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How to uninstall AdGuard from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall AdGuard for Windows. It was created for Windows by Adguard Software Limited. More information about Adguard Software Limited can be read here. Please follow if you want to read more on AdGuard on Adguard Software Limited's page. Usually the AdGuard program is found in the C:\Program Files\AdGuard folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall AdGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{34C8430B-F45C-476C-951C-1CB99B698563}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Adguard.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 6.98 MB (7323160 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of AdGuard. They take an average of 9.86 MB (10337664 bytes) on disk.

  • Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe (907.52 KB)
  • Adguard.exe (6.98 MB)
  • Adguard.Tools.exe (773.52 KB)
  • AdguardSvc.exe (785.52 KB)
  • AdguardNetReg.exe (101.20 KB)
  • AdguardNetReg.exe (127.70 KB)
  • AdguardNetReg.exe (134.20 KB)
  • AdguardNetReg.exe (114.20 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 7.19.4853.0 of AdGuard. For other AdGuard versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall AdGuard:
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\arm\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\arm\AdguardNetLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\arm\AdguardNetReg.exe
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\arm64\AdguardNetLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\arm64\AdguardNetReg.exe
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\metadata.json
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\win10\arm64\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\win10\x64\adgnetworktdidrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\win10\x64\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\win10\x86\adgnetworktdidrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\win10\x86\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x64\adgnetworktdidrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x64\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x64\AdguardNetLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x64\AdguardNetReg.exe
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x86\adgnetworktdidrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x86\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x86\AdguardNetLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\AdGuard\Drivers\x86\AdguardNetReg.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_AdGuard_Adguard_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AdGuard
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20241027120519.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\Adguard_20241027120519_000_Msi64BitPackage.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard\setup.exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cliqz\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Waterfox\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\adguard.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Adguard service

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\AdGuard\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-921581815-836604442-1554833420-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AdGuard\Adguard.exe


How to erase AdGuard from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdGuard is an application marketed by Adguard Software Limited. Frequently, people choose to erase it. This is troublesome because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate AdGuard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AdGuard". If it is installed on your PC the AdGuard application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select AdGuard in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about AdGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to remove, 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{34C8430B-F45C-476C-951C-1CB99B698563}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall AdGuard.
Uninstall AdGuard


8. After uninstalling AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall AdGuard supposing 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.

2024-10-25 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-10-25 02:37:41.790