XAMPP
How to uninstall XAMPP from your system
This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall XAMPP for Windows. It was created for Windows by Bitnami. Go over here where you can get more info on Bitnami. You can see more info related to XAMPP at http://apachefriends.org. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\xampp folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. 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 may receive a notification for administrator rights. xampp_start.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) on disk.XAMPP is comprised of the following executables which occupy 170.86 MB (179162470 bytes) on disk:
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (12.01 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)
- 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 (3.77 MB)
- aria_dump_log.exe (3.36 MB)
- aria_ftdump.exe (3.58 MB)
- aria_pack.exe (3.63 MB)
- aria_read_log.exe (3.75 MB)
- innochecksum.exe (3.29 MB)
- mariabackup.exe (14.41 MB)
- mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
- myisamchk.exe (3.52 MB)
- myisamlog.exe (3.41 MB)
- myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
- myisam_ftdump.exe (3.40 MB)
- mysql.exe (3.58 MB)
- mysqladmin.exe (3.49 MB)
- mysqlbinlog.exe (3.62 MB)
- mysqlcheck.exe (3.50 MB)
- mysqld.exe (15.31 MB)
- mysqldump.exe (3.56 MB)
- mysqlimport.exe (3.48 MB)
- mysqlshow.exe (3.48 MB)
- mysqlslap.exe (3.49 MB)
- mysql_install_db.exe (4.68 MB)
- mysql_ldb.exe (3.02 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 (2.52 MB)
- my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
- perror.exe (3.34 MB)
- replace.exe (3.20 MB)
- sst_dump.exe (1.36 MB)
- deplister.exe (117.00 KB)
- php-cgi.exe (71.00 KB)
- php-win.exe (36.50 KB)
- php.exe (126.00 KB)
- phpdbg.exe (338.50 KB)
- sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
This info is about XAMPP version 7.4.80 only. You can find here a few links to 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
- 7.2.270
- 7.4.250
- 7.3.261
- 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
When planning to uninstall XAMPP you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall XAMPP:
- C:\xampp
Generally, the following files remain on disk:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_htdocs
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller
- 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\laravel_blog\articles.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\articles.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\db.opt
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\failed_jobs.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\failed_jobs.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\migrations.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\migrations.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\password_resets.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\password_resets.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\users.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravel_blog\users.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\active_codes.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\active_codes.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attribute_product.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attribute_product.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attribute_values.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attribute_values.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attributes.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\attributes.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\categories.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\categories.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\category_product.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\category_product.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\comments.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\comments.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\db.opt
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\failed_jobs.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\failed_jobs.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\migrations.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\migrations.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\order_product.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\order_product.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\orders.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\orders.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\password_resets.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\password_resets.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\payments.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\payments.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permission_role.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permission_role.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permission_user.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permission_user.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permissions.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\permissions.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\products.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\products.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\role_user.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\role_user.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\roles.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\roles.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\users.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\laravelpro\users.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\db.opt
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_commentmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_commentmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_comments.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_comments.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_links.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_links.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_options.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_options.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_postmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_postmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_posts.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_posts.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_term_relationships.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_term_relationships.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_term_taxonomy.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_term_taxonomy.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_termmeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_termmeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_terms.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_terms.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_usermeta.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_usermeta.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_users.frm
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\wordpress_test\wp_users.ibd
- C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Archive\Zip\FileMember.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Archive\Zip\MockFileHandle.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL.pod
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\CRAM_MD5.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\EXTERNAL.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl.pod
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl\ANONYMOUS.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl\CRAM_MD5.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl\DIGEST_MD5.pm
- C:\XAMPP\perl\vendor\lib\Authen\SASL\Perl\EXTERNAL.pm
Registry keys:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-win32-7.2.12-0-VC15-installer.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-7.4.8-0-VC15-installer.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp
Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\xampp-control.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{8262D5C5-E270-413C-B206-F6DD767D189A}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{88AA517F-12D0-44D4-8407-2087F0B13E31}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{BFD80EF2-5D46-4376-BF07-2BD2F4CA48A2}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D25A764A-798A-4D10-A105-04EE8F7C9C5E}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D60D53F9-D2BC-423D-96AD-3CC22A05FACC}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{0C585BCD-2FB2-47E4-BEC4-D85B34B95606}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{20CDEB06-CE29-422C-B321-F4505DB458EE}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{80AA910E-4FE3-4219-8074-32612A5C2C3D}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A748AD2E-FB31-4691-B5A6-C83DB30DE201}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F1A1E253-490C-4597-AD8F-0DAF7B7002B8}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
How to remove XAMPP from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is a program by the software company Bitnami. Sometimes, computer users try to erase it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK manner to erase XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW 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 made available to you
6. Navigate the list of programs 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 very quickly. Notice that when you click XAMPP in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The publisher is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe
8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured 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 remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your PC, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove XAMPP in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2020-07-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2020-07-27 10:14:38.673