AdGuard

A way to uninstall AdGuard from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall AdGuard for Windows. It is written by Adguard Software Limited. Further information on Adguard Software Limited can be seen here. More information about AdGuard can be found at https://adguard.com. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\AdGuard folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall AdGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{A8CDCD01-B65F-4169-A3A9-F13EEBA31ED3}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. AdGuard's main file takes about 6.90 MB (7234592 bytes) and its name is Adguard.exe.

AdGuard installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.97 MB (10451064 bytes) on disk.

• Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe (907.03 KB)
• Adguard.exe (6.90 MB)
• Adguard.Tools.exe (772.03 KB)
• AdguardSvc.exe (787.53 KB)
• AdguardNetReg.exe (101.20 KB)
• AdguardNetReg.exe (127.70 KB)
• AdguardNetReg.exe (134.20 KB)
• AdguardNetReg.exe (114.20 KB)
• certutil.exe (197.21 KB)

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The current web page applies to AdGuard version 7.18.4774.0 alone. You can find below info on other releases of AdGuard:

• 7.18.4771.0
• 7.13.4256.0
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When you're planning to uninstall AdGuard you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall AdGuard:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Limited
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard

The files below are left behind on your disk by AdGuard's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Limited\Adguard.exe_StrongName_fx3hfgw3lp332eqb4g0rna0r2dpoucxg\7.18.4774.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg\4.3.53_0\assets\images\logo_adguard.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\pdffkfellgipmhklpdmokmckkkfcopbh\4.3.53_0\assets\images\logo_adguard.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20240804223122.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20240804223122_000_Msi64BitPackage.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20240804223942.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20240804224625.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20240804224822.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\setup.exe

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adguard

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{b19c26fb-8052-47ef-840e-b5f2fe6b3e04}\adgSetup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{b19c26fb-8052-47ef-840e-b5f2fe6b3e04}\adgSetup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-723434444-893274348-4035534005-1027\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AdGuard\Adguard.exe

A way to delete AdGuard from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdGuard is an application by Adguard Software Limited. Some people try to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution to erase AdGuard 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate AdGuard or simply click the Search feature and type in "AdGuard". The AdGuard program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select AdGuard in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding AdGuard, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AdGuard:

• The publisher is: https://adguard.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A8CDCD01-B65F-4169-A3A9-F13EEBA31ED3}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall AdGuard.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited from your computer, we are not saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove AdGuard supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.