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How to uninstall Messenger from your computer

Messenger is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Facebook, Inc.. Open here where you can get more info on Facebook, Inc.. The application is often found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Messenger is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. Messenger's primary file takes around 101.94 MB (106893048 bytes) and its name is Messenger.exe.

Messenger contains of the executables below. They take 108.46 MB (113723914 bytes) on disk.




  • CrashpadHandler.exe (1.63 MB)
  • Messenger.exe (101.94 MB)
  • MessengerHelper.exe (2.07 MB)
  • Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.09 MB)
  • elevate.exe (105.00 KB)


The current web page applies to Messenger version 190.0.491203412 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Messenger:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Messenger.

Folders left behind when 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 were left behind on your disk by Messenger's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AVAST Software\Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\hglfhehnlngcghjibkocbphocccdoipk\0.0.89_0\img\dark\messenger.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AVAST Software\Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\hglfhehnlngcghjibkocbphocccdoipk\0.0.89_0\img\normal\messenger.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\480746136.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\480746136.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\486459020.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\486459020.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\491203412.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\491203412.sent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\494866009.as2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\494866009.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\6f44010c-71c7-4a95-b8e2-3848acf52314.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_100090751455090.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\settings
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\003d4762-d437-47ed-8a12-6e850741fb7b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\00b1b6e6-b68d-48d0-8a97-012994cd1be0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\01197bdc-8c5c-4797-a6c7-edad19e8d26f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\01b4d7fc-39b8-4e68-8c3a-6c04ee682716
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\02143105-2acd-4cd6-bbc7-63a4dfe51fcf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\02d22f9c-932d-4f05-a810-b9c70b0ec3d4
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\02edec7f-449c-4bcc-925f-e39e56b03116
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\03b26112-8b13-4985-acf9-ef916b1389db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\05c49399-2ec0-475a-9c19-1fd444cb0b7f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\05e06703-b851-45ef-adb4-c504000a4ed9
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\065a58d3-a04a-47d6-be52-7e9c624becc1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\07f2650b-7644-4691-82a4-29323482796b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0827c106-3cc2-43cb-baab-8eaa9b4f23d0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0956a889-3eca-4bc7-880b-9ef49ccea6c7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0a07048e-ddfc-477e-8ba2-0e6afad5637c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0a603099-6f0a-4f99-b528-4147b17ad6a3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0b1c71e9-3419-45f8-8687-506a70a6c9bf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0bed0dd9-0037-4923-b7bb-3d377d3b87d2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0bfebd66-7dbc-4b32-965c-a6e218622a14
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0c4e2c0b-be9c-4471-a713-811ae96dad02
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\0f092c6b-3c72-41d4-b0a2-308ffd5c6bc4
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\102a2eae-de87-4dbf-bc8d-2ab5b07eb0bf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\10e7f03b-f7c6-4427-b815-68f82cc999d5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\137b0d00-7073-4353-88ad-cb5b54c05061
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\158e184f-8062-4fa9-9283-66915eecdeae
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\15d12b1b-f4ab-4b4e-b515-e4f98a772ee0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\16c44c88-3a87-4183-b97b-7e72ddbd6a1b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\176f5f3e-4024-4466-bee8-e48f8b5ce43c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1bb5c495-9146-45db-bc8d-b7e4f401d2c8
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1de6fd31-cda6-4ba2-a659-6d4cf99cb73d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1e54852e-5e76-48f1-b850-0e96b365e3e0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1ea8241d-aba7-4953-9266-a72c6fc99b51
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1f46ab2a-0693-47ed-9394-b39e6938304f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1f581112-85c1-439f-bbf8-d0a0d77f7bbe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1f903512-b677-481a-89bd-05a980020f13
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\1fb5af53-661a-4031-aa42-167e4925d48e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\22ff76e2-9971-4c41-83d9-e3a2e8e6b71e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2317e573-ea56-4042-9f21-4884a5597170
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\23dce8cc-a9f0-4f3d-8987-66cb9c80eec6
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\241a60f1-beff-45c2-8159-3ecbce071f10
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\25c79575-4fba-4b24-984c-2cb82dc62c10
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2600ae8d-53d8-4b9a-9bfc-01b01178d247
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\285aa289-8398-4d12-b047-319cd8ef7c1c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2a144bda-985a-4112-a1e9-19ed3f9d3747
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2a8daea3-4c59-4c52-803d-56c65c3dcb4d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2adb6e16-a705-4982-b891-7dc100ef19ad
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2b15aa8b-f359-4957-a11e-ef2d64c46ab2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2b39ac18-8df6-4ae0-834d-4a80cbb88505
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2b554162-2cff-4005-9b3e-7c5d701789ff
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2b560b9c-3c04-4acd-aa77-e94fdccbd2b7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2e4a03dd-4429-4a5b-95b4-40def4f6b3dd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\2f224db8-7624-4238-b79b-30103a8b18c9
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\319e7569-85c6-4419-88e0-aef2624e7593
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\324af17a-e95f-4a9f-9bbf-97a1f2b28257
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\33af9c74-b46f-4f4d-b368-3090d5c380fa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\359892da-d584-4003-8be7-05691b6f9843
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\35bf7150-d540-4242-94b8-89b7cba129d5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\37979ed7-d133-4b42-bbb6-8cfbf0c54df7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\38d967e9-8c33-404e-b1ae-c4251c02ea67
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3a3463b1-f647-442f-8923-0c10493df955
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3b4012ef-969a-428a-989f-aa3036e6a99d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3c19577e-af5e-4ebc-a9ba-4e34b21d4d00
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3dd455b6-f151-4788-8356-f479b9d27380
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3df2c0ab-3076-47e6-9730-71b578e9bb3e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\3f90f07d-abf3-4101-ba47-b8c1e6386797
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4062c8e7-e02d-4b3d-a4c1-7ba9cc6238dc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\42255966-d0fd-4cde-8534-21040f442746
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\424381c9-0795-4166-bae4-d3ce91b3eb93
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\445d4d9a-5e31-4749-b69c-17c466e7150b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\458572fd-cd0b-44bd-8839-d23e55bd7965
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\468e2f99-d958-488c-aabd-38a183747f98
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\47e426fd-fac5-4067-8146-b02048ab12d5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4870eee7-a07b-4bad-a718-5a52372aa898
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4af70a5d-6737-4661-ab34-e8b9fa9ff2da
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4bbab81c-b485-4bbc-b9f0-a1ba3125b0dc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4d4f5f61-a1d1-4a33-9d35-3e2bed81441d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4eb55526-fb48-4fc1-904f-552368a15a35
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4f09803c-1f6c-461e-bca7-11092223e152
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\4f2cfb96-6943-4ad0-acbf-02da72af7715
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\TamStorage\staging_tmp\509723db-fe9d-42e5-9335-e5e7ee23aa00

Registry that is not 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
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Messenger.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • 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-268a976b-ce49-4c41-96b4-6800481789bc\messenger_desktop_491203412.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-268a976b-ce49-4c41-96b4-6800481789bc\messenger_desktop_491203412.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-513cf45e-b41b-4c4e-8bdb-50bbee212ed4\messenger_desktop_494866009.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-513cf45e-b41b-4c4e-8bdb-50bbee212ed4\messenger_desktop_494866009.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-afb6f79f-6ebe-4dce-97cf-68eee1a28d34\messenger_desktop_486459020.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-afb6f79f-6ebe-4dce-97cf-68eee1a28d34\messenger_desktop_486459020.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.188.0.0.11.164.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Messenger.188.0.0.11.164.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to delete Messenger from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Messenger is an application released by the software company Facebook, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. This is hard because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Messenger or simply click the Search field and type in "Messenger". The Messenger application will be found very quickly. After you click Messenger in the list , some information about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Messenger, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically 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 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Messenger using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 uninstall Messenger supposing you want to. 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' computers.

2023-07-04 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-07-04 03:41:48.980