Kobo

How to uninstall Kobo from your PC

This web page is about Kobo for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Kobo Inc.. Additional info about Kobo Inc. can be read here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Kobo is C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Kobo.exe is the Kobo's primary executable file and it occupies around 7.73 MB (8109304 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Kobo. They occupy 13.08 MB (13713191 bytes) on disk.

• Kobo.exe (7.73 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (61.66 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.02 MB)
• dpinst32.exe (539.38 KB)
• dpinst64.exe (664.49 KB)
• install-filter32.exe (45.50 KB)
• install-filter64.exe (43.50 KB)

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This page is about Kobo version 3.2.0 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Kobo:

• 1.9
• 3.0.3
• 3.5.1
• 1.6.1
• 3.0.4
• 1.8
• 3.4.0
• 3.1.3
• 2.0.3
• 2.1.2
• 1.0
• 1.7.1
• 2.1.6
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.1.5
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.1
• 3.2.3
• 1.6
• 3.5.0
• 3.5.2
• 2.1.1
• 3.6.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.1.5
• 2.1.3
• 3.3.11
• 1.7.5
• 5.2.0
• 2.1.7

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Kobo
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Kobo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Kobo\crypto\qca-ossl2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\dicthtml.zip
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\dicthtml\11.html
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\dicthtml\aa.html

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\koboKobo\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\koboKobo\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo\DisplayName

How to erase Kobo from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kobo is a program by the software company Kobo Inc.. Frequently, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to uninstall Kobo 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Kobo or simply click the Search feature and type in "Kobo". If it exists on your system the Kobo application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Kobo in the list , the following data regarding the application is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Kobo.


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

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Kobo by Kobo Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Kobo by Kobo Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Kobo supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.