Foxit Reader
How to uninstall Foxit Reader from your PC
This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Foxit Reader for Windows. It was developed for Windows by
Foxit Corporation. More information about Foxit Corporation can be read
here. Foxit Reader is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader directory, regulated by the user's choice. You can remove Foxit Reader by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. Foxit Reader.exe is the Foxit Reader's primary executable file and it takes circa 10.64 MB (11159064 bytes) on disk.
Foxit Reader contains of the executables below. They take 10.97 MB (
11501592 bytes) on disk.
- Foxit Reader.exe (10.64 MB)
- Uninstall.exe (334.50 KB)
The information on this page is only about version
4.2.0.928 of Foxit Reader. You can find here a few links to other Foxit Reader releases:
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Foxit Reader from your computer:- C:\Foxit Reader
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Foxit Reader
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Foxit Reader:- C:\Foxit Reader\plugins\pddomproxy.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Foxit Reader\CRASH.DMP
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Foxit Reader\CRASHLOG.TXT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Foxit Reader_FoxitReader_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Foxit Reader_unins000_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\FoxitReaderUpdater.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\Install\updater\Reader_ML_10.1.0.37527.fzip
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\Alfrescolang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\BoxPluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\Browserlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\BrowserPluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\CommentsSummarylang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\ConnectedPDFDRMlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\ConnectedPDFPluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\CPDFOCLinklang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\DmsForLegallang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\docusign_pluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\DropboxPluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\Dwg2Pdflang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\FileOpenlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\FoxitAccountManagementlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\FoxitDrivelang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\fpmcreatorlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\FRMSPlgV2lang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\GoogleDrivePluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\iManage9lang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\IntegrateWithSPlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\lang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\LicenseManagerlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\OneDrivePluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\PDFRMSEncryptlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\PlgDynLoaderlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\PlgPltfmlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\ShareReviewPluginlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\Speechlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\U3DBrowserlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\Updaterlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Addon\Foxit Reader\lang\nl-NL\WIPlang_nl-NL.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\1605782761_6920__foxittemp.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\1606215021_4416__foxittemp.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\1606302428_13020__foxittemp.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\1607332497_6600__foxittemp.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\FoxitAddinSetting.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Creator\Foxit Reader PDF Printer\FoxitPrinterProfile.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\cacheData\cws.connectedpdf.com.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FormFiller\AutoComplete.ds
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\foxitcloud.db
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\Toolbar\60dd455ba3a7c7d9d8e0a1fc57b92be4-52C91E14E0DC3B1798FBF47A830AAE3193A7EE88_48.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\Toolbar\ac63d9824c8e7fb02001bab62a78064d-08C7AA9D574F292AD4B1A85AC130B1556D218BEA_48.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\Toolbar\b899422cfacbb22a582d7eaf48f44128-982E6F75D01FA891AF6B89516C66707B12360793_48.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\Toolbar\b959de58d835c38ac164468e4d41073f-0AB0941E9FC723F537E59D7923BA6A97270913E5_48.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Scans\ScanOpeData.xml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad.db
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad.zip
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\1.Reduce the file size 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\1.Reduce the file size 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\10.Free PDF to Word Converter 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\10.Free PDF to Word Converter 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\11.Merge and split PDFs 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\11.Merge and split PDFs 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\12.Convert PDF to Excel 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\12.Convert PDF to Excel 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\13.Convert Excel to PDF 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\13.Convert Excel to PDF 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\2.Convert PDF to Word 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\2.Convert PDF to Word 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\3.Edit PDF like a word processor 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\3.Edit PDF like a word processor 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\4.Convert your image files to PDFs 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\4.Convert your image files to PDFs 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\5.Convert To and From PDF 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\5.Convert To and From PDF 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\6.Convert PDF 2 JPG Images 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\6.Convert PDF 2 JPG Images 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\7.Convert PDF 2 Word 162x31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\7.Convert PDF 2 Word 460x80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\8.Merge and split PDFs 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\8.Merge and split PDFs 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\9.Convert Word to PDF 162 x 31.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Advertisement\ad\9.Convert Word to PDF 460 x 80.bmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\css\bootstrap.min.css
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\css\bootstrap-theme.min.css
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\css\reader.css
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\Default\config.css
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\5-star-rating.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\background-foxit-blog.jpg
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\background-phantompdf.jpg
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\background-web-apps.jpg
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\foxit-logo-white.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\icon_epub.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\icon_folder_open.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\icon_pdf.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\icon_remove.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\icon-up-left-arrow-external-link.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\phantom-title-image.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\web-apps-title-image.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\images\web-apps-title-image~.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\index.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\js\common.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\StartPage 10.1.1\Start\da-DK\js\jquery-1.9.1.min.js
Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.cpdf
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.fdf
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.xdp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/vnd.xfdf
Additional values that you should remove:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe
A way to remove Foxit Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Foxit Reader is a program offered by the software company Foxit Corporation. Some computer users try to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution to erase Foxit Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.
3. Press the General Tools button
![Go to General Tools](https://www.advanceduninstaller.com/images/general_tools.jpg)
4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
![Go to Uninstall Programs](https://www.advanceduninstaller.com/images/uninstall_programs.jpg)
5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Foxit Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". The Foxit Reader application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Foxit Reader in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Foxit Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Foxit Reader.
![Uninstall Foxit Reader](https://www.advanceduninstaller.com/images/aup/0341f53fc42b613ac401b78ed47d3f24.jpg)
8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Foxit Reader that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Geographical user distribution
- Windows XP (5.1)
- Windows 7 (6.1)
- Windows 8 (6.2)
- Windows 8.1 (6.3)
- 10.0
- Windows 2000 (5.0)
- Windows Vista (6.0)
Software Application
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Corporation is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Foxit Reader supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2016-06-19 16:57:05.457