Bitwarden

A way to uninstall Bitwarden from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Bitwarden for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Bitwarden Inc.. More information on Bitwarden Inc. can be seen here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Bitwarden is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\Uninstall Bitwarden.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. Bitwarden.exe is the Bitwarden's primary executable file and it occupies around 155.75 MB (163313528 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Bitwarden. They take 156.05 MB (163629808 bytes) on disk.

• Bitwarden.exe (155.75 MB)
• Uninstall Bitwarden.exe (192.00 KB)
• elevate.exe (116.87 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2023.10.0 of Bitwarden. Click on the links below for other Bitwarden versions:

• 1.23.0
• 1.33.0
• 2023.3.2
• 2023.8.2
• 2024.4.1
• 2024.10.2
• 2024.11.2
• 2024.11.0
• 2023.8.4
• 2022.5.0
• 1.22.1
• 1.28.1
• 2024.4.0
• 2023.1.1
• 2024.1.0
• 1.26.0
• 1.21.0
• 2022.6.0
• 1.24.4
• 1.26.3
• 1.18.0
• 2024.3.0
• 1.31.3
• 1.31.2
• 2022.10.0
• 1.29.1
• 1.24.1
• 2023.12.1
• 1.20.1
• 1.27.0
• 2024.2.1
• 2023.7.0
• 2024.2.0
• 2023.1.0
• 2022.6.1
• 1.25.1
• 2024.4.3
• 2024.10.1
• 2022.9.0
• 1.26.5
• 1.31.0
• 2023.9.3
• 2023.5.1
• 1.20.0
• 2023.4.0
• 1.28.0
• 2024.8.1
• 2024.11.1
• 2024.6.3
• 2024.8.2
• 1.25.0
• 1.22.2
• 2024.5.0
• 2022.5.1
• 1.30.0
• 2023.9.0
• 2023.7.1
• 2022.8.1
• 2024.8.0
• 2023.3.1
• 1.27.1
• 2023.3.0
• 2024.6.0
• 1.26.4
• 1.24.6
• 2024.7.0
• 1.29.0
• 1.32.0
• 2023.5.0
• 2022.12.0
• 1.17.2
• 2024.9.0
• 1.31.1
• 2023.9.2
• 2022.10.1
• 1.28.2
• 2023.2.0
• 2024.6.2
• 1.19.0
• 1.23.1
• 1.32.1
• 2022.9.1
• 1.17.1
• 2023.10.1
• 2024.3.2
• 1.28.3
• 2024.6.1
• 2024.6.4
• 2024.7.1
• 2022.8.0
• 2023.9.1
• 2022.6.2
• 2023.8.3
• 2022.11.0
• 2023.12.0

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

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\bitwarden-updater
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7g2ihs5p.default\storage\default\https+++bitwarden.com

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\bitwarden-updater\package.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\bitwarden-updater\pending\Bitwarden-Installer-2023.10.0.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\bitwarden-updater\pending\update-info.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\com_bitwarden_desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\Bitwarden.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\LICENSE.electron.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\LICENSES.chromium.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\app-update.yml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\elevate.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\native-messaging.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\ArchitectureAgnosticRegistry.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\ArchitectureSpecificRegistry.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\JsonSafeTest.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regCreateKey.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regDeleteKey.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regList.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regListStream.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regPutValue.wsf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\regUtil.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\resources\regedit\vbs\util.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\Uninstall Bitwarden.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\app.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitwarden\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bitwarden
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\173a9bac-6f0d-50c4-8202-4744c69d091a

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3431121686-3487050971-3193509947-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Bitwarden\Bitwarden.exe

A way to remove Bitwarden from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitwarden is a program marketed by Bitwarden Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to remove it. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK procedure to remove Bitwarden 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bitwarden or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bitwarden". The Bitwarden app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Bitwarden in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Bitwarden, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Bitwarden.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bitwarden by Bitwarden Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Bitwarden by Bitwarden Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Bitwarden in case 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' PCs.