HP Update

A way to uninstall HP Update from your PC

HP Update is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Hewlett-Packard. Further information on Hewlett-Packard can be seen here. Please open http://www.hp.com if you want to read more on HP Update on Hewlett-Packard's web page. Usually the HP Update program is found in the C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software Update directory, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /X{2EFA4E4C-7B5F-48F7-A1C0-1AA882B7A9C3} is the full command line if you want to uninstall HP Update. hpwucli.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 626.73 KB (641776 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of HP Update. They occupy an average of 675.47 KB (691680 bytes) on disk.

• hpwucli.exe (626.73 KB)
• hpwuschd2.exe (48.73 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.003.002.004 of HP Update. Click on the links below for other HP Update versions:

• 5.002.007.004
• 5.002.001.004
• 5.002.006.003
• 5.005.000.002
• 5.002.003.003
• 5.003.000.004
• 5.002.005.003
• 5.5
• 5.001.000.014
• 5.002.002.002
• 5.002.000.010
• 5.005.002.002
• 5.005.000.001
• 5.002.005.001
• 5.003.003.001
• 4.000.013.003
• 5.002.000.013
• 5.005.001.002
• 5.003.001.001
• 5.002.008.001

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If you are manually uninstalling HP Update we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall HP Update from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update\hpwucli.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuschd2.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update\SoftwareUpdate.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_HP_HP Software Update_hpwucli_exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{2EFA4E4C-7B5F-48F7-A1C0-1AA882B7A9C3}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C4E4AFE2F5B77F841A0CA18A287B9A3C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2EFA4E4C-7B5F-48F7-A1C0-1AA882B7A9C3}

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C4E4AFE2F5B77F841A0CA18A287B9A3C\ProductName

A way to uninstall HP Update from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP Update is a program by Hewlett-Packard. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to uninstall HP Update 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate HP Update or simply activate the Search feature and type in "HP Update". If it exists on your system the HP Update program will be found very quickly. When you click HP Update in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about HP Update, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for HP Update:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.hp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2EFA4E4C-7B5F-48F7-A1C0-1AA882B7A9C3}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove HP Update.


8. After removing HP Update, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong HP Update which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling HP Update using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall HP Update by Hewlett-Packard from your PC, we are not saying that HP Update by Hewlett-Packard is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall HP Update in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.