Waterfox

A guide to uninstall Waterfox from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Waterfox for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Waterfox Limited. More information on Waterfox Limited can be found here. Click on http://waterfoxproject.org to get more details about Waterfox on Waterfox Limited's website. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Waterfox directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall Waterfox by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{A1C8DF8F-EC93-4404-A5AF-40975B9D7E54}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Waterfox's main file takes about 698.00 KB (714752 bytes) and is named waterfox.exe.

Waterfox installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.81 MB (1902920 bytes) on disk.

• plugin-container.exe (23.50 KB)
• updater.exe (299.61 KB)
• waterfox.exe (698.00 KB)
• helper.exe (837.21 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 15.0 of Waterfox. You can find below info on other application versions of Waterfox:

• 16.0.1
• 14.0.2
• 18.0.1

Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Waterfox.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waterfox Limited

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Waterfox:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waterfox Limited\Waterfox 15.0\install\B9D7E54\setup.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waterfox Limited\Waterfox\prerequisites\IntToolbarInstaller.exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ext\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.htm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.html
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.svg\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.svg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.website\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.website
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xht\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.xht
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox.xhtml
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Waterfox Limited.Waterfox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F8FD8C1A39CE40445AFA0479B5D9E745
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\WATERFOX.EXE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A1C8DF8F-EC93-4404-A5AF-40975B9D7E54}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\WATERFOX.EXE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Waterfox Limited

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F8FD8C1A39CE40445AFA0479B5D9E745\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{A1C8DF8F-EC93-4404-A5AF-40975B9D7E54}\

How to remove Waterfox from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Waterfox is an application released by the software company Waterfox Limited. Sometimes, users decide to erase this application. This can be efortful because performing this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Waterfox 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Waterfox or simply click the Search feature and type in "Waterfox". If it exists on your system the Waterfox app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Waterfox in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Waterfox, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Waterfox:

• The software company is: http://waterfoxproject.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A1C8DF8F-EC93-4404-A5AF-40975B9D7E54}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Waterfox.


8. After removing Waterfox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Waterfox which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Waterfox using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Waterfox by Waterfox Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Waterfox by Waterfox Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Waterfox 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.