BlueStacks

How to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall BlueStacks for Windows. It was coded for Windows by now.gg, Inc.. Take a look here where you can find out more on now.gg, Inc.. Usually the BlueStacks program is placed in the C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt folder, 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 around 801.37 KB (820600 bytes) and is called BlueStacksAppplayerWeb.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside BlueStacks. They take about 87.75 MB (92012768 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 (2.91 MB)
• HD-DiskFormatCheck.exe (2.93 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 (4.08 MB)
• HD-Player.exe (25.64 MB)

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The current web page applies to BlueStacks version 5.22.53.1001 only. You can find below a few links to other BlueStacks releases:

• 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
• 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 left behind when you uninstall BlueStacks:

• C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\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\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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• 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\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4289192153-1741417298-2329251150-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks X\BlueStacks X.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4289192153-1741417298-2329251150-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-MultiInstanceManager.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4289192153-1741417298-2329251150-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt\HD-Player.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4289192153-1741417298-2329251150-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\User\Downloads\BlueStacks10Installer_10.42.53.1001_native_93b2ea04b058060952dcbd444b3f0fef_MzsxNSwxOzE1LDQ7MTUsNTsxNQ==_QkxBQ0sgUlVTU0lB.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BlueStacksDrv_nxt\ImagePath

A way to uninstall BlueStacks from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BlueStacks is an application offered by the software company now.gg, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to remove 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD 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 number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate BlueStacks or simply activate the Search field and type in "BlueStacks". If it exists on your system the BlueStacks program will be found automatically. When you select BlueStacks in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about BlueStacks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove BlueStacks.


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

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BlueStacks in case you want to. 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.