
- 5.6.80
- 5.5.271
Some files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you remove XAMPP from your computer.
Folders remaining:
- C:\xampp2023
The files below are left behind on your disk by XAMPP's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp2023_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp2023_uninstall_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp2023_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp2023_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp2023_uninstall_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__xampp2023_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\XAMPP Control Panel.lnk
- C:\xampp2023\anonymous\onefile.html
- C:\xampp2023\apache\ABOUT_APACHE.txt
- C:\xampp2023\apache\apache_installservice.bat
- C:\xampp2023\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\ab.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\abs.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\apr_crypto_openssl-1.dll
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\apr_dbd_odbc-1.dll
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\apr_ldap-1.dll
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\curl.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\dbmmanage.pl
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\htcacheclean.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\htdbm.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\htdigest.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httxt2dbm.exe
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\_tbl_simple.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-stdenc.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-zdingbats.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp037.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp038.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp10006.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp10007.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp10029.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp1006.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp10079.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp10081.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp1026.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp273.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp274.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp275.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp277.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp278.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp280.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp281.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp284.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp285.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp290.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp297.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp420.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp423.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp424.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp437.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp500.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp737.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp775.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp850.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp851.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp852.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp855.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp856.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp857.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp860.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp861.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp862.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp863.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp864.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp865.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp866.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp868.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp869.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp870.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp871.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp874.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp875.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp880.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp891.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp903.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp904.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp905.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\cp918.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\dec-mcs.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de-a.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-ca-fr.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no-a.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-a.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-s.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se-a.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fr.so
- C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-it.so
Registry that is not cleaned:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httpd.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httpd.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{AC87E9A2-1F00-441A-BF98-0EC5BDE54E2E}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{AE3D2340-43E2-4143-8D9E-8600C3C43D88}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{FF8E775D-DF95-4F5A-9FA8-9297B7CC8B5E}C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{656442E3-615D-4EE0-A5FC-2B571900B270}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A235828D-8B5C-4EF4-90FE-607C88E00A92}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A7B319BE-6D41-4A0B-A413-CB4C4F5B8AA1}C:\xampp2023\apache\bin\httpd.exe
A way to delete XAMPP from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is an application marketed by the software company Bitnami. Some computer users try to remove this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to remove XAMPP 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply activate the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP app will be found very quickly. After you click XAMPP in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Xampp\uninstall.exe
8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall XAMPP supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2018-11-03 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2018-11-03 19:54:40.660