WD Diagnostics

How to uninstall WD Diagnostics from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove WD Diagnostics for Windows. The Windows version was created by Western Digital Technologies. More information about Western Digital Technologies can be found here. More data about the software WD Diagnostics can be found at http://www.WDC.com. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /X{0AB76F69-E761-4CFA-B9B0-A1906B4E9E4B} is the full command line if you want to uninstall WD Diagnostics. WinDlg.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 740.00 KB (757760 bytes) on disk.

WD Diagnostics installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 740.00 KB (757760 bytes) on disk.

• WinDlg.exe (740.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.08.0000 of WD Diagnostics. You can find below info on other versions of WD Diagnostics:

• 1.09.0002
• 1.07.0000
• 1.09.0001
• 1.05.0200

After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics\disk16.dll
• C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics\disk32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics\help.htm
• C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics\smart.htm

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0AB76F69-E761-4CFA-B9B0-A1906B4E9E4B}

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Western Digital Technologies\Diagnostics\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1708537768-527237240-682003330-1599\Components\047D9076B5D4A6B41AFBCF6FED2B9C14\96F67BA0167EAFC49B0B1A09B6E4E9B4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1708537768-527237240-682003330-1599\Components\07A077F07F547544CA107378CDDF91D5\96F67BA0167EAFC49B0B1A09B6E4E9B4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1708537768-527237240-682003330-1599\Products\96F67BA0167EAFC49B0B1A09B6E4E9B4\InstallProperties\InstallLocation

A way to uninstall WD Diagnostics from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Diagnostics is an application by the software company Western Digital Technologies. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice to remove WD Diagnostics 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WD Diagnostics or simply click the Search field and type in "WD Diagnostics". If it is installed on your PC the WD Diagnostics application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WD Diagnostics in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding WD Diagnostics, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Diagnostics:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.WDC.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{0AB76F69-E761-4CFA-B9B0-A1906B4E9E4B}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WD Diagnostics.


8. After uninstalling WD Diagnostics, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WD Diagnostics which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WD Diagnostics with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WD Diagnostics by Western Digital Technologies from your PC, we are not saying that WD Diagnostics by Western Digital Technologies is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WD Diagnostics 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.