iTunes

A guide to uninstall iTunes from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove iTunes for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Apple Inc.. You can find out more on Apple Inc. or check for application updates here. More details about iTunes can be seen at http://www.apple.com/. Usually the iTunes program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall iTunes by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{5A68A656-979F-4168-8795-E2E368AA4DC2}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 9.34 MB (9789256 bytes) on disk and is named iTunes.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside iTunes. They occupy about 9.48 MB (9941648 bytes) on disk.

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

The information on this page is only about version 11.2.2.3 of iTunes. You can find below info on other releases of iTunes:

• 9.0.3.15
• 7.6.2.9
• 12.11.0.26
• 11.2.0.114
• 9.0.2.25
• 7.7.1.11
• 12.3.1.23
• 12.10.1.4
• 12.3.2.35
• 10.2.0.34
• 12.10.0.7
• 8.2.0.23
• 7.5.0.20
• 12.12.3.5
• 12.12.0.6
• 11.0.2.26
• 12.10.6.2
• 10.7.0.21
• 11.0.2.25
• 10.5.2.11
• 12.1.0.71
• 11.1.4.62
• 7.3.0.54
• 9.2.1.4
• 12.9.0.167
• 10.1.0.56
• 12.12.5.8
• 11.3.0.54
• 12.12.4.1
• 12.5.1.21
• 8.1.0.52
• 12.5.5.5
• 12.12.2.2
• 10.5.3.3
• 12.9.5.7
• 12.4.3.1
• 12.10.8.5
• 10.6.0.40
• 12.4.2.4
• 12.6.1.25
• 7.7.0.43
• 12.7.2.58
• 11.0.1.12
• 9.1.0.79
• 12.10.7.3
• 12.3.0.44
• 12.1.3.6
• 11.1.0.126
• 10.2.1.1
• 12.2.1.16
• 11.1.3.8
• 12.7.4.80
• 10.4.0.80
• 12.12.8.2
• 12.12.6.1
• 10.0.1.22
• 11.1.2.31
• 12.9.6.3
• 12.6.0.95
• 9.2.1.5
• 8.0.2.20
• 12.6.5.3
• 12.6.2.20
• 12.9.1.4
• 11.1.1.11
• 12.13.0.9
• 9.2.0.61
• 12.6.0.100
• 12.12.9.4
• 12.6.3.6
• 10.6.1.7
• 8.1.0.51
• 12.13.1.3
• 8.0.1.11
• 11.1.2.32
• 12.7.2.60
• 12.9.3.3
• 7.4.0.28
• 12.3.2.34
• 12.2.0.145
• 10.5.1.42
• 10.5.0.113
• 7.3.2.6
• 11.2.0.115
• 10.5.0.142
• 12.12.7.1
• 10.1.0.54
• 12.11.4.15
• 12.12.10.1
• 12.5.3.17
• 12.4.1.6
• 9.1.1.11
• 8.0.0.35
• 11.1.5.5
• 10.1.2.17
• 10.2.2.12
• 12.7.3.46
• 12.0.1.26
• 11.3.1.2
• 11.0.5.5

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove iTunes from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall iTunes:

• C:\Program Files\iTunes

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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:\Windows\Installer\{5A68A656-979F-4168-8795-E2E368AA4DC2}\Installer.ico

Registry keys:

• 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\AppID\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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\656A86A5F979861478592E3E86AAD42C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Media\iTunes
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5A68A656-979F-4168-8795-E2E368AA4DC2}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\iTunes.exe
• 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=

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aa\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aa
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aax\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aax
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aif\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aif
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aifc\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aifc\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aifc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aiff\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.aiff
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.cda
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdda\iTunes_back
• 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\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m3u8\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m3u8
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4a
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4b\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4b
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4p
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4r
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.m4v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mov
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.mp2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\iTunes_back
• 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\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pls\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.pls
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rmp\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.rmp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wav
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\OpenWithProgIds\iTunes.wave
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\play\command\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\656A86A5F979861478592E3E86AAD42C\iTunes
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\656A86A5F979861478592E3E86AAD42C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\iTunes\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{5A68A656-979F-4168-8795-E2E368AA4DC2}\

How to remove iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application marketed by the software company Apple Inc.. Some people choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase iTunes is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate iTunes or simply activate the Search field and type in "iTunes". The iTunes program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click iTunes in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about iTunes, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for iTunes:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.apple.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{5A68A656-979F-4168-8795-E2E368AA4DC2}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall iTunes.


8. After uninstalling iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of iTunes which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall iTunes by Apple Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall iTunes supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.