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A way to uninstall Messenger from your computer

Messenger is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Facebook, Inc.. Check out here for more details on Facebook, Inc.. Messenger is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. Messenger's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. Messenger's primary file takes around 322.12 MB (337767672 bytes) and is called Messenger.exe.

The executables below are part of Messenger. They occupy an average of 328.84 MB (344815731 bytes) on disk.

  • CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.73 MB)
  • Messenger.exe (322.12 MB)
  • MessengerHelper.exe (2.09 MB)
  • Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.08 MB)
  • CrashpadHandler.exe (1.73 MB)
  • elevate.exe (105.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 215.0.615549984 of Messenger. Click on the links below for other Messenger versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Messenger.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-27bd231b-231b-4a4d-922a-4d5e4d0137dc\messenger_desktop_486459020.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-27bd231b-231b-4a4d-922a-4d5e4d0137dc\messenger_desktop_486459020.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-3a304fd4-c43c-4f7c-8f1c-b1fc154b4923\messenger_desktop_468743899.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-3a304fd4-c43c-4f7c-8f1c-b1fc154b4923\messenger_desktop_468743899.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-3fa44306-cb3c-4720-b985-90c9fba5fe0c\messenger_desktop_478120702.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-3fa44306-cb3c-4720-b985-90c9fba5fe0c\messenger_desktop_478120702.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-42073ed1-769b-40ee-863c-9ec9f47c5a21\messenger_desktop_480746136.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-42073ed1-769b-40ee-863c-9ec9f47c5a21\messenger_desktop_480746136.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-827843ec-1738-4ff6-b907-45557086a641\messenger_desktop_520377455.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-827843ec-1738-4ff6-b907-45557086a641\messenger_desktop_520377455.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-9128b4b7-174d-4e89-8173-15dfda81b9f1\messenger_desktop_471877735.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-9128b4b7-174d-4e89-8173-15dfda81b9f1\messenger_desktop_471877735.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-b60b076f-6096-4229-ab07-31bea54e095d\messenger_desktop_492540729.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-b60b076f-6096-4229-ab07-31bea54e095d\messenger_desktop_492540729.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-b7cf34b8-1fd3-4a15-82e3-e954a93959a9\messenger_desktop_455264854.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-b7cf34b8-1fd3-4a15-82e3-e954a93959a9\messenger_desktop_455264854.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.206.0.0.8.218.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.206.0.0.8.218.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.207.0.0.8.228.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.207.0.0.8.228.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.216.0.0.7.210.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.216.0.0.7.210.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Photoshop Office FB Pubmat\Messenger.215.0.0.8.211.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Photoshop Office FB Pubmat\Messenger.215.0.0.8.211.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-814375376-1822421589-3890510499-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger.old\Messenger.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-814375376-1822421589-3890510499-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.216.0.0.7.210.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-814375376-1822421589-3890510499-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-814375376-1822421589-3890510499-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe


How to erase Messenger from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Messenger is a program released by Facebook, Inc.. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. This is troublesome because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to remove Messenger is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the 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 application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Messenger in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Messenger, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Messenger.
Uninstall Messenger


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Messenger by Facebook, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Messenger by Facebook, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Messenger supposing 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.

2024-06-27 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-06-27 14:35:04.693