YouTube

A guide to uninstall YouTube from your computer

YouTube is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Google\Chrome. Check out here where you can get more info on Google\Chrome. YouTube is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling YouTube is C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled chrome_pwa_launcher.exe and its approximative size is 1.55 MB (1624408 bytes).

YouTube is comprised of the following executables which take 16.02 MB (16793960 bytes) on disk:

• chrome.exe (2.50 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (960.34 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.55 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.42 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.14 MB)
• setup.exe (4.23 MB)

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This data is about YouTube version 1.0 only. YouTube has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall YouTube:

• C:\Program Files\Study Ratna\data\flutter_assets\packages\youtube_player_flutter
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\YoutubeSoft\Youtube Playlist Downloader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube

The files below are left behind on your disk by YouTube's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\Extension\Media\PlayParse\MediaPlayParse - YouTube.as
• C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\Extension\Media\PlayParse\MediaPlayParse - YouTube.ico
• C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\Extension\Media\UrlList\MediaUrlList - YouTube.as
• C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\Extension\Media\UrlList\MediaUrlList - YouTube.ico
• C:\Program Files\FreeDownloadManager.ORG\Free Download Manager\webui\youtube-channel.js
• C:\Program Files\FreeDownloadManager.ORG\Free Download Manager\webui\youtube-channel-helper.js
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac
• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2022.30120.12006.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\YouTube_light_color_icon_SQUARE.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000026.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000027.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000029.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee\3.0.20_0\app\scripts\adblockers\adb-youtube.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee\3.0.20_0\content\tracking\youtube.ts
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\SubscribeLists.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__main__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\aes.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\cache.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\compat.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\jsinterp.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\options.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\socks.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\update.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\utils.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\version.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\__pycache__\YoutubeDL.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\aes.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\cache.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\compat.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\common.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\dash.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\external.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\f4m.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\fragment.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\hls.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\http.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\ism.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\rtmp.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\__pycache__\rtsp.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\dash.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\external.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\f4m.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\fragment.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\hls.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\http.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\ism.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\rtmp.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\downloader\rtsp.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\abc.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\abcnews.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\abcotvs.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\academicearth.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\acast.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\adn.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\adobeconnect.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\adobepass.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\adobetv.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\adultswim.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\aenetworks.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\afreecatv.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\airmozilla.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\aliexpress.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\aljazeera.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\allocine.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\alphaporno.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\amara.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\amcnetworks.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\americastestkitchen.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\amp.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\animeondemand.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\anvato.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\aol.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\apa.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\aparat.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\appleconnect.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\applepodcasts.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\appletrailers.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\archiveorg.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\arcpublishing.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\ard.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\arkena.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\arnes.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\arte.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\asiancrush.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\atresplayer.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\atttechchannel.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\atvat.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\audimedia.cpython-34.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Digiarty\VideoProc Converter\youtube\youtube_dl\extractor\__pycache__\audioboom.cpython-34.pyc

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath

A way to remove YouTube from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YouTube is a program by the software company Google\Chrome. Sometimes, users choose to erase this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase YouTube 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate YouTube or simply click the Search feature and type in "YouTube". The YouTube app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click YouTube in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall YouTube.


8. After removing YouTube, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong YouTube that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing YouTube with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall YouTube by Google\Chrome from your PC, we are not saying that YouTube by Google\Chrome is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall YouTube supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.