Ask Toolbar

How to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC

This info is about Ask Toolbar for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Ask.com. Go over here where you can read more on Ask.com. Ask Toolbar is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Ask.com folder, subject to the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE} is the full command line if you want to remove Ask Toolbar. The application's main executable file is titled UpdateTask.exe and its approximative size is 132.20 KB (135368 bytes).

Ask Toolbar is composed of the following executables which take 1.88 MB (1967904 bytes) on disk:

• precache.exe (69.20 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (192.20 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (132.20 KB)
• Updater.exe (1.49 MB)

The current page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.15.4.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Ask Toolbar releases:

• 1.15.8.0
• 1.8.0.0
• 1.7.0.0
• Unknown
• 1.13.1.0
• 1.15.1.0
• 1.15.23.0
• 4.1.0.4
• 4.1.0.2
• 1.11.3.0
• 1.6.6.0
• 1.12.5.0
• 1.14.1.0
• 1.15.24.0
• 1.14.0.0
• 1.17.6.0
• 1.15.12.0
• 1.4.4.0
• 1.15.6.0
• 1.12.3.0
• 1.15.14.0
• 1.6.9.0
• 1.15.9.0
• 1.15.18.0
• 1.16.1.0
• 1.5.1.0
• 1.15.26.0
• 1.4.0.0
• 1.7.1.0
• 1.6.3.0
• 1.17.2.0
• 1.17.7.0
• 1.15.20.0
• 1.15.15.0
• 1.3.1.0
• 1.13.0.0
• 1.6.5.0
• 1.15.25.0
• 1.9.1.0
• 1.11.1.0
• 1.15.11.0
• 1.15.29.0
• 1.17.0.0
• 1.6.12.0
• 1.6.2.0
• 1.5.0.0
• 1.15.2.0
• 1.6.14.0
• 1.12.1.0
• 1.4.3.0
• 1.17.9.0
• 1.5.2.0
• 4.1.0.3
• 1.13.2.0
• 1.12.2.0
• 4.1.0.7
• 1.6.8.0
• 1.17.1.0
• 1.15.10.0
• 1.3.3.0
• 1.11.0.0
• 1.15.5.0
• 1.15.0.0
• 1.15.13.0
• 1.6.1.0
• 4.1.0.5
• 1.17.3.0

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\favicon.ico

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName

A way to remove Ask Toolbar from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program released by the software company Ask.com. Sometimes, users choose to remove this program. This can be efortful because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE way to remove Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it is installed on your PC the Ask Toolbar program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Ask Toolbar in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Ask Toolbar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your computer, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.