XAMPP

A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your PC

XAMPP is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Bitnami. More information about Bitnami can be seen here. Please follow http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's website. XAMPP is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\xampp directory, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing XAMPP is C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. XAMPP's primary file takes around 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) and is called xampp_start.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in XAMPP. They occupy 161.04 MB (168867587 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 (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)
• awk.exe (136.00 KB)
• mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
• aria_chk.exe (4.12 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.72 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.95 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.99 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (4.10 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.30 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.69 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.53 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.42 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.40 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.57 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.56 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.68 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (3.19 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.22 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.32 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.54 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 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 (117.00 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (70.50 KB)
• php-win.exe (36.50 KB)
• php.exe (126.50 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (339.00 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 7.4.250 only. 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
• 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
• 7.3.261
• 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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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you remove XAMPP from your computer.

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\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:\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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\php\php.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\php\php.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3678741633-3418271150-2511483215-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\xampp\xampp-control.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{91A66710-AFAF-458E-8DC0-175BAA065B9D}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9CAB4EFF-B8F0-492A-BEBA-0C739C379912}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{0231EB99-E09C-40A7-B32D-0EE2ED84F2F0}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{28F6A64C-F0A4-4B2B-A562-E5BACB425229}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe

How to remove XAMPP from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application by Bitnami. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE manner 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find XAMPP or simply click the Search field and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP app will be found automatically. When you select XAMPP in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for XAMPP:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall XAMPP.


8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page 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. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.