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A guide to uninstall iTunes from your system

iTunes is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Apple Inc.. You can read more on Apple Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about iTunes on Apple Inc.'s website. iTunes is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\iTunes folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for iTunes is MsiExec.exe /I{585776BC-4BD6-4BD2-A19A-1D6CB44A403B}. iTunes's main file takes about 19.68 MB (20638504 bytes) and its name is iTunes.exe.

iTunes installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 19.94 MB (20905552 bytes) on disk.

  • iTunes.exe (19.68 MB)
  • iTunesHelper.exe (260.79 KB)


The current web page applies to iTunes version 7.6.2.9 alone. You can find below a few links to other iTunes releases:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes

Files remaining:
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\iTunes.lnk
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes\About iTunes.lnk
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes\iTunes.lnk
  • C:\Program Files\iTunes\About iTunes.rtf

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • 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

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\shell\play\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\play\command\


How to remove iTunes from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application released by Apple Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications 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. When you click iTunes in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding iTunes, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for iTunes:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.apple.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{585776BC-4BD6-4BD2-A19A-1D6CB44A403B}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall iTunes.
Uninstall iTunes


8. After removing iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of iTunes which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing iTunes using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove iTunes by Apple Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove iTunes in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-08-02 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-02 19:12:32.600