Rainmeter

A guide to uninstall Rainmeter from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Rainmeter for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Rainmeter. Open here for more information on Rainmeter. More info about the software Rainmeter can be seen at https://rainmeter.net. Rainmeter is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Rainmeter directory, regulated by the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Rainmeter is C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled Rainmeter.exe and its approximative size is 464.39 KB (475536 bytes).

Rainmeter contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.01 MB (1061639 bytes) on disk.

• Rainmeter.exe (464.39 KB)
• SkinInstaller.exe (461.89 KB)
• uninst.exe (110.48 KB)

This web page is about Rainmeter version 4.3.13321 only. You can find below info on other versions of Rainmeter:

• 4.43333
• 4.43412
• 4.43398
• 4.23027
• 4.02618
• 4.43500
• 4.43445
• 3.3.32744
• 4.12838
• 4.12983
• 4.43488
• 4.12944
• 4.43353
• 4.33288
• 4.33298
• 4.5.8
• 4.5.3
• 4.43506
• 4.43327
• 4.33277
• 4.5.9
• 4.23074
• 4.43438
• 4.23048
• 4.12917
• 4.12922
• 4.43354
• 4.23108
• 4.3
• 3.0.22161
• 4.33250
• 4.43349
• 4.33253
• 4.43330
• 4.33270
• 3.01930
• 4.5.5
• 4.43493
• 4.43434
• 3.3.22609
• 4.12982
• 4.43350
• 4.43408
• 4.23011
• 4.23040
• 4.33271
• 4.23018
• 4.23043
• 4.33294
• 4.43473
• 4.33279
• 4.5.21
• 4.43452
• 4.5.11
• 4.43410
• 4.33266
• 4.43399
• 4.33283
• 4.33255
• 4.43348
• 4.5.20
• 4.33246
• 4.12815
• 4.43504
• 4.12947
• 4.43404
• 4.5.15
• 4.5.12
• 4.33273
• 4.33258
• 4.5.17
• 4.23104
• 4.5.4
• 4.5.16
• 4.23088
• 3.2.12386
• 4.5.6
• 4.43400
• 4.23110
• 3.01990
• 4.43433
• 3.32519
• 4.5.0
• 2.51842
• 4.43502
• 4.23111
• 4.23004
• 4.43373
• 4.43447
• 4.23097
• 4.5.14
• 4.23064
• 4.5.13
• 4.33206
• 4.33074
• 4.33296
• 4.43360
• 4.12989
• 4.5.10
• 4.43382

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If planning to uninstall Rainmeter you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Rainmeter from your computer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Rainmeter:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Rainmeter.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Addons\RainRGB\RainRGB.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Addons\RainRGB\Readme.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\@Backup\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\@Untitled\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins\Backlight.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.stats
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Wallpaper.bmp

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\E:|AutoCAD 2013|dswhip.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter.SkinInstaller
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.7\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\E:
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.7.false\E:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Search\VolumeInfoCache\E:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rainmeter

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaC0B9.tmp\Rainmeter-4.3.1.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\AutoCAD 2013\AdExchange\AcBrowserHost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\AutoCAD 2013\AdExchange\AcBrowserHost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\SkinInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\SkinInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3298837973-1971830654-2415424090-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Rainmeter.exe

How to erase Rainmeter from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rainmeter is a program released by Rainmeter. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Rainmeter is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Rainmeter or simply activate the Search field and type in "Rainmeter". If it exists on your system the Rainmeter program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Rainmeter in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Rainmeter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Rainmeter:

• The software company is: https://rainmeter.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Rainmeter.


8. After uninstalling Rainmeter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Rainmeter that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Rainmeter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Rainmeter by Rainmeter from your computer, we are not saying that Rainmeter by Rainmeter is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Rainmeter supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.