Ask Toolbar

How to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your computer

Ask Toolbar is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Ask.com. Further information on Ask.com can be seen here. Ask Toolbar is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Ask.com directory, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for removing Ask Toolbar is MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. UpdateTask.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 131.66 KB (134824 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Ask Toolbar. They take 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 page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.13.0.0 only. For other Ask Toolbar versions please click below:

• 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
• 1.15.9.0
• 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
• 1.6.5.0
• 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.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Ask Toolbar from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

Files remaining:

• 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

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2996F0E7-292B-4CAE-893F-47B8B1C05B56}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-6E41-4FD3-8538-502F5495E5FC}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductIcon
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2996F0E7-292B-4CAE-893F-47B8B1C05B56}\1.0\0\win32\

How to remove Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application by Ask.com. Some people choose to erase this program. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". The Ask Toolbar app will be found automatically. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Ask Toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Ask Toolbar.


8. After removing Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Ask Toolbar supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.