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How to uninstall FortiClient from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove FortiClient for Windows. It is made by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Go over here for more information on Fortinet Technologies Inc. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /X{17748981-CA57-4D18-8B08-5685F656221D} is the full command line if you want to uninstall FortiClient. FortiClient.exe is the FortiClient's main executable file and it takes approximately 120.60 MB (126459968 bytes) on disk.

FortiClient installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 155.06 MB (162591432 bytes) on disk.

  • av_task.exe (423.09 KB)
  • AzureToken.exe (26.62 KB)
  • certutil.exe (155.06 KB)
  • EPCUserAvatar.exe (184.59 KB)
  • fcappdb.exe (422.59 KB)
  • fcaptmon.exe (820.09 KB)
  • FCAuth.exe (87.59 KB)
  • FCCOMInt.exe (164.59 KB)
  • FCConfig.exe (522.59 KB)
  • FCDBLog.exe (1.21 MB)
  • fcmonitor.exe (653.59 KB)
  • FctSecSvr.exe (1.74 MB)
  • FCVbltScan.exe (493.09 KB)
  • fmon.exe (267.09 KB)
  • FortiAvatar.exe (60.06 KB)
  • FortiClient.exe (120.60 MB)
  • FortiClientConsole.exe (109.56 KB)
  • FortiClientSecurity.exe (110.06 KB)
  • FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (3.44 MB)
  • FortiElevate.exe (76.06 KB)
  • FortiESNAC.exe (4.52 MB)
  • fortifws.exe (525.59 KB)
  • FortiGuardAgent.exe (3.76 MB)
  • FortiProxy.exe (1.25 MB)
  • FortiScand.exe (598.59 KB)
  • FortiSettings.exe (251.09 KB)
  • FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (602.09 KB)
  • FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (112.59 KB)
  • FortiTcs.exe (4.03 MB)
  • FortiTray.exe (2.51 MB)
  • FortiUSBmon.exe (163.59 KB)
  • FortiVPNSt.exe (798.59 KB)
  • FortiWF.exe (267.59 KB)
  • FSSOMA.exe (218.09 KB)
  • ipsec.exe (1.15 MB)
  • pk12util.exe (65.06 KB)
  • scheduler.exe (404.09 KB)
  • submitv.exe (803.59 KB)
  • update_task.exe (25.09 KB)
  • vcm2.exe (1.58 MB)
  • vpcd.exe (92.89 KB)
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The current web page applies to FortiClient version 7.0.7.0345 alone. Click on the links below for other FortiClient versions:

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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.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall FortiClient:
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\FortiClient
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\FortiClient

The files below remain on your disk by FortiClient when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\atl110.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\AzureToken.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\cert\local\certfromems.pem
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\cert\local\certprivatekey.pem
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\cert\local\ZTNARootCA.pem
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\certutil.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\CommandLine.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\EPCUserAvatar.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCAuth.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMInt.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMIntDLL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCConfig.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCryptDLL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCDBLog.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCVbltScan.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\flat-db.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAvatar.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientSecurity.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCliSh.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCredentialProvider2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiElevate.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiESNAC.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortifws.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiScand.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSettings.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNsys.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTrayResc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPNSt.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\freebl3.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcfg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libnspr4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplc4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplds4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\el.pak

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\forticlient
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1898477175AC81D4B88065586F6522D1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{17748981-CA57-4D18-8B08-5685F656221D}

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1898477175AC81D4B88065586F6522D1\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fortimon3\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fortips\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiTransCtrl\Description


How to erase FortiClient from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is a program by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Some computer users choose to erase it. This is hard because removing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase FortiClient 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate FortiClient or simply activate the Search feature and type in "FortiClient". If it is installed on your PC the FortiClient program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select FortiClient in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about FortiClient, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall FortiClient.
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8. After uninstalling FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of FortiClient that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling FortiClient using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your PC, we are not saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove FortiClient supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-09-07 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-09-07 20:56:51.543