Foxit Reader

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your system

This page is about Foxit Reader for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Foxit Software Inc.. You can read more on Foxit Software Inc. or check for application updates here. More details about Foxit Reader can be found at "http://www.foxitsoftware.com/". The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Foxit Reader. Foxit Reader's main file takes about 40.21 MB (42164448 bytes) and its name is FoxitReader.exe.

Foxit Reader installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 53.98 MB (56602465 bytes) on disk.

• 64BitMailAgent.exe (376.22 KB)
• FoxitReader.exe (40.21 MB)
• FoxitUpdater.exe (4.63 MB)
• SendCrashReport.exe (2.00 MB)
• TrackReview.exe (2.20 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.41 MB)
• UninstallPrint.exe (1.91 MB)
• FCUpdateService.exe (238.72 KB)
• unins000.exe (890.66 KB)
• FXC_ProxyProcess.exe (60.72 KB)
• FoxitPrevhost.exe (95.72 KB)

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This web page is about Foxit Reader version 7.0.6.1126 only. For other Foxit Reader versions please click below:

• 7.0.3.916
• 9.2.0.9297
• 8.3.1.21155
• 10.1.0.37527
• 8.3.0.14251
• 8.0.0.624
• 7.3.4.0311
• 9.5.0.20721
• 9.0.0.29935
• 8.0.1.628
• 8.0.6.909
• 8.2.0.2051
• 8.3.0.14878
• 9.7.2.29539
• 7.1.5.425
• 7.3.0.111
• 8.1.4.1208
• 9.7.0.29455
• 7.3.0.118
• 10.1.1.37576
• 10.0.1.35811
• 9.1.0.5096
• 7.2.0.722
• 8.1.0.1013
• 7.2.8.1124
• 9.4.0.16811
• 7.1.5.0425
• 713.0320
• 9.7.1.29511
• 9.6.0.25114
• 10.1.4.37651
• 7.2.5.930
• 7.1.3.320
• 8.2.1.6871
• 7.1.0.306
• 9.5.0.20723
• 10.1.3.37598
• 7.3.4.311
• 7.2.2.929
• 8.3.2.25013
• 7.3.6.321
• 8.0.2.805
• 9.4.1.16828
• 9.3.0.10826
• 7.0.8.1216
• 10.0.0.35798
• 9.6.0.25020
• 8.1.1.1115
• 8.1.2.1123
• 9.0.1.1049

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Foxit Reader:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Cloud\FCUpdateService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\ConvertToPDFShellExtension_x64.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Foxit_ConvertToPDF_Reader
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 7.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Update\Foxit Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader_is1

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FoxitCloudUpdateService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Foxit Reader from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit Reader is a program marketed by Foxit Software Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to erase Foxit Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Foxit Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Foxit Reader". The Foxit Reader app will be found automatically. After you select Foxit Reader in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Foxit Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Foxit Reader:

• The software company is: "http://www.foxitsoftware.com/"
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Foxit Reader.


8. After uninstalling Foxit Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Foxit Reader which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Foxit Reader by Foxit Software Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Foxit Reader by Foxit Software Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Foxit Reader in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.