CCleaner

A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was created by Piriform. More information on Piriform can be seen here. Usually the CCleaner application is installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall CCleaner. CCleaner.exe is the CCleaner's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 3.47 MB (3643160 bytes) on disk.

CCleaner is comprised of the following executables which occupy 3.62 MB (3795136 bytes) on disk:

• CCleaner.exe (3.47 MB)
• uninst.exe (148.41 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.04 of CCleaner. You can find here a few links to other CCleaner releases:

• 5.40
• 5.84
• 6.26
• 3.18
• 2.28
• 5.38
• 5.36
• 3.28
• 3.00
• 6.14
• 2.26
• 5.08
• 5.58
• 5.57.7182
• 6.23
• Unknown
• 3.14
• 5.56
• 4.01
• 5.53.7034
• 5.0.0.5050
• 4.11
• 5.66.7716
• 5.8.00.5308
• 4.03.4151
• 5.12
• 5.03
• 6.21
• 5.48.6834
• 3.12
• 6.01
• 5.37
• 3.01
• 5.66
• 4.02
• 4.06
• 3.09
• 3.26
• 5.39
• 6.07
• 4.19
• 3.22
• 5.81
• 2.29
• 5.44.6577
• 5.0
• 3.13
• 5.43.6520
• 5.86
• 6.12
• 5.56.7144
• 6.27
• 5.80
• 5.64
• 4.07
• 5.33
• 5.30
• 2.33
• 5.55
• 5.59
• 5.44.6575
• 5.69
• 3.24
• 4.04.4197
• 5.41
• 5.52.6967
• 5.54
• 3.1
• 5.76.8269
• 2.31
• 5.54.7088
• 5.79
• 6.06
• 5.02
• 5.24
• 5.03.5128
• 5.70
• 4.05.4250
• 5.91
• 5.77.8521
• 5.65.7632
• 5.72
• 5.65
• 6.18
• 5.55.7108
• 5.47.6716
• 5.06.5219
• 5.29
• 5.41.6446
• 4.05
• 3.05
• 5.68
• 2.36
• 5.76
• 5.82.8950
• 6.08
• 3.08
• 3.06
• 5.27
• 6.17

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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

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\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program offered by the software company Piriform. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY solution to remove CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of CCleaner which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your PC, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.