IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

A guide to uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition for Windows. It is produced by JetBrains s.r.o.. Further information on JetBrains s.r.o. can be seen here. IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition directory, subject to the user's decision. The application's main executable file has a size of 929.38 KB (951688 bytes) on disk and is titled idea64.exe.

IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is comprised of the following executables which occupy 14.19 MB (14879168 bytes) on disk:

• elevator.exe (164.39 KB)
• fsnotifier.exe (136.89 KB)
• idea64.exe (929.38 KB)
• launcher.exe (134.89 KB)
• repair.exe (10.32 MB)
• restarter.exe (113.89 KB)
• runnerw.exe (151.89 KB)
• WinProcessListHelper.exe (250.41 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (45.89 KB)
• jaccessinspector.exe (105.91 KB)
• jaccesswalker.exe (70.90 KB)
• java.exe (34.38 KB)
• javac.exe (24.88 KB)
• javadoc.exe (24.89 KB)
• javaw.exe (34.38 KB)
• jcef_helper.exe (585.90 KB)
• jcmd.exe (24.88 KB)
• jdb.exe (24.88 KB)
• jfr.exe (24.88 KB)
• jhsdb.exe (24.88 KB)
• jinfo.exe (24.88 KB)
• jmap.exe (24.88 KB)
• jps.exe (24.88 KB)
• jrunscript.exe (24.89 KB)
• jstack.exe (24.88 KB)
• jstat.exe (24.88 KB)
• keytool.exe (24.89 KB)
• kinit.exe (24.88 KB)
• klist.exe (24.88 KB)
• ktab.exe (24.88 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (24.90 KB)
• serialver.exe (24.89 KB)
• cyglaunch.exe (27.75 KB)
• winpty-agent.exe (729.26 KB)

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The current page applies to IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition version 2023.2.5 alone. You can find below info on other versions of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition:

• 2023.2.3
• 2024.2.3
• 2023.1.1
• 2024.1
• 2024.2.0.1
• 2023.3.1
• 2024.1.5
• 2022.2.3
• 2023.2.1
• 2024.1.2
• 2023.3.4
• 2024.1.1
• 2024.1.4
• 2023.1.5
• 2023.3.2
• 2023.2
• 2024.2.0.2
• 2024.2.4
• 2024.3
• 2024.1.3
• 2023.3
• 2024.2.1
• 2023.3.3
• 171.4249.39
• 2023.2.4
• 2023.2.2

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Local_Programs_IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition_bin_idea64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\AccessControl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\ExecDos.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\InstallOptions.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\modern-header.bmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\modern-wizard.bmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\nsDialogs.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\ShellLink.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\StartMenu.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\System.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\UAC.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\$PLUGINSDIR\UninstallOldVersions.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\appletviewer.policy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\breakgen.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\breakgen64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\breakgen64a.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\brokenPlugins.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\defender-exclusions.ps1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\elevator.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\format.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\fsnotifier.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\fsnotifier-wsl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\idea.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\idea.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\idea.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\idea.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\idea64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\inspect.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\launcher.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\ltedit.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\repair.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\restarter.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\runnerw.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\Uninstall.exe.nsis
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\WinProcessListHelper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\WinShellIntegrationBridge.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\wslhash
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\bin\wslproxy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\build.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\attach.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\awt.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\dt_shmem.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\dt_socket.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\fontmanager.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\freetype.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\gluegen_rt.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\instrument.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\j2gss.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\j2pcsc.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\j2pkcs11.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\jaas.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\jabswitch.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\jaccessinspector.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\jaccesswalker.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition\jbr\bin\java.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\JetBrains Toolbox (IDEA-C) 6179aaeb-e5ae-4beb-9ec9-e6787280950f

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\intellij idea community edition\bin\idea64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\intellij idea community edition\bin\idea64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{CAEC5FEE-AE8F-4A10-AAC6-B018DA96955A}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\intellij idea community edition\bin\idea64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1333AE6C-4F0A-4C5A-96D6-65FF68FA0E64}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\intellij idea community edition\bin\idea64.exe

A way to uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is an application released by JetBrains s.r.o.. Some people choose to erase this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 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 utility to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition or simply activate the Search field and type in "IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition". If it exists on your system the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition.


8. After removing IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition by JetBrains s.r.o. from your PC, nor are we saying that IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition by JetBrains s.r.o. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.