XAMPP

How to uninstall XAMPP from your system

XAMPP is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Bitnami. More data about Bitnami can be seen here. Click on http://apachefriends.org to get more facts about XAMPP on Bitnami's website. XAMPP is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Xamp directory, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall XAMPP by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Xamp\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. xampp_start.exe is the XAMPP's primary executable file and it occupies about 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) on disk.

XAMPP is comprised of the following executables which occupy 174.03 MB (182482820 bytes) on disk:

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.93 MB)
• xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
• xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
• xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
• ab.exe (95.00 KB)
• abs.exe (106.50 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (41.50 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (98.50 KB)
• htdbm.exe (121.00 KB)
• htdigest.exe (83.00 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (115.00 KB)
• httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (63.50 KB)
• logresolve.exe (55.50 KB)
• openssl.exe (531.00 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (75.50 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 (3.77 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.36 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.58 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.63 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (3.75 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.29 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.48 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.52 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.41 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.40 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.56 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.60 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.39 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.55 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.46 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.46 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.68 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (2.99 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.31 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.52 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.35 MB)
• nssm_32.exe (288.00 KB)
• nssm_64.exe (323.50 KB)
• perl5.32.0.exe (39.00 KB)
• perlglob.exe (17.00 KB)
• wperl.exe (39.00 KB)
• dlrun.exe (37.50 KB)
• deplister.exe (117.00 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (72.00 KB)
• php-win.exe (37.00 KB)
• php.exe (124.50 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (349.50 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat7.exe (128.58 KB)
• tomcat7w.exe (118.08 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 7.3.261 alone. Click on the links below for other XAMPP versions:

• 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
• 7.4.80
• 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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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you are trying to remove XAMPP from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\xampp

The files below were 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\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\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
• 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\install\install.sys
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\site2\db.opt
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress2\db.opt
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\wp2\db.opt
• C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\css\printview.css
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\css\theme.css
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\css\theme-rtl.css
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\ajax_clock_small.gif
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\arrow_ltr.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\arrow_rtl.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_bookmark.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_browse.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_calendar.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_chart.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_close.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_column_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_comment.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_dbstatistics.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_deltbl.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_docs.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_drop.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_edit.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_empty.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_engine.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_event_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_events.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_export.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_favorite.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_find_replace.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_ftext.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_globe.gif
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_group.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_help.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_home.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_import.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_index.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_index_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_inline_edit.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_insrow.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_key.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_left.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_minus.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_more.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_move.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_newdb.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_newtbl.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_nextpage.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_no_favorite.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_plugin.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_plus.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_primary.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_print.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_props.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_relations.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_report.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_right.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_routine_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_routines.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_save.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_saveimage.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_sbrowse.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_search.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_select.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_snewtbl.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_spatial.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_sql.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_sqlhelp.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_table_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tblanalyse.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tblexport.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tblimport.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tblops.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tbloptimize.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_tipp.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_trigger_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_triggers.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_undo.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_unique.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_usradd.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_usrcheck.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_usrdrop.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_usredit.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_usrlist.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_versions.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_view.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_view_add.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\b_views.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\bd_browse.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\bd_deltbl.png
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\themes\original\img\bd_drop.png

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{04EFB000-8FBD-44FF-902C-CD00D48B62C5}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{379C1F7A-221B-457C-B3A8-08ABF40B2EEE}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{7D28F076-2089-4CB4-B0D3-04B2372F2E74}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E69D7FA6-C516-4950-BAE1-EBBF32951B1B}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{77E9A5A8-964D-4002-8868-74FEE1F1DA8E}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{B1FE8C35-F3E5-414B-835B-0FB264CBBDA4}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C4AA055C-E566-48DF-80D6-0683B74781E8}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{FE86854A-00D6-404B-AD65-A7317BB1F4C0}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe

How to uninstall XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is a program offered by the software company Bitnami. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. This is hard because removing this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to remove XAMPP 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply activate the Search field and type in "XAMPP". If it exists on your system the XAMPP program will be found very quickly. When you click XAMPP in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for XAMPP:

• The software company is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Xamp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove XAMPP.


8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your PC, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove XAMPP supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.