BlueStacks

A way to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC

BlueStacks is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by now.gg, Inc.. You can read more on now.gg, Inc. or check for application updates here. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks X directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for removing BlueStacks is C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks X\BlueStacksXUninstaller.exe -tmp. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. BlueStacks's main file takes around 492.36 KB (504176 bytes) and is called BlueStacks X.exe.

BlueStacks is composed of the following executables which take 3.41 MB (3579912 bytes) on disk:

• 7z.exe (296.37 KB)
• BlueStacks X.exe (492.36 KB)
• BlueStacksWeb.exe (528.37 KB)
• BlueStacksXUninstaller.exe (2.13 MB)

The current web page applies to BlueStacks version 10.41.650.1046 only. You can find here a few links to other BlueStacks versions:

• 10.41.610.1001
• 5.21.610.1003
• 10.41.640.1001
• 5.21.630.1018
• 5.21.661.1002
• 10.41.661.1001
• 5.22.52.1009
• 5.21.580.1020
• 5.21.655.1002
• 10.41.580.1015
• 5.21.656.2001
• 10.42.52.1001
• 10.41.600.1015
• 5.21.656.1001
• 5.21.642.1004
• 10.41.642.1002
• 5.21.580.1017
• 5.21.650.1063
• 10.41.580.1016
• 5.21.580.2002
• 5.21.615.1015
• 10.41.660.2001
• 10.42.0.2001
• 5.22.0.2202
• 10.41.615.1002
• 10.41.630.1010
• 5.21.660.2004
• 10.42.0.2002
• 10.41.580.1014
• 5.22.0.2111
• 5.21.580.1019
• 5.21.580.2001
• 10.41.660.2002
• 5.21.651.1003
• 5.22.53.1001
• 10.41.651.1001
• 10.42.53.1001
• 10.42.50.1004
• 5.22.0.1102
• 10.42.0.1016
• 5.21.615.1011
• 5.22.50.1036
• 10.41.615.1001
• 5.21.600.1019
• 10.41.656.2001
• 5.21.642.1003
• 10.41.642.1001
• 5.21.650.2008
• 10.41.580.1012
• 5.21.640.1002
• 5.21.631.1001
• 10.41.631.1001
• 5.22.55.1007
• 10.41.660.1007
• 5.21.660.1042
• 10.42.55.1001
• 5.21.641.1002
• 10.41.641.1001
• 10.41.656.1001
• 10.41.650.2003
• 10.41.580.1013
• 10.41.655.1001
• 5.21.660.2003
• 5.22.51.1038
• 10.42.51.1001

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When you're planning to uninstall BlueStacks you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Bluestacks
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\bluestacks-services
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\BlueStacks

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

• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\7zr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\AdbWinApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\agora_rtc_sdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\BlueStacks.ico
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\checked_gray.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red_click.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\close_red_hover.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg.jpg
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg_blurred.jpg
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_bg_blurred.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_flash_background.jpg
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\installer_logo.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\powered_by_bs.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\unchecked_gray.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Assets\unchecked_gray_hover.png
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\boost_json-vc142-mt-x64-1_76.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\brotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\brotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkC.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDD.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDD2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDDR0.r0
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDDU.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkDrv_nxt.sys
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkProxyStub.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkRT.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkSharedFolders.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkSVC.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkTypeLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMM.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMMgr.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BstkVMMR0_nxt.r0
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\D3DCompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\discord_game_sdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\EULA.rtf
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ffmpeg.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ffmpeg_command_template.txt
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\glfw3.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Aapt.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Adb.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Apn.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Astcdecoder.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Astcdecoder_AVX1.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Astcdecoder_SSE20.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Astcdecoder_SSE42.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Bridge-Native.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-CheckCpu.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-ComRegistrar.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DataManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DiskCompaction.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-EnableHyperV.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-ForceGPU.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Hvutl.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-LogCollector.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Opengl-Native.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Vdes-Service.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-WerHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-WerHandler2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora_screen_capture_extension.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-fdkaac.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libagora-soundtouch.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libaosl.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libOpenglRender.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\Bridge\5.21.650.1063\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\BlueStacks_nxt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Apk
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BlueStacks.Xapk
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BlueStacks X
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BlueStacks_nxt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BlueStacks_nxt

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\G:\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2634492499-502364596-1233617436-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2634492499-502364596-1233617436-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-GLCheck.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2634492499-502364596-1233617436-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2634492499-502364596-1233617436-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2634492499-502364596-1233617436-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\bluestacks-services\BlueStacksServices.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath

How to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BlueStacks is an application marketed by now.gg, Inc.. Some computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall BlueStacks is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find BlueStacks or simply click the Search feature and type in "BlueStacks". If it exists on your system the BlueStacks application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click BlueStacks in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about BlueStacks, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall BlueStacks.


8. After uninstalling BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of BlueStacks that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing BlueStacks using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove BlueStacks in case 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.