BlueStacks

How to uninstall BlueStacks from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove BlueStacks for Windows. It was developed for Windows by now.gg, Inc.. Check out here where you can read more on now.gg, Inc.. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt directory (same installation drive as Windows). BlueStacks's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\BlueStacksUninstaller.exe -tmp. The application's main executable file is titled BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe and its approximative size is 801.37 KB (820600 bytes).

BlueStacks is composed of the following executables which take 87.05 MB (91283680 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 (2.81 MB)
• HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.83 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 (240.36 KB)
• HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe (3.97 MB)
• HD-Player.exe (25.27 MB)

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The current page applies to BlueStacks version 5.21.600.1019 only. Click on the links below for 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
• 10.41.650.1046
• 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
• 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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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you remove BlueStacks from your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by BlueStacks when you uninstall 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 uninstalled:

• 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath

A way to erase BlueStacks from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BlueStacks is an application released by the software company now.gg, Inc.. Frequently, people try to erase this program. This is efortful because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to erase BlueStacks 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BlueStacks or simply click the Search feature and type in "BlueStacks". If it is installed on your PC the BlueStacks program will be found very quickly. When you select BlueStacks in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding BlueStacks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove BlueStacks.


8. After uninstalling BlueStacks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong BlueStacks that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling BlueStacks 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 able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall BlueStacks in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.