KDE Connect

A guide to uninstall KDE Connect from your computer

This page is about KDE Connect for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by KDE e.V.. Check out here where you can get more info on KDE e.V.. Click on https://community.kde.org/Craft to get more information about KDE Connect on KDE e.V.'s website. Usually the KDE Connect application is installed in the C:\Program Files\KDE Connect directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall KDE Connect by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\KDE Connect\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. kdeconnect-app.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 329.33 KB (337232 bytes) on disk.

KDE Connect contains of the executables below. They take 4.59 MB (4807988 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (141.79 KB)
• dbus-daemon.exe (271.38 KB)
• kbuildsycoca5.exe (59.21 KB)
• kdeconnect-app.exe (329.33 KB)
• kdeconnect-cli.exe (179.33 KB)
• kdeconnect-handler.exe (167.33 KB)
• kdeconnect-indicator.exe (449.33 KB)
• kdeconnect-sms.exe (399.83 KB)
• kdeconnectd.exe (130.83 KB)
• kioslave5.exe (53.21 KB)
• snoretoast.exe (2.36 MB)
• update-mime-database.exe (98.88 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 22.08.1 of KDE Connect. For other 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
• 91050
• 0298
• 7952
• 1733881
• 9694
• 23.08.1
• 21.04.3
• 22.12.0

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KDE Connect has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\KDE Connect

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\asprintf-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\audio\qtaudio_wasapi.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\audio\qtaudio_windows.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\breezecommon5.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\builtins.qmltypes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\concrt140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\crypto\qca-cyrus-sasl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\crypto\qca-gnupg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\crypto\qca-logger.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\crypto\qca-ossl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\crypto\qca-softstore.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\google-maps-geo-handler.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\kcm_trash.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\ktelnetservice5.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\openstreetmap-geo-handler.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect.app.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect.handler.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect.nonplasma.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect.sms.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect_open.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kdeconnect-settings.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\org.kde.kwalletd5.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\qwant-maps-geo-handler.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\applications\wheelmap-geo-handler.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\color-schemes\BreezeClassic.colors
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\color-schemes\BreezeDark.colors
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\color-schemes\BreezeLight.colors
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\common-lisp\source\gpg-error\gpg-error.asd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\common-lisp\source\gpg-error\gpg-error.lisp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\common-lisp\source\gpg-error\gpg-error-codes.lisp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\common-lisp\source\gpg-error\gpg-error-package.lisp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\contractor\kdeconnect.contract
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.JobView.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.JobViewServer.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.JobViewV2.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.KCookieServer.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.KDirNotify.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.kio.FileUndoManager.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.KPasswdServer.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.KSlaveLauncher.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\interfaces\kf5_org.kde.KWallet.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kcookiejar5.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kdeconnect.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kiod5.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kioexecd.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kpasswdserver.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kssld5.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\services\org.kde.kwalletd5.service
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\dbus-1\session.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\deepin\dde-file-manager\oem-menuextensions\kdeconnect-dde.desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\glade.loc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\glade1.its
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\glade2.its
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\gsettings.its
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\gsettings.loc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\gtkbuilder.its
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\metainfo.its
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\gettext-0.21\its\metainfo.loc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze\breeze-icons.rcc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\00000000000000020006000e7e9ffc3f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\00008160000006810000408080010102
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\03b6e0fcb3499374a867c041f52298f0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\08e8e1c95fe2fc01f976f1e063a24ccd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\1081e37283d90000800003c07f3ef6bf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\3085a0e285430894940527032f8b26df
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\3ecb610c1bf2410f44200f48c40d3599
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\4498f0e0c1937ffe01fd06f973665830
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\5c6cd98b3f3ebcb1f9c7f1c204630408
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\6407b0e94181790501fd1e167b474872
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\640fb0e74195791501fd1ed57b41487f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\9081237383d90e509aa00f00170e968f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\9d800788f1b08800ae810202380a0822
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\a2a266d0498c3104214a47bd64ab0fc8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\alias
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\all-scroll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\arrow
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\b66166c04f8c3109214a4fbd64a50fc8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\bottom_left_corner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\bottom_right_corner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\bottom_side
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\cell
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\center_ptr
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\circle
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\closedhand
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\color-picker
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\col-resize
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\context-menu
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\copy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\cross
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\d9ce0ab605698f320427677b458ad60b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\default
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\dnd-copy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\dnd-move
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\dnd-no-drop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\dnd-none
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\down-arrow
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\data\icons\breeze_cursors\cursors\draft

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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\KDE Connect\bin\kdeconnect-handler.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{3388EEC3-7723-40C7-956C-03765460C508}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{793DCDA1-47EF-4E54-9E7F-5635F3A0F64F}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{843827D3-1D1D-4151-8534-5895F4F83FCC}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{9B027BDD-3FED-41FD-8FEF-437D250F118E}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\kde connect\bin\kdeconnectd.exe

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

KDE Connect is a program marketed by the software company KDE e.V.. Some users try to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find KDE Connect or simply click the Search field and type in "KDE Connect". If it is installed on your PC the KDE Connect program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click KDE Connect in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about KDE Connect, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KDE Connect:

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

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


8. After uninstalling KDE Connect, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong KDE Connect that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KDE Connect with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall KDE Connect by KDE e.V. from your PC, nor are we saying that KDE Connect by KDE e.V. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall KDE Connect in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.