YouTube

A way to uninstall YouTube from your PC

YouTube is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Thorium. Open here where you can find out more on Thorium. The program is often installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Thorium\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling YouTube is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Thorium\Application\thorium.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called thorium.exe and its approximative size is 2.92 MB (3059712 bytes).

The executable files below are part of YouTube. They take about 177.70 MB (186334720 bytes) on disk.

• chrome_proxy.exe (1.07 MB)
• thorium.exe (2.92 MB)
• chromedriver.exe (15.01 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.20 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.31 MB)
• pak_mingw32.exe (14.50 KB)
• pak_mingw64.exe (15.50 KB)
• thorium_shell.exe (152.53 MB)
• setup.exe (3.64 MB)

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This data is about YouTube version 1.0 only. If you are manually uninstalling YouTube we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall YouTube:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 3\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\youtube
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\tools\youtube

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove YouTube:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 3\Extensions\eanggfilgoajaocelnaflolkadkeghjp\11.1.0_0\img\commands\media-youtube.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 3\Extensions\eanggfilgoajaocelnaflolkadkeghjp\11.1.0_0\nj-youtube.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\www_youtube_com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy!App
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy\Settings\roaming.lock
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy\Settings\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\document_loaders\__pycache__\youtube.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\document_loaders\blob_loaders\__pycache__\youtube_audio.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\document_loaders\blob_loaders\youtube_audio.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\document_loaders\youtube.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\youtube\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\youtube\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\youtube\__pycache__\search.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\youtube\search.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\document_loaders\__pycache__\youtube.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\document_loaders\blob_loaders\__pycache__\youtube_audio.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\document_loaders\blob_loaders\youtube_audio.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\document_loaders\youtube.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\tools\youtube\__init__.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\tools\youtube\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\tools\youtube\__pycache__\search.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\langchain_community\tools\youtube\search.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\github_cache\Github-android-platform-samples\samples\user-interface\constraintlayout\src\main\res\layout\motion_24_youtube.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000164.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000166.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000034.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000037.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Thorium\User Data\Profile 1\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache\v6\npm-lucide-react-0.516.0-dd22a3bcbf0fae0408b2815c4b67a0dcf2020deb-integrity\node_modules\lucide-react\dist\esm\icons\youtube.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache\v6\npm-lucide-react-0.518.0-8cd9207fbbab39a64a6aa59af1e15fa934b81688-integrity\node_modules\lucide-react\dist\esm\icons\youtube.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache\v6\npm-lucide-react-0.518.0-integrity\node_modules\lucide-react\dist\esm\icons\youtube.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\YouTube (2).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Thorium Apps\YouTube (1).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Thorium Apps\YouTube.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ActivatableClasses\Package\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5Cwww.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy%5Cresources.pri
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\www.youtube.com-54e21b02_pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PolicyCache\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Families\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_pd8mbgmqs65xy
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\16df0be95e4860c3e7090199011938d1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SecurityManager\CapAuthz\ApplicationsEx\www.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5Cwww.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy%5Cresources.pri\1dbdf706dabbdb0\c5eafd2a\@{www.youtube.com-54E21B02_1.0.0.0_neutral__pd8mbgmqs65xy?ms-resource://PWA/Files/Images/StoreLogo.png}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\Thorium_AVX2_130.0.6723.174\BIN\thorium.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\Thorium_AVX2_130.0.6723.174\BIN\thorium.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase YouTube from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YouTube is an application by Thorium. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall YouTube is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate YouTube or simply click the Search feature and type in "YouTube". The YouTube app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select YouTube in the list of apps, some data about the application is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove YouTube.


8. After removing YouTube, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of YouTube that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling YouTube using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove YouTube by Thorium from your PC, nor are we saying that YouTube by Thorium is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove YouTube in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.