RealPlayer

A way to uninstall RealPlayer from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall RealPlayer for Windows. It was coded for Windows by RealNetworks. Go over here for more information on RealNetworks. You can read more about related to RealPlayer at http://www.real.com. Usually the RealPlayer program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove RealPlayer by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|20.0. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled realplay.exe and occupies 245.79 KB (251688 bytes).

RealPlayer contains of the executables below. They occupy 85.78 MB (89942512 bytes) on disk.

• convert.exe (110.29 KB)
• downloader2.exe (1.22 MB)
• fixrjb.exe (25.79 KB)
• realcleaner.exe (121.29 KB)
• realconverter.exe (136.79 KB)
• realdownloader264.exe (99.79 KB)
• realjbox.exe (52.79 KB)
• realplay.exe (245.79 KB)
• realtrimmer.exe (130.79 KB)
• realupgrade.exe (132.29 KB)
• recordingmanager.exe (942.79 KB)
• rndevicedbbuilder.exe (39.79 KB)
• rphelperapp.exe (32.79 KB)
• videodl.exe (6.93 MB)
• CrashSender1402.exe (955.29 KB)
• rtcreator.exe (1.63 MB)
• uninst.exe (151.13 KB)
• dbclean.exe (1.17 MB)
• msgtest.exe (61.13 KB)
• proclaunch.exe (27.13 KB)
• rpdsvc.exe (967.63 KB)
• rpsystray.exe (4.91 MB)
• ffmpeg.exe (251.65 KB)
• ffprobe.exe (173.65 KB)
• segmenter.exe (61.13 KB)
• StreamAnalyzer.exe (2.36 MB)
• ffmsvc.exe (42.79 KB)
• safrscan.exe (1,023.79 KB)
• setup.exe (60.20 MB)
• r1puninst.exe (912.29 KB)
• realonemessagecenter.exe (90.79 KB)
• realsched.exe (344.79 KB)
• rnxproc.exe (114.29 KB)
• upgrdhlp.exe (283.79 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 20.0.0 of RealPlayer. For more RealPlayer versions please click below:

• 18.1.18
• 22.0.1
• 18.1.11
• 18.1.16
• 16.0.2
• 24.0.0
• 22.0.4
• Unknown
• 20.1.0
• 22.0.0
• 20.0.6
• 22.0.2
• 16.0.4
• 15.0.6
• 20.0.2
• 16.0.0
• 18.1.14
• 15.0.5
• 22.0.5
• 22.0.3
• 16.0.3
• 18.1.10
• 20.0.7
• 20.0.5
• 18.1.20
• 18.1.15
• 16.0.5
• 20.0.4
• 24.0.1
• 15.0.4
• 20.0.3
• 18.1.19
• 19.0.2
• 22.0.6
• 24.0.2
• 20.0.1
• 20.0.8
• 18.1.17
• 19.0.1
• 18.1.12

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If you are manually uninstalling RealPlayer we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall RealPlayer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Real\RealPlayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Real\RealPlayer

The files below are left behind on your disk by RealPlayer's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\autoplaylist.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\backup.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\IE\rndlbrowserrecordplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\IE\rndlbrowserrecordplugin64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\calibrate.rv
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\cdrmmc32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\cdrw32.bdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\cdrw32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\cdrwex32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\data32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\dataex32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\ntiaspi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CDBurning\pdno3210.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cddbcontrol.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cddblink.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cddbmusicid.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cdroms.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cinemasteraudio.4.3.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cinemastervideo.4.3.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\atrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\avcq.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\avcw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\colorcvt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\cook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\dmp4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drv1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\drvc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\erv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\erv4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\evrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\h264mft.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\qclp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\raac.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\ralf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv20.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv30.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\rv40.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Codecs\sipr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\AppAdditionsDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\AppLocalDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\appmasterdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\codecpack.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\devices.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\DTAdditionsDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\DTLocalDB
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\dtmasterdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\graphconfig.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\hxmedpltfm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\pngu3267.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\pnrs3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rjbviz.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rpdsuninst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rppr3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\rpun3260.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\security.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Common\twebbrowse.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\convert.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\converter.vs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\cpprest140_2_8.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CrashRpt\crashrpt_lang.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CrashRpt\CrashRpt1402.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\CrashRpt\CrashSender1402.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\admodules.ver
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\blank.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\bottomchrome_a.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\bottomchrome_blank.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\bottomchrome_d.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\burntransfer_b.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\burntransfer_h.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\cddvd.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\musicguide.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\musicstore.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\mymedia.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\radio.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\rollingstone.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\admodules\sidebar_back_lib.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\attributedto\attributedto.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\cdburningprintcd.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\cdburningtimedupsell.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\cdmodetype.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\crossfadetransition.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\datacdartistalbumfolder.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\datacdartistfolder.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\disabledupselltext.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\finalizecd.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\mediafinalizecd.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\normalizetracks.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\CDBurning\remove2secondgap.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Channels\channels.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Channels\channels.ver
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_burn.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_burning_pref.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_create.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_type.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_validation_failure.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_validation_rights.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\cd_validation_update.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\DataCache\Devices\clear.gif

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-realplayer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AudioCD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AutoPlay.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.CDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVD.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.DVDBurn.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.HWEventHandler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer G2 Control
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Playback Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RAM Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RMP Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer RNX Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer SMIL Download Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmocx.RealPlayer Stream Handler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\RealNetworks\RealPlayer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\RealNetworks\Update\6.0\Preferences\ATH\DeactivateDataTypes\RealPlayer.RPL.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\MIMEAssociations\application/vnd.rn-realplayer
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.AutoPlay.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.CDBurn.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\RealPlayer.DVDBurn.6
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RealNetworks\RealPlayer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RealPlayer 20.0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@real.com/nprpplugin;version=20.0.0.314\MimeTypes\application/vnd.rn-realplayer-javascript
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RealNetworks\RealPlayer

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3g2\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP2.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.3GPP_AMR.10
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIF\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFF\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AIFF.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASF\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASX\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmf.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AU\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AU.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.AVI.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.BMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.GIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.JPG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M1V\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M2V\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.M3U\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3PL.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4e\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP3.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MP4.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPE\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mps\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.MPEG.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.PNG
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.TIF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.WAV.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WAX\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wax.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wm\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wm.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmv.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WMX\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wmx.6
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WVX\OpenWithProgIds\RealPlayer.wvx.6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RealPlayerUpdateSvc\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RealTimes Desktop Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RealTimes Desktop Service\StartupParams

A way to uninstall RealPlayer from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RealPlayer is an application offered by RealNetworks. Some users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to remove RealPlayer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start 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 good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate RealPlayer or simply click the Search feature and type in "RealPlayer". If it exists on your system the RealPlayer app will be found automatically. When you select RealPlayer in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about RealPlayer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for RealPlayer:

• The software company is: http://www.real.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\r1puninst.exe RealNetworks|RealPlayer|20.0

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove RealPlayer.


8. After removing RealPlayer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of RealPlayer which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing RealPlayer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall RealPlayer by RealNetworks from your computer, nor are we saying that RealPlayer by RealNetworks is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall RealPlayer in case 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.