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A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall XAMPP for Windows. It is developed by Bitnami. You can find out more on Bitnami or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's website. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\XAMPP_WebServer directory (same installation drive as Windows). XAMPP's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\XAMPP_WebServer\uninstall.exe. xampp-control.exe is the XAMPP's main executable file and it occupies around 3.21 MB (3367424 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with XAMPP. They occupy about 175.41 MB (183930898 bytes) on disk.

  • service.exe (59.50 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (8.48 MB)
  • xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
  • xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
  • xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
  • ab.exe (83.00 KB)
  • abs.exe (90.00 KB)
  • ApacheMonitor.exe (35.50 KB)
  • curl.exe (2.47 MB)
  • htcacheclean.exe (82.00 KB)
  • htdbm.exe (98.00 KB)
  • htdigest.exe (67.00 KB)
  • htpasswd.exe (94.00 KB)
  • httpd.exe (22.50 KB)
  • httxt2dbm.exe (52.00 KB)
  • logresolve.exe (46.50 KB)
  • openssl.exe (435.00 KB)
  • pv.exe (60.00 KB)
  • rotatelogs.exe (62.50 KB)
  • wintty.exe (13.50 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 (3.65 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 (78.45 KB)
  • innochecksum.exe (3.15 MB)
  • myisamchk.exe (3.44 MB)
  • myisamlog.exe (3.32 MB)
  • myisampack.exe (3.34 MB)
  • myisam_ftdump.exe (3.30 MB)
  • mysql.exe (3.60 MB)
  • mysqladmin.exe (3.55 MB)
  • mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
  • mysqlcheck.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqld.exe (11.21 MB)
  • mysqldump.exe (3.59 MB)
  • mysqlimport.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqlshow.exe (3.54 MB)
  • mysqlslap.exe (3.55 MB)
  • mysqltest.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysqltest_embedded.exe (9.71 MB)
  • mysql_client_test.exe (3.92 MB)
  • mysql_client_test_embedded.exe (9.89 MB)
  • mysql_embedded.exe (9.57 MB)
  • mysql_install_db.exe (3.73 MB)
  • mysql_plugin.exe (3.15 MB)
  • mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.15 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade.exe (3.22 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.14 MB)
  • mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (1.84 MB)
  • my_print_defaults.exe (3.15 MB)
  • perror.exe (3.21 MB)
  • replace.exe (3.13 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 (56.00 KB)
  • php-cgi.exe (50.50 KB)
  • php-win.exe (28.50 KB)
  • php.exe (67.50 KB)
  • phpdbg.exe (153.00 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)
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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 5.6.301 alone. For other XAMPP versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling XAMPP we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\xampp

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\xampp-control.exe.11860.dmp
  • 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:\xampp\anonymous\onefile.html
  • C:\xampp\apache\ABOUT_APACHE.txt
  • C:\xampp\apache\apache_installservice.bat
  • C:\xampp\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\ab.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\abs.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_crypto_openssl-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_dbd_odbc-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_ldap-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\brotlicommon.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\brotlienc.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\dbmmanage.pl
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htcacheclean.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdbm.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdigest.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\httxt2dbm.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\icudt71.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\icuin71.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\icuio71.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\icuuc71.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\jansson.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libapr-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libapriconv-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libaprutil-1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libcurl.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libhttpd.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libsasl.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libssh2.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libssl-3-x64.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\libxml2.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\logresolve.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\lua54.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\nghttp2.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\openssl.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\pcre.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\pcre2-8.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\pv.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\rotatelogs.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\wintty.exe
  • C:\xampp\apache\bin\zlib1.dll
  • C:\xampp\apache\CHANGES.txt
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\charset.conv
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-ajp.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-autoindex.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-dav.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-default.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-info.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-languages.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-manual.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-mpm.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-proxy.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-userdir.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\proxy-html.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\magic
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\mime.types
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\openssl.cnf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\charset.conv
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-autoindex.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-dav.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-default.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-info.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-languages.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-manual.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-mpm.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-ssl.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-userdir.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\extra\proxy-html.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\httpd.conf
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\magic
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\original\mime.types
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\ssl.crt\server.crt
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\ssl.csr\server.csr
  • C:\xampp\apache\conf\ssl.key\server.key
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\contact.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_BAD_REQUEST.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_GONE.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED.html.var
  • C:\xampp\apache\error\HTTP_NOT_FOUND.html.var

Registry keys:
  • 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

Additional values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\xampp-windows-x64-7.4.33-0-VC15-installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\xampp-windows-x64-7.4.33-0-VC15-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • 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\filezilla_start.bat.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\filezilla_stop.bat.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3788912045-2569310944-364837445-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume12\xampp\xampp-control.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{310B1B6D-C8F8-423C-AF64-5D329D63D9C4}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{71B6895E-3417-48F9-96F2-241B3997634F}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{8CC8BD5D-CB88-4956-B8A7-BBD22ABA44E9}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{C2C3AA36-ACAB-4D8C-B1EE-6440EB94F87F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5E3A2756-CA67-4FBD-9CCD-C6BB0C188722}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{969A24AE-7F76-447D-B2AF-47E9B48A9379}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A86BF633-8CFA-497F-9FA0-34644722E055}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C1B8235D-7A46-4BDF-BEE4-3E018348043D}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe


A way to uninstall XAMPP from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is a program by the software company Bitnami. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

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


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish 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 (x86)\XAMPP_WebServer\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall XAMPP.
Uninstall XAMPP


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-07-08 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-07-08 14:14:01.650