PowerDVD

A guide to uninstall PowerDVD from your computer

This page is about PowerDVD for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Dell. Check out here where you can get more info on Dell. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD DX folder (same installation drive as Windows). RunDll32 is the full command line if you want to uninstall PowerDVD. PowerDVD's primary file takes around 62.11 KB (63600 bytes) and is named PowerDVD.exe.

The following executables are installed together with PowerDVD. They take about 266.98 KB (273384 bytes) on disk.

• CLDrvChk.exe (65.29 KB)
• PDVDDXSrv.exe (125.29 KB)
• PowerDVD.exe (62.11 KB)
• TouchStone.exe (14.29 KB)

The current page applies to PowerDVD version 8.1 alone. For more PowerDVD versions please click below:

• 7.0
• 8.0
• 8.3

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall PowerDVD:

• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PowerDVD DX
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\CyberLink\PowerDVD

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall PowerDVD:

• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\APREG.url
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\atl71.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\CLAuMixer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\CLDrvChk.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\CLVistaAudioMixer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\APREG.URL
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\CHS\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\CHT\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\DEU\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\ENU\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\ESP\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\FRA\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\ITA\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\JPN\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\KOR\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\NLD\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Help\PTB\Movie.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\hw.ini
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\keymap.ini
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\__init__.kc
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\CHS\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\CHT\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\DEU\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\ENU\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\ESP\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\FRA\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\ITA\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\JPN\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\KOR\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\NLD\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Language\PTB\Common.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\CHS\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\CHT\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\DEU\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\ENU\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\ESP\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\FRA\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\ITA\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\LauncherStr\JPN\string.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Extend\BrowserBox.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Extra\Extra.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Extra\L_PicBanner.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Extra\R_PicBanner.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Help\help.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Help\HelpXML.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Mainmenu\captionbar.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Mainmenu\mainmenu.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Mainmenu\mainmenu_16x9.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Mainmenu\mainmenu_4x3.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\__init__.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\BDFileBrowser.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieBDDVDSetting.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieBDSetting_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieLangSetting.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieLangSetting_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\moviemain.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MoviePlaybackDlg.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieProgress.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieToolbar.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieToolbarBD.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieToolbarBDPiP.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\MovieToolbarXPe.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\RegionChange.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\RegionFail.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Movie\RegionLimited.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\FileChooser.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\FolderBrowser.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingAbout.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingAudio.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingAudio_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingAudio_Panel_Sub.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingAudio_Panel_Sub2.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingDisplay.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingDisplay_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingDisplay_PanelXPe.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingGeneral.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingGeneral_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingInternet.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingInternet_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingRCChannel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingShare.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\SettingShare_Panel.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Settings\template.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Layout\Style\style.xml
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_back_D.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_back_G.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_back_N.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_back_S.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_close_d.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_close_g.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_close_n.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_close_s.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_help_d.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_help_g.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_help_n.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_help_s.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_home_D.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_home_G.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_home_N.png
• C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Customizations\Dell\Media\Dark-Blue\CaptionBar\btn_home_S.png

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\PowerDVD.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CyberLink\PowerDVD DX
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cyberlink\PowerDVD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CyberLink\Common\CLMVD\PowerDVD DX
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CyberLink\Diego\PowerDVD DX
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CyberLink\MediaObj\PowerDVD DX
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CyberLink\PowerDVD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell\PowerDVD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WMPNetworkSvc\ImagePath

How to erase PowerDVD from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PowerDVD is an application marketed by Dell. Sometimes, users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution to uninstall PowerDVD is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run 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 useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate PowerDVD or simply click the Search field and type in "PowerDVD". If it is installed on your PC the PowerDVD program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select PowerDVD in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding PowerDVD, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PowerDVD.


8. After uninstalling PowerDVD, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong PowerDVD that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PowerDVD using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall PowerDVD by Dell from your computer, we are not saying that PowerDVD by Dell is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PowerDVD in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.