XAMPP

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This web page is about XAMPP for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Bitnami. Go over here where you can read more on Bitnami. Further information about XAMPP can be seen at http://apachefriends.org. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\xampp folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for XAMPP is C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. XAMPP's primary file takes around 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) and its name is xampp_start.exe.

XAMPP is comprised of the following executables which occupy 177.97 MB (186619146 bytes) on disk:

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.95 MB)
• xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
• xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
• xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
• ab.exe (96.50 KB)
• abs.exe (108.00 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (99.50 KB)
• htdbm.exe (121.00 KB)
• htdigest.exe (83.50 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
• httpd.exe (30.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (64.50 KB)
• logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (537.50 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
• wintty.exe (18.00 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 (4.17 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.77 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.99 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (4.03 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (4.15 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.34 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.84 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.27 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.57 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.46 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.48 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.44 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.52 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.65 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.53 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.72 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.60 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.51 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.51 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.52 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.72 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (3.18 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.26 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.27 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.36 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.25 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.53 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.26 MB)
• perror.exe (3.38 MB)
• replace.exe (3.24 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.38 MB)
• nssm_32.exe (288.00 KB)
• nssm_64.exe (323.50 KB)
• perl5.32.1.exe (39.00 KB)
• perlglob.exe (17.00 KB)
• wperl.exe (39.00 KB)
• dlrun.exe (37.50 KB)
• deplister.exe (134.00 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (68.50 KB)
• php-win.exe (38.50 KB)
• php.exe (137.50 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (272.50 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat8.exe (134.58 KB)
• tomcat8w.exe (122.08 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 8.1.60 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of XAMPP:

• 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
• 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
• 7.2.110
• 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

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall XAMPP from your PC:

• C:\xampp

Files remaining:

• C:\xampp\apache\logs\access.log
• C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log
• C:\xampp\apache\logs\ssl_request.log
• C:\xampp\apache\scripts\ctl.bat
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\bin\wp.bat
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\bin\wp-cli.phar
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\bnconfig.exe
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\conf\htaccess.conf
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\conf\httpd-app.conf
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\conf\httpd-prefix.conf
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\conf\httpd-vhosts.conf
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\index.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\license.txt
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\readme.html
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-activate.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\about.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin-ajax.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin-footer.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin-functions.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin-header.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\admin-post.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\async-upload.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\authorize-application.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\comment.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\contribute.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\credits.php
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\about.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\about.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\about-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\about-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\admin-menu.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\admin-menu.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\admin-menu-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\admin-menu-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\code-editor.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\code-editor.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\code-editor-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\code-editor-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\color-picker.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\color-picker.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\color-picker-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\color-picker-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\_admin.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\_mixins.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\_variables.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\blue\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\blue\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\blue\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\blue\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\blue\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\coffee\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\coffee\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\coffee\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\coffee\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\coffee\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ectoplasm\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ectoplasm\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ectoplasm\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ectoplasm\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ectoplasm\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\light\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\light\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\light\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\light\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\light\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\midnight\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\midnight\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\midnight\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\midnight\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\midnight\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\modern\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\modern\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\modern\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\modern\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\modern\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ocean\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ocean\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ocean\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ocean\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\ocean\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\sunrise\colors.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\sunrise\colors.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\sunrise\colors.scss
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\sunrise\colors-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\colors\sunrise\colors-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\common.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\common.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\common-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\common-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-controls.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-controls.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-controls-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-controls-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-nav-menus.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-nav-menus.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-nav-menus-rtl.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-nav-menus-rtl.min.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-widgets.css
• C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-admin\css\customize-widgets.min.css

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-8.1.6-0-VS16-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mysql\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4CC853C6-F817-4FAF-87EA-C843CF79783D}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{BBB9592D-98A0-4182-A8FD-ED280316D560}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{32A62CD8-80CC-43B3-8CB1-1F61E8F5AA2C}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{E094A318-08BF-4342-A9BB-BC8FC1E89C7F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tomcat\ImagePath

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is a program released by Bitnami. Some users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE manner to erase XAMPP 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find XAMPP or simply click the Search field and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select XAMPP in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for XAMPP:

• The publisher is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove XAMPP.


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your PC, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove XAMPP supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.