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A guide to uninstall SHAREit from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove SHAREit for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Lenovo. Additional info about Lenovo can be seen here. Click on to get more data about SHAREit on Lenovo's website. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\SHAREit directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing SHAREit is C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. SHAREit's main file takes around 3.07 MB (3219896 bytes) and its name is Shareit.exe.

SHAREit is composed of the following executables which take 6.10 MB (6397664 bytes) on disk:

  • Shareit.exe (3.07 MB)
  • ShareitPrompt.exe (809.93 KB)
  • ShareitUpdater.exe (786.43 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.47 MB)


This info is about SHAREit version 2.5.2.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other SHAREit releases:

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SHAREit has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit

The files below are left behind on your disk by SHAREit's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ar\Shareit.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\ar\ShareitPrompt.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\bg\Shareit.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\bg\ShareitPrompt.resources.dll

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\SHAREit.FileContextMenuExt
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SHAREit.FileContextMenuExt
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{86EF4243-484F-4E26-A0EA-533F81F0BD5A}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lenovo\SHAREit

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0A7DFA39-F18A-4919-8A1E-E724C7AC96A5}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{210E9AB2-3B9D-4C17-8FD7-4C6B9A05F761}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{222FF506-E77A-42F1-B625-A57602548F0D}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3067CF66-92F9-4162-AB1A-734FCE9E8100}\InprocServer32\


How to remove SHAREit with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SHAREit is a program by the software company Lenovo. Frequently, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to remove SHAREit 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find SHAREit or simply activate the Search feature and type in "SHAREit". The SHAREit application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select SHAREit in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding SHAREit, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for SHAREit:





  • The publisher is: http://www.lenovo.com/think/support
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall SHAREit.
Uninstall SHAREit


8. After uninstalling SHAREit, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of SHAREit that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing SHAREit using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove SHAREit by Lenovo from your computer, nor are we saying that SHAREit by Lenovo is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove SHAREit in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-26 13:50:38.240