Messenger
How to uninstall Messenger from your PC
Messenger is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Facebook, Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on Facebook, Inc.. Messenger is normally set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger folder, subject to the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Messenger is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. Messenger.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 87.69 MB (91948792 bytes) on disk.The following executables are contained in Messenger. They occupy 93.83 MB (98384395 bytes) on disk.
- CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.52 MB)
- Messenger.exe (87.69 MB)
- MessengerHelper.exe (1.96 MB)
- Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.04 MB)
- elevate.exe (105.00 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 169.0.416788028 of Messenger. You can find below info on other releases of Messenger:
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- 153.0.371767647
- 202.0.545528079
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- 192.0.495435242
- 171.0.426842559
- 215.5.639116830
- 188.0.479942437
- 134.0.337982660
- 172.0.430522017
- 158.0.390533778
- 172.0.429623856
- 151.0.366157863
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- 170.0.420168474
- 139.0.348939420
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- 152.0.370969124
- 139.0.348639468
- 182.0.451739164
- 176.0.440522716
- 126.0.323492776
- 159.0.390673121
- 130.0.330102853
- 137.1.347181906
- 203.0.553358463
- 169.0.417913983
- 176.0.441168967
- 215.0.615549984
- 188.0.478373081
- 153.0.372201843
- 148.0.362563174
- 206.0.569660698
- 187.0.474360488
- 140.0.349400375
- 154.0.376913449
- 138.0.347181757
- 159.0.393345594
- 206.0.565670176
- 182.0.450320699
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- 123.0.317995430
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- 123.0.319308011
- 203.0.554528181
- 151.0.366507871
- 187.0.473841661
- 124.0.320338640
- 126.0.323136380
- 190.0.487284678
- 191.0.492540729
- 201.0.548271278
If you are manually uninstalling Messenger we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger
The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Messenger:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000007.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000009.ldb
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\28bdc829-1511-4e95-b620-157c70a14990.tmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\283084238.asl
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\353127249.asl
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\365481678.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\366507871.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\374858836.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\374858836.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\380000452.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\380000452.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\383285588.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\383285588.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\390533778.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\390533778.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\393345594.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\393345594.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\401682126.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\401682126.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\404325043.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\404325043.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\406707569.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\406707569.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\409052239.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\409052239.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\413103247.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\413103247.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\414372284.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\414372284.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\415434201.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\415434201.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\416788028.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\416788028.sent
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\update.as2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\AsyncStorage.sqlite3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_0
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_1
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Code Cache\js\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Code Cache\wasm\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cookies
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\metadata
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\0bf6ef06-43a8-46f2-8250-9b180542f013.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\2630726e-9ebd-4cce-a4ed-d8cac805a4ba.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\270a3867-c07f-4457-a347-f9f563d52f5a.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\2951622a-0fb2-4e8f-aa36-06bdadda34d9.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\346eecc1-c371-41ad-8669-5d0246df369c.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\468e516f-8031-484e-a881-e2000c6e57ea.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\47fb08db-7566-4ce8-96b6-c9303f6eb853.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\4883f3d9-f4d3-477f-9f10-0b60d7a37f08.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\51b7d408-9540-4548-950c-d90940e85fe3.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\58f81ffc-6a05-4cb2-9926-710720505d6d.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\5f8a4ac1-4d1b-4e23-9aa7-70dedcc826e5.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\676df5e5-5bf2-4d3c-a0d8-a73c38b90fff.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\7375e4aa-48e0-4699-b19a-7fa1e40b2400.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\745b7306-0187-4540-8f45-554fc0765eed.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\7c0424f5-7b3c-4708-b5db-b7839bd4e94e.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\8569fe68-7e8b-46fa-9938-256ba48dafff.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\8a17a9fd-46ff-4f5d-8340-0e677ead88d3.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\8a291739-b316-4534-9e36-73c591e8f3fc.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\a1281816-2c6b-4ae7-bb27-78fbda00c86c.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\a48a794a-d03d-40d7-9526-ad678af66128.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\b474d097-ca84-4aa5-8d29-48958f65dc75.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\cbabb09c-a2c6-4d90-badd-b870849780eb.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\f0a95a00-565b-4571-9970-db01f2955714.dmp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\settings.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\data
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Dictionaries\en-US.bdic
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Dictionaries\en-US-9-0.bdic
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\en-US-9-0.bdic
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\global_user_settings.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_0
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_1
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\logs\renderer.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\LoomStubConfig.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\msys_100004015164953.db
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Network Persistent State
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\data_0
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\data_1
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\data_2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\data_3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\f_000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\f_000002
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\f_000003
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\f_000004
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\2508d42f-1044-453a-8249-e333dffd500d\Cache\f_000005
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\messenger
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Facebook Inc.\Messenger
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\c1b3adcf-2068-5e8d-b25d-30ce588e3a4c
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Messenger.exe
Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
- 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-1-5-21-1467698856-3251202532-2026320354-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1467698856-3251202532-2026320354-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-9fd1978e-b2bc-43fe-9ffd-d1fa597d5f1f\messenger_desktop_416788028.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1467698856-3251202532-2026320354-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-cb62a719-93d2-4ab3-b6ae-e82ffef57b5d\messenger_desktop_415434201.exe
How to erase Messenger from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Messenger is a program released by Facebook, Inc.. Some computer users try to remove this application. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Messenger is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 general utility to clean your Windows PC.
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- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Messenger or simply click the Search feature and type in "Messenger". If it is installed on your PC the Messenger application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Messenger in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Messenger, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Messenger, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Messenger that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Messenger with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Messenger by Facebook, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Messenger by Facebook, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Messenger in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2022-11-10 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2022-11-10 10:46:22.487