yt-dlp
How to uninstall yt-dlp from your computer
yt-dlp is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by
yt-dlp. Go over
here where you can get more info on yt-dlp. Click on
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp to get more facts about yt-dlp on yt-dlp's website. Usually the yt-dlp application is installed in the C:\Users\jorge\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove yt-dlp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. yt-dlp's main file takes about 18.42 MB (19310977 bytes) and its name is yt-dlp.exe.
yt-dlp contains of the executables below. They take 18.42 MB (
19310977 bytes) on disk.
This page is about yt-dlp version
2025.03.21 only. You can find below info on other versions of yt-dlp:
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A way to erase yt-dlp from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
yt-dlp is a program by the software company yt-dlp. Some users try to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to remove yt-dlp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your computer.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find yt-dlp or simply click the Search field and type in "yt-dlp". If it is installed on your PC the yt-dlp app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select yt-dlp in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about yt-dlp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for yt-dlp:
- The web site of the program is: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
- The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove yt-dlp.

8. After uninstalling yt-dlp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of yt-dlp that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling yt-dlp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall yt-dlp by yt-dlp from your PC, we are not saying that yt-dlp by yt-dlp is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall yt-dlp in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.
Last update on: 2025-07-05 04:22:43.160