Ask Toolbar

A way to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your system

This page is about Ask Toolbar for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Ask.com. Additional info about Ask.com can be found here. Usually the Ask Toolbar application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Ask.com directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Ask Toolbar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled UpdateTask.exe and occupies 133.20 KB (136392 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside Ask Toolbar. They occupy about 1.89 MB (1978656 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (69.20 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (193.20 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (133.20 KB)
• Updater.exe (1.50 MB)

The current web page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.15.9.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of Ask Toolbar:

• 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
• 1.15.4.0
• 1.15.14.0
• 1.6.9.0
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Ask Toolbar we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

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

How to delete Ask Toolbar from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program offered by Ask.com. Some users choose to erase this application. This is troublesome because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to erase Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it is installed on your PC the Ask Toolbar application will be found automatically. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Ask Toolbar.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, nor are we saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application. This text simply 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.