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A guide to uninstall Messenger from your PC

This page is about Messenger for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Facebook, Inc.. More information about Facebook, Inc. can be seen here. The application is often installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. Messenger's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 87.69 MB (91948792 bytes) on disk and is titled Messenger.exe.

Messenger contains of the executables below. They take 93.83 MB (98384400 bytes) on disk.




  • CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.52 MB)
  • Messenger.exe (87.69 MB)
  • MessengerHelper.exe (1.96 MB)
  • Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.04 MB)
  • CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.52 MB)
  • elevate.exe (105.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 169.0.417913983 of Messenger. You can find below info on other releases of Messenger:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

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\415453512.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\415453512.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\417913983.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\417913983.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\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_1578459636.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.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.Windows.Widgets.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Microsoft.Windows.Widgets.winmd
  • 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\CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1000763609098242277.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1008639146202633267.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\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\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\p1112487788802216707.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1155664248731591047.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1159956081866714491.p
  • 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\p119720132473671582.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\p1271923517364109462.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1277417592360440375.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1280906639997731056.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
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1321791869559686180.p
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1428213154748805557.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1432692809999090493.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1448573648346064467.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1455590880292466044.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1461078723147014926.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1462195109477538592.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1474670733570749640.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1490633806952788603.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1502537496724835358.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1503840751190381407.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1510943108719668372.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p152056252531739997.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1535477618037088387.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1561675689930620692.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1571056400978723181.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1579675140103376608.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1590856278133870074.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1600559126334988585.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1612309477440578017.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1616451438772989767.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1617373431944483098.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1624994100761260077.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1630600609582566706.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1633803422345611622.p
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\resources\dsp\p1655498819666876750.p

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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nikon\Nikon Message Center 2\Preferences\Messenger Size

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-1-5-21-634772082-2729382141-825082038-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-634772082-2729382141-825082038-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-2f636c2a-746d-464a-b3d3-b40651bc28d8\messenger_desktop_417913983.exe


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

Messenger is a program marketed by Facebook, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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  • go 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 your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Messenger or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Messenger". The Messenger program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Messenger in the list of applications, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Messenger, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. 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 perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Messenger which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Messenger with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Messenger by Facebook, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Messenger by Facebook, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text 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' computers.

2022-11-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-11-15 12:04:01.750