PowerToys (Preview)

How to uninstall PowerToys (Preview) from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall PowerToys (Preview) for Windows. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\PowerToys directory (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /I{E42CA5D6-208C-438D-8751-375F708C104D} is the full command line if you want to remove PowerToys (Preview). PowerToys.exe is the PowerToys (Preview)'s primary executable file and it takes approximately 1.17 MB (1227152 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in PowerToys (Preview). They occupy 10.23 MB (10724904 bytes) on disk.

• PowerToys.ActionRunner.exe (765.87 KB)
• PowerToys.exe (1.17 MB)
• PowerToys.Update.exe (918.88 KB)
• PowerToys.Awake.exe (241.38 KB)
• ColorPickerUI.exe (299.87 KB)
• FancyZonesEditor.exe (231.87 KB)
• PowerToys.FancyZones.exe (1.31 MB)
• ImageResizer.exe (295.37 KB)
• PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditor.exe (1.49 MB)
• PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe (1,002.37 KB)
• PowerLauncher.exe (194.39 KB)
• PowerToys.ShortcutGuide.exe (919.38 KB)
• Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.exe (429.38 KB)
• PowerToys.Settings.exe (278.39 KB)
• BugReportTool.exe (508.87 KB)
• WebcamReportTool.exe (324.37 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 0.47.0 of PowerToys (Preview). You can find below info on other application versions of PowerToys (Preview):

• 0.29.0
• 0.29.3
• 0.31.1
• 0.31.2
• 0.33.1
• 0.56.1
• 0.35.0
• 0.36.0
• 0.37.0
• 0.37.2
• 0.41.3
• 0.41.4
• 0.41.2
• 0.43.0
• 0.45.0
• 0.46.0
• 0.47.1
• 0.48.1
• 0.49.0
• 0.49.1
• 0.51.0
• 0.51.1
• 0.53.3
• 0.53.1
• 0.55.0
• 0.55.1
• 0.55.2
• 0.56.2
• 0.57.0
• 0.57.2
• 0.58.0
• 0.59.0
• 0.59.1
• 0.60.0
• 0.61.0
• 0.61.1
• 0.60.1
• 0.62.0
• 0.62.1
• 0.63.0
• 0.64.1
• 0.64.0
• 0.65.0
• 0.66.0
• 0.67.1
• 0.67.0
• 0.68.1
• 0.68.0
• 0.69.0
• 0.69.1
• 0.70.1
• 0.70.0
• 0.71.0
• 0.72.0
• 0.73.0
• 0.74.1
• 0.74.0
• 0.75.0
• 0.75.1
• 0.76.2
• 0.76.0
• 0.76.1
• 0.77.0
• 0.78.0
• 0.79.0
• 0.80.0
• 0.80.1
• 0.81.0
• 0.81.1
• 0.82.0
• 0.83.0
• 0.82.1
• 0.84.1
• 0.84.0
• 0.85.1
• 0.85.0
• 0.86.0
• 0.87.0
• 0.87.1
• 0.88.0
• 0.89.0
• 0.90.0
• 0.90.1

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall PowerToys (Preview):

• C:\Program Files\PowerToys

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\BackgroundActivatorDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\License.rtf
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\AwakeModuleInterface.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\ManagedCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\ManagedTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\NLog.config
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\PowerToys.Awake.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\PowerToys.Awake.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\PowerToys.Awake.exe
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\PowerToys.Awake.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\PowerToysInterop.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netcoreapp2.1\System.Security.Principal.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netcoreapp3.0\System.Drawing.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netcoreapp3.0\System.Windows.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netstandard2.0\System.Runtime.Caching.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netstandard2.0\System.Security.AccessControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\Runtimes\Win\Lib\netstandard2.0\System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.CommandLine.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Drawing.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.IO.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Reactive.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Runtime.Caching.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Security.AccessControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Security.Permissions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Security.Principal.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Text.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\Awake\System.Windows.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ColorPicker.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ColorPickerUI.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ColorPickerUI.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ColorPickerUI.exe
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ColorPickerUI.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ControlzEx.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\cs\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\de\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\es\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\fr\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\hu\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\it\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ja\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ko\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ManagedCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ManagedTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ModernWpf.Controls.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ModernWpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\nl\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\pl\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\PowerToysInterop.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\pt-BR\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\pt-PT\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\Resources\colorPicker.cur
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\Resources\icon.ico
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\ru\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\sv\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\System.IO.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\System.Text.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\tr\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\zh-Hans\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\ColorPicker\zh-Hant\ColorPickerUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ControlzEx.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\cs\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\de\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\es\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesEditor.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesEditor.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesEditor.exe
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesEditor.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesModuleInterface.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\fr\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\hu\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\it\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ja\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ko\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ManagedCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ManagedTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ModernWpf.Controls.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\ModernWpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\nl\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\pl\FancyZonesEditor.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\PowerToys.FancyZones.exe
• C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\PowerToysInterop.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6D5AC24EC802D834781573F507C801D4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E42CA5D6-208C-438D-8751-375F708C104D}

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6D5AC24EC802D834781573F507C801D4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PowerToys\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{E42CA5D6-208C-438D-8751-375F708C104D}\

A way to remove PowerToys (Preview) from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PowerToys (Preview) is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This can be hard because doing this by hand requires some skill related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall PowerToys (Preview) is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PowerToys (Preview) or simply activate the Search field and type in "PowerToys (Preview)". If it is installed on your PC the PowerToys (Preview) app will be found very quickly. When you select PowerToys (Preview) in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about PowerToys (Preview), from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PowerToys (Preview).


8. After removing PowerToys (Preview), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong PowerToys (Preview) which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PowerToys (Preview) using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall PowerToys (Preview) by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that PowerToys (Preview) by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PowerToys (Preview) in case 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.