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A way to uninstall Messenger from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Messenger for Windows. The Windows version was created by Facebook, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on Facebook, Inc.. The program is frequently found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for removing Messenger is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. Messenger.exe is the Messenger's main executable file and it occupies circa 110.27 MB (115628792 bytes) on disk.

Messenger installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 117.22 MB (122916209 bytes) on disk.

  • CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.79 MB)
  • Messenger.exe (110.27 MB)
  • MessengerHelper.exe (2.16 MB)
  • Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.11 MB)
  • CrashpadHandler.exe (1.79 MB)
  • elevate.exe (105.00 KB)
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This info is about Messenger version 200.0.535566970 alone. Click on the links below for other Messenger versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Messenger we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Messenger:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger

The files below remain on your disk by Messenger's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\525091618.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\525091618.sent
  • 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\535566970.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\535566970.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\reports\154808f6-196e-474b-96bb-242d78fc54ad.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\reports\5a529df8-fad4-4cce-aee6-f871b6ea5e6c.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\reports\9bc4b9d9-5227-4d40-bbe7-943e69b6e9da.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\reports\b6c41dca-2bea-45b9-8b49-cf5ad34f7806.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\reports\ea28d69a-baca-4777-99f3-2291b4894135.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\reports\fb449308-5223-4f8f-8777-c558d9c7f868.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\crashpad\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\data
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\global_user_settings.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\LoomStubConfig.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\msys_100046667809521.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\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\MessengerHelper.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas.dll
  • 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\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Bootstrap.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\resources\CrashpadHandler.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\deep_expression_tracker_v0_model_pytorch_edge.pt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1000763609098242277.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1005284064710587524.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1008639146202633267.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1009260828656598986.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1012511946939739268.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p101793454596664325.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1019150792817914678.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1022161602960010077.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p10250760756381447.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1027154980774243962.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1032252795788839293.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1032537422920888685.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1037078696126925762.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1044544574342066410.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1047426042776739871.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1059464780460616003.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p106126225096264723.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1062582597507241269.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1065208338534746529.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1081956709093296128.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1087129558233903272.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1094461354681686841.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1106665467124784974.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1112487788802216707.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1121280113968231088.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1145894273843141093.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1147382838747707475.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1155664248731591047.p
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p118302500104108138.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p11903840364469058.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1197965492889384989.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1201317069571025103.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1206197593371118094.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1207078627674869661.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1233912291477944780.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p123701380174196211.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1248360512200852746.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1252025502211030458.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p126186969660710769.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1271923517364109462.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1277417592360440375.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1279167063688093259.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1280134780369209123.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1284455591403642878.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1288654451971865879.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1299385770298687692.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1302444142374559482.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1305564187736884915.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1320984822502416993.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1321791869559686180.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1351494491114078260.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1359325732280760447.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1380256935617537571.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1386296490541407091.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1390866417608026670.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1398129903429570721.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1399979208494749869.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1400596729669730382.p

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • 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\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\com.messenger

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • 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-1-5-21-3722994598-3147585455-2590372415-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3722994598-3147585455-2590372415-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-c7e6fe6d-964f-4bd3-b1ed-d7f23be073cf\messenger_desktop_535566970.exe


A way to erase Messenger from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Messenger is a program offered by the software company Facebook, Inc.. Frequently, people want to remove it. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to remove Messenger 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Messenger or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Messenger". If it exists on your system the Messenger program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Messenger in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Messenger, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Messenger.
Uninstall Messenger


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 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Messenger using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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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. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Messenger supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-11-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-11-10 00:53:02.507