XAMPP
A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your PC
XAMPP is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Bitnami. Take a look here for more details on Bitnami. You can see more info about XAMPP at http://apachefriends.org. XAMPP is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling XAMPP is C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.21 MB (3368448 bytes) on disk and is called xampp-control.exe.The following executables are incorporated in XAMPP. They occupy 177.95 MB (186597424 bytes) on disk.
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (11.94 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 (128.00 KB)
- tomcat8w.exe (117.50 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
This page is about XAMPP version 8.1.41 only. For more XAMPP versions please click below:
- 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
- 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
Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall XAMPP:
- C:\xampp
The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove XAMPP:
- 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_uninstall_exe
- 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\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\Uninstall XAMPP.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\XAMPP Control Panel.png
- 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\wpsite\db.opt
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_commentmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_commentmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_comments.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_comments.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_links.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_links.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_options.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_options.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_postmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_postmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_posts.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_posts.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_term_relationships.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_term_relationships.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_term_taxonomy.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_term_taxonomy.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_termmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_termmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_terms.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_terms.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_usermeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_usermeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_users.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wpsite\wp_users.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\CountColor\CountColor.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\GIF\GIF.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\ICO\ICO.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\JPEG\JPEG.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\PNG\PNG.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\SGI\SGI.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\File\TIFF\TIFF.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Filter\DynTest\DynTest.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Filter\Flines\Flines.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Filter\Mandelbrot\Mandelbrot.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Font\FT2\FT2.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Font\T1\T1.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Font\W32\W32.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Imager\Imager.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\JSON\XS\XS.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\List\MoreUtils\XS\XS.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\BigInt\GMP\GMP.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\GMP\autosplit.ix
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\GMP\GMP.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\Int64\Int64.xs.dll
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\MPC\MPC.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\MPFR\MPFR.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\MPFR\Prec\Prec.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\MPFR\Random\Random.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\MPFR\V\V.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\Prime\Util\GMP\GMP.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\Prime\Util\Util.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Math\Round\autosplit.ix
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Moose\Moose.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSH2\SSH2.xs.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\autosplit.ix
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\debug_read.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_https.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_https2.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_https3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_https4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_httpx2.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_httpx3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\do_httpx4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\dump_peer_certificate.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_http.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_http3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_http4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_https.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_https3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_https4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_httpx.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_httpx3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\get_httpx4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_http.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_http3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_http4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_https.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_https3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_https4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_httpx.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_httpx3.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\head_httpx4.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\http_cat.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\https_cat.al
- C:\xampp\perl\vendor\lib\auto\Net\SSLeay\httpx_cat.al
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
Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
- 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{10E1CD60-95A9-4E31-8D4E-D9A39AE35756}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{57F8335A-A79C-433D-A317-CD5A2468A370}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A307A390-61D4-4DC2-BC79-E3C53576D625}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F160C931-B1CB-4B67-A025-BFDFC0FE59B3}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{B4ABAD89-B3A6-4C8D-9336-F15A6A701CD7}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D159FB48-92F7-450B-B4EC-EC6A62FADDA6}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D85A82D7-5730-4C3A-988F-F396ADCE63C5}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F2AFE2FA-23E6-4280-8CD6-3E814271C4A7}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
How to uninstall XAMPP from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is an application released by the software company Bitnami. Some users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find XAMPP or simply click the Search field and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click XAMPP in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
- The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe
8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall XAMPP in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2022-04-03 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2022-04-03 17:55:23.563