iTunes
How to uninstall iTunes from your computer
iTunes is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Apple Inc.. Open here for more info on Apple Inc.. More information about the app iTunes can be found at http://www.apple.com/ru. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\iTunes directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. You can remove iTunes by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{85A15ACA-D463-412E-9DFA-63971645386F}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. iTunes's primary file takes around 37.04 MB (38841168 bytes) and is called iTunes.exe.iTunes is comprised of the following executables which take 39.90 MB (41841488 bytes) on disk:
- defaults.exe (57.34 KB)
- iTunes.exe (37.04 MB)
- iTunesHelper.exe (360.33 KB)
- iTunesVisualizerHost.exe (2.45 MB)
The current page applies to iTunes version 12.13.7.1 only. 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
- 12.13.2.3
- 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
- 11.2.2.3
- 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
- 12.13.4.4
- 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
- 12.13.3.2
- 8.0.1.11
- 11.1.2.32
- 12.7.2.60
- 12.9.3.3
- 7.4.0.28
- 12.3.2.34
- 12.13.5.3
- 12.2.0.145
- 10.5.1.42
- 10.5.0.113
- 7.3.2.6
- 11.2.0.115
- 10.5.0.142
- 12.13.9.1
- 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
If you are manually uninstalling iTunes we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders left behind when you uninstall 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 when you remove iTunes:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\ArtistNames.plist
- 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\VersionCheck.plist
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_iTunes_iTunes_Resources_it_lproj_About iTunes_rtf
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\Apple_iTunes
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AppleInc_iTunes_nzyj5cx40ttqa!iTunes
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cookies\Cookies.binarycookies
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\Device Support\x12220000_5_Recovery.ipsw
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPad Updater Logs\iPadUpdater.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 1.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 10.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 11.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 12.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 13.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 14.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 15.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 16.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 17.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 18.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 19.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 2.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 20.log
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- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 4.log
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- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 43.log
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- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 46.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 47.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 48.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 49.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 5.log
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- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 76.log
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- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 8.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater 9.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Updater Logs\iPhoneUpdater.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 1.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 10.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 11.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 12.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 13.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 14.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 15.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 16.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 17.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 18.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Updater Logs\iPodUpdater 19.log
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\itunes
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PolicyCache\AppleInc.iTunes_nzyj5cx40ttqa
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\itunes
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\iTunes.exe
Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{40B3425B-BC1A-4902-985A-980161AD0E9F}\Installer.ico
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{40B3425B-BC1A-4902-985A-980161AD0E9F}\iTunes.ico
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{40B3425B-BC1A-4902-985A-980161AD0E9F}\RichText.ico
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-400899132-2288805532-2496720329-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-400899132-2288805532-2496720329-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\ITunes Versioni\Itunes 12.13.7.1 64 Byte\iTunes_(64bit)_v12.13.7.1.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-400899132-2288805532-2496720329-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\ITunes Versioni\iTunes x86 x64\iTunesSetup.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-400899132-2288805532-2496720329-1001\AppleInc.iTunes_nzyj5cx40ttqa
A way to remove iTunes with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
iTunes is a program released by Apple Inc.. Sometimes, people try to erase this application. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to erase iTunes is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate iTunes or simply click the Search field and type in "iTunes". If it exists on your system the iTunes application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click iTunes in the list of apps, some information about the application is made 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.
- Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://www.apple.com/ru
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{85A15ACA-D463-412E-9DFA-63971645386F}
8. After removing iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong iTunes which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove iTunes by Apple Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove iTunes in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2025-03-31 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2025-03-31 19:52:21.940