Luminar 3

How to uninstall Luminar 3 from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Luminar 3 for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Skylum. You can read more on Skylum or check for application updates here. Luminar 3 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3 directory, depending on the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Luminar 3 is MsiExec.exe /X{72290C97-9D56-4074-8258-E431001DD5A9}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Luminar 3's primary file takes about 3.37 MB (3535984 bytes) and is named Luminar 3.exe.

The executable files below are part of Luminar 3. They occupy an average of 11.31 MB (11863844 bytes) on disk.

• CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (7.50 KB)
• image_reader_process.exe (78.50 KB)
• Luminar 3.exe (3.37 MB)
• exiftool.exe (7.86 MB)

This page is about Luminar 3 version 3.1.0.2942 alone. For other Luminar 3 versions please click below:

• 3.0.2.2186
• 3.0.2.2105
• 3.0.0.1533
• 3.1.3.3920
• 3.0.1.1610
• 3.1.2.3693
• 3.1.1.3269
• 3.1.0.2888
• 3.1.2.3606
• 1.0.0.0
• 3.1.2.3575
• 3.1.1.3300
• 3.2.0.5246

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skylum\Luminar 3 3.1.3.3920

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Luminar 3:

• C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3\LazyCache.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Skylum_Luminar 3_Luminar 3_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\CommonSettings.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\Data\black_list.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\mipl\Logs\log_mipl.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\mipl\Logs\mipl_bkup\log_mipl_28082019_20_16_30.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\mipl\Logs\mipl_bkup\log_mipl_28082019_20_18_14.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\presets.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Luminar 3\StateSettings.xml

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lmnr\Luminar 3.MyProgId
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mplumpack\Luminar 3.MyProgId
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Luminar 3.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Luminar 3.MyProgId
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\79C0922765D9470428854E1300D15D9A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Luminar 3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Skylum\Luminar 3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Luminar 3

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lmnr\OpenWithProgids\Luminar 3.MyProgId
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mplumpack\OpenWithProgids\Luminar 3.MyProgId
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3\Luminar 3.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\K:\Téléchargements\Programs\Luminar.3.1.3.3920.KaranPC\Luminar 3 Setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\K:\Téléchargements\Programs\Luminar.3.1.3.3920.KaranPC\Luminar 3 Setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\79C0922765D9470428854E1300D15D9A\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1385469717-1118244631-2376454551-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar 3\Luminar 3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1385469717-1118244631-2376454551-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{9E57BC48-8CAD-469B-B83F-050592A15EDA}\Luminar 3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1385469717-1118244631-2376454551-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Téléchargements\Programs\Luminar.3.1.3.3920.KaranPC\Luminar 3 Setup.exe

A way to delete Luminar 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Luminar 3 is a program released by the software company Skylum. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall Luminar 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Luminar 3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Luminar 3". The Luminar 3 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Luminar 3 in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Luminar 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Luminar 3.


8. After uninstalling Luminar 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Luminar 3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Luminar 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Luminar 3 by Skylum from your PC, nor are we saying that Luminar 3 by Skylum is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Luminar 3 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.