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How to uninstall YouTube from your system

YouTube is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by YouTube. Check out here for more info on YouTube. Usually the YouTube application is placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Host App Service\Engine folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing YouTube is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Host App Service\Engine\HostAppService.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 7.34 MB (7695264 bytes) on disk and is titled HostAppService.exe.

The executables below are part of YouTube. They take an average of 21.53 MB (22576752 bytes) on disk.

  • HostAppService.exe (7.34 MB)
  • HostAppServiceInterface.exe (2.27 MB)
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (7.60 MB)
  • WebAppHelper.exe (4.33 MB)


This web page is about YouTube version 1.0.1 only. You can find here a few links to other YouTube releases:


If planning to uninstall YouTube you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall YouTube:
  • C:\Program Files\Shotcut\share\mlt\presets\consumer\avformat\YouTube
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\23140Kinderjoy.VideoEditorSlideshowMaker_1.1.160.0_x64__4k9s1t26vykqt\Assets\Buttons\youtube.png
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\23140Kinderjoy.VideoEditorSlideshowMaker_1.1.160.0_x64__4k9s1t26vykqt\Images\youtube.png
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2021.21090.10008.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\YouTube_light_color_icon_SQUARE.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Host App Service\IconCache\persistent\YouTube.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\YouTube.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7o752fmi.default\extensions\youtube-to-mp3@youtube.com.xpi
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000155.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000157.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\001506.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\001507.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\001509.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HostAppService_322460fb8f47d8cb14cd883b17b5e0dd233a7768


A way to erase YouTube from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YouTube is a program released by the software company YouTube. Some computer users try to erase it. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE solution to erase YouTube 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate YouTube or simply activate the Search field and type in "YouTube". If it is installed on your PC the YouTube application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select YouTube in the list of programs, some 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 YouTube, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall YouTube.
Uninstall YouTube


8. After uninstalling YouTube, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong YouTube that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing YouTube with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove YouTube by YouTube from your computer, we are not saying that YouTube by YouTube is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove YouTube supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-10-03 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-03 17:28:28.937