CCleaner

A way to uninstall CCleaner from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Piriform. More data about Piriform can be found here. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner64 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\CCleaner64\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall CCleaner. CCleaner's primary file takes around 42.93 MB (45018016 bytes) and its name is CCleaner64.exe.

CCleaner installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 93.29 MB (97824320 bytes) on disk.

• CCleaner.exe (36.98 MB)
• CCleaner64.exe (42.93 MB)
• CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.49 MB)
• CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.03 MB)
• CCleanerReactivator.exe (188.41 KB)
• CCUpdate.exe (697.52 KB)
• uninst.exe (4.34 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.65 MB)

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The current page applies to CCleaner version 6.21 only. For more CCleaner versions please click below:

• 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
• 5.48.6834
• 4.04
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Registry keys:

• 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\CCleaner Soft new.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3414527061-4130654038-4039980960-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3414527061-4130654038-4039980960-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\CCleaner Soft new.exe

How to erase CCleaner from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program marketed by the software company Piriform. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY approach to erase 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up 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 very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select CCleaner in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing CCleaner 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 ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.