XAMPP
A way to uninstall XAMPP from your PC
This page contains complete information on how to remove XAMPP for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Apache Friends. More info about Apache Friends can be found here. Please open http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on Apache Friends's page. XAMPP is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\xampp directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. 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 get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled xampp_start.exe and its approximative size is 116.00 KB (118784 bytes).The executable files below are installed beside XAMPP. They occupy about 172.95 MB (181349515 bytes) on disk.
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (6.27 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 (108.00 KB)
- ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
- curl.exe (3.92 MB)
- htcacheclean.exe (99.50 KB)
- htdbm.exe (121.00 KB)
- htdigest.exe (83.50 KB)
- htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
- httpd.exe (30.00 KB)
- httxt2dbm.exe (64.50 KB)
- logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
- openssl.exe (538.00 KB)
- pv.exe (60.00 KB)
- rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
- wintty.exe (18.00 KB)
- FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
- FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
- Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
- hiddeninput.exe (9.00 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 (4.20 MB)
- aria_dump_log.exe (3.80 MB)
- aria_ftdump.exe (4.02 MB)
- aria_pack.exe (4.06 MB)
- aria_read_log.exe (4.18 MB)
- innochecksum.exe (3.33 MB)
- mariabackup.exe (14.86 MB)
- mbstream.exe (3.27 MB)
- myisamchk.exe (3.56 MB)
- myisamlog.exe (3.45 MB)
- myisampack.exe (3.47 MB)
- myisam_ftdump.exe (3.43 MB)
- mysql.exe (3.61 MB)
- mysqladmin.exe (3.52 MB)
- mysqlbinlog.exe (3.64 MB)
- mysqlcheck.exe (3.53 MB)
- mysqld.exe (15.75 MB)
- mysqldump.exe (3.60 MB)
- mysqlimport.exe (3.50 MB)
- mysqlshow.exe (3.50 MB)
- mysqlslap.exe (3.52 MB)
- mysql_install_db.exe (5.31 MB)
- mysql_ldb.exe (3.15 MB)
- mysql_plugin.exe (3.25 MB)
- mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.27 MB)
- mysql_upgrade.exe (3.36 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.25 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.54 MB)
- my_print_defaults.exe (3.26 MB)
- perror.exe (3.38 MB)
- replace.exe (3.24 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 (134.50 KB)
- php-cgi.exe (67.50 KB)
- php-win.exe (37.50 KB)
- php.exe (139.00 KB)
- phpdbg.exe (273.50 KB)
- sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
- tomcat8.exe (139.63 KB)
- tomcat8w.exe (123.63 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
The information on this page is only about version 8.2.00 of XAMPP. You can find below a few links to other XAMPP versions:
If you are manually uninstalling XAMPP we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\xampp-windows-x64-8._500
- C:\xampp
The files below remain on your disk by XAMPP's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ASUS\Armoury Crate Service\AC_FDS\TemporaryIcon\xampp-control.exe10614212766274555256.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\gppongmhjkpfnbhagpmjfkannfbllamg\6.10.80_0\images\icons\XAMPP.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\B9ECED6F.ArmouryCrate_qmba6cd70vzyy\LocalState\AC_FDS\Icon\xampp-control.exe10614212766274555256.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\xampp-windows-x64-8._500\xampp-windows-x64-8_500.log
- 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\mysql.pid
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql\db.MAD-230510233055.BAK
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\ramadant_shatel\db.opt
- C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\chartex
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\config_data
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\corelist.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\cpan
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\crc32
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbicadmin
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbilogstrip
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiprof
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiproxy
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\enc2xs
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\encguess
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exetype.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\extract_vba
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\factor.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\factor.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\findrule
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2ph.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2xs.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\htmltree
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\hypnotoad
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\instmodsh
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_pp
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_xs
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\kwalitee-metrics
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libnetcfg.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-download
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-dump
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-mirror
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-request
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\mech-dump
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\minicpan
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\module-version
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\mojo
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\moose-outdated
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\morbo
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\mymeta-cpanfile
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\nssm_32.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\nssm_64.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\package-stash-conflicts
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\parinstallppd
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl5.32.1.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl532.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlbug.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perldoc.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlivp.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlthanks.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perltidy
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pgplet
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\piconv
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pkg-config
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2bat.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2bat.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2pm.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pler
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pm-uninstall
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod_cover
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2html.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2latex
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2man.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2text.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2usage
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\podchecker
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\podselect
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppd2par
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\primes.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\primes.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\prove.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ptar
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\runperl.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\scan-perl-prereqs-nqlite
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\search.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\shasum.bat
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp
Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{012C6E7E-02FB-4703-B42B-247AAB8110AC}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{081C82DE-6920-4001-A52A-A366C66A697F}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A1AB3646-C514-44D4-B094-92351BD0287B}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{2EAE3669-8717-4184-BD62-B5C2C992866C}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5E0097DF-9B85-45EF-9583-3A188219E833}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{886E80B0-8B89-444B-84CD-F60C614D4E39}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
How to remove XAMPP from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is a program released by Apache Friends. Some users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to uninstall XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.
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3. Press the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find XAMPP or simply click the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". If it exists on your system the XAMPP application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click XAMPP in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe
8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP that 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall XAMPP by Apache Friends from your computer, we are not saying that XAMPP by Apache Friends is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2023-02-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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