KDE Connect

A way to uninstall KDE Connect from your computer

KDE Connect is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by KDE e.V.. Open here where you can get more info on KDE e.V.. More data about the program KDE Connect can be found at https://community.kde.org/Craft. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\KDE Connect directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The complete uninstall command line for KDE Connect is C:\Program Files\KDE Connect\uninstall.exe. KDE Connect's main file takes around 328.77 KB (336664 bytes) and its name is kdeconnect-app.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with KDE Connect. They take about 4.58 MB (4802706 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (164.13 KB)
• dbus-daemon.exe (268.77 KB)
• kbuildsycoca5.exe (57.27 KB)
• kdeconnect-app.exe (328.77 KB)
• kdeconnect-cli.exe (178.27 KB)
• kdeconnect-handler.exe (167.27 KB)
• kdeconnect-indicator.exe (447.77 KB)
• kdeconnect-sms.exe (386.77 KB)
• kdeconnectd.exe (128.77 KB)
• kioslave5.exe (50.77 KB)
• snoretoast.exe (2.36 MB)
• update-mime-database.exe (97.77 KB)

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The current page applies to KDE Connect version 91050 only. For more KDE Connect versions please click below:

• 272888
• 21.12.3
• 22.12.3
• 60
• 22.08.3
• 21.08.0
• 1.4
• 22.12.2
• 23.04.0
• 21.04.2
• 401559
• 23.08.4
• 30825
• 9453640
• 8563388
• 7581
• 22.12.1
• 21.04.1
• 24.02.0
• 11627
• 21.08.3
• 24.08.0
• 22.08.1
• 0298
• 7952
• 1733881
• 9694
• 23.08.1
• 21.04.3
• 22.12.0

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove KDE Connect.

The files below are left behind on your disk by KDE Connect when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\Open on remote device via KDE Connect.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\Send to remote device via KDE Connect.lnk

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\KDE e.V.\KDE Connect
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KDE Connect

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KDE Connect\bin\kdeconnect-handler.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{BAE8C726-534D-42D4-A7D6-71C4618B1855}C:\program files\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DE8196C2-EA3C-4170-A1C4-8A690356772F}C:\program files\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{59331146-C47D-41DB-B95C-25723B7D291C}C:\program files\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F0DB4B45-5D01-4CD8-9510-770EC2771A63}C:\program files\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe

How to remove KDE Connect from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KDE Connect is an application marketed by the software company KDE e.V.. Sometimes, people try to erase this program. This can be hard because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE solution to erase KDE Connect 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find KDE Connect or simply activate the Search field and type in "KDE Connect". If it exists on your system the KDE Connect program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select KDE Connect in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about KDE Connect, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KDE Connect:

• The web site of the application is: https://community.kde.org/Craft
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\KDE Connect\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove KDE Connect.


8. After removing KDE Connect, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong KDE Connect which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling KDE Connect with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove KDE Connect by KDE e.V. from your computer, nor are we saying that KDE Connect by KDE e.V. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove KDE Connect in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.