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How to uninstall Messenger from your PC

Messenger is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Facebook, Inc.. You can find out more on Facebook, Inc. or check for application updates here. Messenger is normally installed in the C:\Users\joona\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger directory, depending on the user's choice. Messenger's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\joona\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. The application's main executable file is called Messenger.exe and it has a size of 110.43 MB (115797240 bytes).

Messenger contains of the executables below. They take 117.39 MB (123087168 bytes) on disk.




  • CrashpadHandler.exe (1.79 MB)
  • Messenger.exe (110.43 MB)
  • MessengerHelper.exe (2.16 MB)
  • Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.11 MB)
  • elevate.exe (105.00 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 201.0.548271278 of Messenger. You can find below a few links to other Messenger releases:

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Several files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you want to remove Messenger from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Messenger from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Messenger:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\534762598.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\534762598.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\548271278.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\548271278.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\update.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\AsyncStorage.sqlite3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\metadata
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\global_user_settings.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\msys_100000566680798.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\settings
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\messenger-updater\installer.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\dvclient.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\dvdnr.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\msvcp140_app.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources.pri
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\vcruntime140_1_app.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\vcruntime140_app.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\WinSparkle.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger\fba_regular_0_f8ac4da0-4bd1-4adb-467b-933807cd6027.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger\fbaFlexibleSampling
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger\MqttDnsCache.store
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger\MqttFizzCache.store

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\messenger
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Facebook Inc.\Messenger
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\c1b3adcf-2068-5e8d-b25d-30ce588e3a4c

Additional values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-558571638-953282619-4290565328-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-558571638-953282619-4290565328-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\UserName\Desktop\Messenger.199.0.0.9.236.exe


How to delete Messenger from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Messenger is an application released by Facebook, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this program. This can be efortful because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase Messenger is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Messenger or simply activate the Search field and type in "Messenger". If it exists on your system the Messenger program will be found very quickly. After you click Messenger in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Messenger, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Messenger.
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8. After removing Messenger, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Messenger that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Messenger with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Messenger by Facebook, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Messenger by Facebook, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Messenger in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-12-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-12-19 21:41:25.857