XAMPP

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This page is about XAMPP for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Bitnami. Check out here for more information on Bitnami. You can see more info about XAMPP at http://apachefriends.org. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\xampp folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling XAMPP is C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled xampp_start.exe and occupies 116.00 KB (118784 bytes).

XAMPP installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 173.14 MB (181548736 bytes) on disk.

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.96 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 (530.00 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 (3.76 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.35 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.57 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.61 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (3.74 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.23 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.22 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 (3.50 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.12 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.55 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.67 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (2.90 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 (2.61 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.25 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 (117.00 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (71.00 KB)
• php-win.exe (36.50 KB)
• php.exe (123.50 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (349.50 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat7.exe (121.12 KB)
• tomcat7w.exe (118.12 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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This web page is about XAMPP version 7.2.270 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
• 7.4.250
• 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
• 5.5.271

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XAMPP has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\xampp

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall XAMPP:

• 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\atmos\db.opt
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\pos\db.opt
• C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\AegeanNu.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Alchemic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Alphabet.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Ancient2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\AncientG.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\AncientS.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Arabic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ArabicEx.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ArabicMa.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ArabicP2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ArabicPF.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ArabicSu.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Armenian.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Arrows.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ASCII.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Avestan.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Balinese.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Bamum.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\BamumSup.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Batak.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Bengali.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\BlockEle.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Bopomof2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Bopomofo.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\BoxDrawi.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Brahmi.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Buginese.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Buhid.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Byzantin.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Carian.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Chakma.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cham.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cherokee.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJK.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKComp2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKComp3.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKComp4.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKCompa.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKExtA.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKExtB.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKExtC.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKExtD.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKRadic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKStrok.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CJKSymbo.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CompatJa.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\ControlP.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Coptic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Counting.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cuneifo2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cuneifor.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Currency.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\CypriotS.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cyrilli2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cyrilli3.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cyrilli4.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Cyrillic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Devanag2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Devanaga.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Diacrit2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Diacrit3.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Diacriti.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Dingbats.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Domino.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Egyptian.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Emoticon.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Enclose2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Enclose3.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Enclose4.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Enclosed.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Ethiopi2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Ethiopi3.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Ethiopi4.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Ethiopic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Geometri.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Georgia2.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Georgian.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Glagolit.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Gothic.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Greek.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\GreekExt.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Gujarati.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Gurmukhi.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\HalfAndF.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\HalfMark.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Hangul.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Hanunoo.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\Hebrew.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\HighPUSu.pl
• C:\XAMPP\perl\lib\unicore\lib\Blk\HighSurr.pl

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-7.2.27-0-VC15-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\xampp-windows-x64-8.2.4-0-VS16-installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\xampp-windows-x64-8.2.4-0-VS16-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\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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\xampp-control.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Software\Web Design\xampp-windows-x64-7.2.27-0-VC15-installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Software\Web Design\xampp-windows-x64-7.2.27-0-VC15-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2006279165-579937537-2325755183-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Downloads\xampp-windows-x64-8.2.4-0-VS16-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2006279165-579937537-2325755183-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\php\php.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2006279165-579937537-2325755183-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\vcredist\vcredist_x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2006279165-579937537-2325755183-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\xampp\xampp-control.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2006279165-579937537-2325755183-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Software\Web Design\xampp-windows-x64-7.2.27-0-VC15-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{6F3A80AD-70C0-4AC2-8121-12582F8B143F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F7204D90-7234-488C-83D3-7DF1DCBEF584}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{02E5DDD2-4C37-4C12-8412-B747BD98B464}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{FE7C6252-AA7C-42DA-A3C5-B52802690AE2}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application released by Bitnami. Some users try to remove this program. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll 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 app will be found automatically. When you select XAMPP in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for XAMPP:

• The web site of the application is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove XAMPP.


8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we 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 want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.