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A way to uninstall iTunes from your system

iTunes is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Apple Inc.. More information on Apple Inc. can be found here. Please open if you want to read more on iTunes on Apple Inc.'s website. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling iTunes is MsiExec.exe /I{9D20916D-C1E9-4E39-9723-13D200D87C40}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. iTunes's primary file takes about 9.34 MB (9789256 bytes) and is called iTunes.exe.

iTunes installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.48 MB (9941648 bytes) on disk.

  • iTunes.exe (9.34 MB)
  • iTunesHelper.exe (148.82 KB)


This info is about iTunes version 11.2.0.114 only. Click on the links below for other iTunes versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling iTunes we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall iTunes:
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes

The files below are left behind on your disk by iTunes's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iPodUpdaterExt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ar.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ca.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\cs.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\da.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\de.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\el.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\en.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\en_GB.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\es.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\fi.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\fr.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\he.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\hr.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\hu.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\id.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\it.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\iTunesMiniPlayer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ja.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ko.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ms.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\nb.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\nl.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\pl.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\pt.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\pt_PT.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ro.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\ru.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\sk.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\sv.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\th.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\tr.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\uk.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\vi.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\zh_CN.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources\zh_TW.lproj\iTunesMiniPlayerLocalized.dll
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesOutlookAddIn.dll
  • C:\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2019\Tools\RubyStdLib\rss\itunes.rb
  • C:\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2019\Tools\RubyStdLib\rss\maker\itunes.rb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cache.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPodDevices.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\StoreLocalStorage.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\StoreSessionStorage.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\VersionCheck.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\iTunes.12.10.7.3.x64_Soft98.iR9D90.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cookies\Cookies.binarycookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\https_desktop-music.itunes.apple.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\ByHost\com.apple.iTunes.{bbed3e02-0b41-11e3-8249-806e6f6e6963}.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.eq.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.plist
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\iTunes.12.10.7.3.x64.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aa\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aax\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIF\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFC\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFF\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.CDA\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdda\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipa\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipg\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipsw\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itdb\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ite\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itl\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itlp\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itls\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itms\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itpc\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M3U\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M3U8\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M4A\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MP2\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcast\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmp\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itms
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-itunes-itpc
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D61902D99E1C93E47932312D008DC704
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\Media\iTunes
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\iTunes.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@Apple.com/iTunes,version=

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aa\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aa
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aax\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aax
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIF\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aif
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFC\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aifc
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFF\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aiff
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.CDA\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.cda
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdda\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.cdda
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipa\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipa
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipg\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ipsw\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ipsw
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itb\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itb
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itdb\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itdb
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ite\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.ite
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itl\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itl
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itlp\OpenWithProgids\iTunes.itlp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itls\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itms\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itms
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.itpc\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.itpc
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M3U\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M3U8\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u8
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M4A\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4a
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4b
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4p
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4r
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4v
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mov
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MP2\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mp2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mp3
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mpeg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mpg
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcast\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.pcast
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.pls
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmp\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.rmp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wav
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wave
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\D61902D99E1C93E47932312D008DC704\iTunes
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\b\soft\iTunes\iTunes.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\b\soft\iTunes\iTunes.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D61902D99E1C93E47932312D008DC704\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\iTunes\


How to erase iTunes from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is a program by the software company Apple Inc.. Some users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall iTunes 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 a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate iTunes or simply activate the Search feature and type in "iTunes". If it is installed on your PC the iTunes application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click iTunes in the list , some information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about iTunes, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for iTunes:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.apple.com/se/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{9D20916D-C1E9-4E39-9723-13D200D87C40}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove iTunes.
Uninstall iTunes


8. After uninstalling iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong iTunes that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
Software Application


Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove iTunes by Apple Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove iTunes supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 08:26:20.013