Ask Toolbar

How to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Ask.com. More information on Ask.com can be found here. Ask Toolbar is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Ask Toolbar is MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Ask Toolbar's main file takes around 131.66 KB (134824 bytes) and is named UpdateTask.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Ask Toolbar. They occupy about 1.23 MB (1290400 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (69.16 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (192.16 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (131.66 KB)
• Updater.exe (867.16 KB)

The current web page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.13.1.0 only. For more Ask Toolbar versions please click below:

• 1.15.8.0
• 1.8.0.0
• 1.7.0.0
• Unknown
• 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
• 1.15.9.0
• 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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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you remove Ask Toolbar from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\b.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\bl.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\br.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\l.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\pointer.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\r.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\t.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tl.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tr.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\cobrand.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\config.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\favicon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\fv_cdb.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\precache.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\Updater\config.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

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

Additional registry values that are not removed:

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

A way to delete Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application released by Ask.com. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to uninstall Ask Toolbar 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW 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 interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Ask Toolbar or simply click the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". The Ask Toolbar application will be found very quickly. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Ask Toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Ask Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.