XAMPP

A guide 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 PC. The Windows release was created by Bitnami. Go over here for more info on Bitnami. Click on http://apachefriends.org to get more details about XAMPP on Bitnami's website. XAMPP is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Xamp directory, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling XAMPP is C:\Program Files (x86)\Xamp\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named xampp_start.exe and its approximative size is 116.00 KB (118784 bytes).

XAMPP installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 175.38 MB (183895987 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 (107.50 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (100.00 KB)
• htdbm.exe (122.00 KB)
• htdigest.exe (84.00 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
• httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (65.00 KB)
• logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (495.50 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
• wintty.exe (18.50 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 (3.76 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.35 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.57 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.60 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (3.74 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.23 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.53 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.52 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.41 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.39 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.41 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.55 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.46 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (3.82 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (4.13 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.22 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.30 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.62 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (2.65 MB)
• perl5.16.3.exe (38.50 KB)
• perlglob.exe (15.50 KB)
• wperl.exe (38.50 KB)
• tidyp.exe (431.33 KB)
• deplister.exe (110.50 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (71.00 KB)
• php-win.exe (37.00 KB)
• php.exe (126.00 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (349.00 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat7.exe (111.91 KB)
• tomcat7w.exe (115.41 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 7.1.320 alone. 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
• 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

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-7.1.32-0-VC14-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4ABDB11E-42F9-4BFA-BBFE-7AEF55ECD482}D:\haseeb\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{6D86E008-DCB5-4B7D-A587-F786975A7C8F}D:\haseeb\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{4F5CD2AE-F787-435D-82A5-9486F9E6B63C}D:\haseeb\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{7B82F5EA-5155-4C0F-8AA5-9D6F64315F16}D:\haseeb\apache\bin\httpd.exe

How to remove XAMPP from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application by Bitnami. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE practice 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for XAMPP:

• The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Xamp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall XAMPP.


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.