WD Discovery

A way to uninstall WD Discovery from your computer

This page is about WD Discovery for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More info about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be seen here. Please open http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD Discovery on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s page. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove WD Discovery by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. WD Discovery.exe is the WD Discovery's main executable file and it takes around 126.45 MB (132587352 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with WD Discovery. They occupy about 140.45 MB (147276992 bytes) on disk.

• dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe (1.07 MB)
• Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe (513.84 KB)
• Launch WD Discovery.exe (493.84 KB)
• rclone.exe (10.30 MB)
• WD Device Agent.exe (710.34 KB)
• WD Discovery.exe (126.45 MB)
• WDDiscoveryMonitor.exe (32.34 KB)
• notifu.exe (259.34 KB)
• notifu64.exe (309.34 KB)
• SnoreToast.exe (297.84 KB)
• WDDiscoveryService.exe (80.34 KB)

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The current page applies to WD Discovery version 5.1.618 only. For more WD Discovery versions please click below:

• 4.0.251
• 3.0.260
• 1.0.957
• 3.5.152
• 5.2.653
• 4.2.288
• 4.3.361
• 2.1.191
• 3.0.384
• 102.0.1.10
• 2.1.332
• 3.0.377
• 4.5.420
• 3.3.50
• 4.1.270
• 1.1.223
• 4.4.396
• 3.4.89
• 3.3.34
• 102.0.0.116
• 3.0.268
• 3.2.256
• 1.1.103
• 4.4.407
• 1.2.39
• 1.3.329
• 2.1.378
• 5.0.589
• 4.3.385
• 3.0.376
• 2.1.288
• 1.0.963
• 2.1.371
• 3.9.234
• 2.2.408
• 3.0.245
• 3.8.229
• 4.6.433
• 3.0.250
• 1.3.482
• 3.6.163
• 1.3.467
• 3.4.90
• 3.7.214
• 4.3.327
• 4.3.336

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\debug.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Launch WD Discovery.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\rclone.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\mac.noindex\terminal-notifier.app\Contents\Resources\en.lproj\MainMenu.nib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\notifu\notifu.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\notifu\notifu64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\snoreToast\SnoreToast.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.Hosting.Self.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\WDDiscoveryService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Device Agent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD SES Driver Setup.msi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WDDeviceSettings.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WDDiscoveryMonitor.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG.old
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG.old
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.eject-drive\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.eject-drive\current\bin\EjectDrive.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.eject-drive\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.led\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.led\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.paragon\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.paragon\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.raid\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.raid\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.raid\current\WD_Quick_Formatter.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.toast\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.toast\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.uas\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.uas\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\Session Storage\LOG.old

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WDDiscovery

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase WD Discovery from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Discovery is an application by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to erase WD Discovery is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WD Discovery or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WD Discovery". If it exists on your system the WD Discovery program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WD Discovery in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about WD Discovery, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Discovery:

• The web site of the application is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WD Discovery.


8. After uninstalling WD Discovery, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WD Discovery which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Discovery with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Discovery 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.