BlueStacks
How to uninstall BlueStacks from your computer
This web page is about BlueStacks for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by
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here where you can find out more on now.gg, Inc.. Usually the BlueStacks application is installed in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt directory, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for BlueStacks is C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe -tmp. BlueStacks's main file takes about 801.37 KB (820600 bytes) and is named BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe.
The following executable files are incorporated in BlueStacks. They take 87.63 MB (
91889888 bytes) on disk.
- 7zr.exe (812.37 KB)
- BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe (801.37 KB)
- BlueStacksHelper.exe (295.86 KB)
- BlueStacksUninstaller.exe (193.36 KB)
- BstkSVC.exe (4.39 MB)
- BstkVMMgr.exe (1.62 MB)
- ffmpeg.exe (14.33 MB)
- HD-Aapt.exe (15.77 MB)
- HD-Adb.exe (12.11 MB)
- HD-CheckCpu.exe (200.37 KB)
- HD-ComRegistrar.exe (28.86 KB)
- HD-DataManager.exe (326.36 KB)
- HD-DiskCompaction.exe (2.89 MB)
- HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.91 MB)
- HD-EnableHyperV.exe (513.37 KB)
- HD-ForceGPU.exe (169.86 KB)
- HD-GLCheck.exe (223.86 KB)
- HD-Hvutl.exe (255.86 KB)
- HD-LogCollector.exe (240.86 KB)
- HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe (4.05 MB)
- HD-Player.exe (25.60 MB)
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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove BlueStacks.
Folders remaining:- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Bluestacks
The files below are left behind on your disk by BlueStacks's application uninstaller when you removed it:- 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\avcodec-60.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\avformat-60.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\avutil-58.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe
- 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-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\imageformats\qgif.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\imageformats\qsvg.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:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\LICENSE.txt
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\multimedia\ffmpegmediaplugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\multimedia\windowsmediaplugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\NOTICE.html
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\platforms\qwindows.dll
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\ProductLogo.ico
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\Qt\labs\platform\qmldir
Registry that is not 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
Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath
A way to delete BlueStacks with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
BlueStacks is an application offered by the software company now.gg, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall BlueStacks 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.
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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate BlueStacks or simply click the Search feature and type in "BlueStacks". The BlueStacks app will be found automatically. When you select BlueStacks in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding BlueStacks, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove BlueStacks.

8. After removing BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of BlueStacks which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing BlueStacks using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page 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.
Last update on: 2025-03-07 17:51:05.950