CCleaner
A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your system
You can find below details on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was developed by
Piriform. You can find out more on Piriform or check for application updates
here. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 37.26 MB (39072560 bytes) on disk and is labeled CCleaner.exe.
CCleaner is composed of the following executables which occupy 94.14 MB (
98712624 bytes) on disk:
- CCleaner.exe (37.26 MB)
- CCleaner64.exe (43.03 MB)
- CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.84 MB)
- CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.04 MB)
- CCleanerReactivator.exe (188.80 KB)
- CCUpdate.exe (809.97 KB)
- uninst.exe (2.15 MB)
- wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.15 MB)
- wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.70 MB)
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6.27 alone. Click on the links below for other CCleaner versions:
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CCleaner has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Registry that is not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ccleaner.exe
How to delete CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
CCleaner is an application by Piriform. Some people want to erase it. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to erase CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
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 CCleaner or simply click the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner program will be found very quickly. After you click CCleaner in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall CCleaner.
8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2024-08-21 07:49:35.130