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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

WhatsApp is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. You can find out more on WhatsApp or check for application updates here. WhatsApp is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called WhatsApp.exe and its approximative size is 662.70 KB (678608 bytes).

The following executables are contained in WhatsApp. They take 219.10 MB (229746912 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)


This info is about WhatsApp version 2.2121.7 only. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

The files below are left behind on your disk by WhatsApp when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2121.7-full.nupkg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp (Outdated).lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\caches.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\context_open.marker
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\104\{b789ef0a-65b0-46d6-88b4-bf9649964e68}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\110\{e436d969-5b27-4ba4-b694-67841dd23d6e}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\111\{4a256d9f-19c4-4d0a-908d-08bd69d36f6f}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\113\{d061b99f-8af4-45c7-ba5d-672453a9b771}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\117\{0ea95132-4590-4464-b3d5-44810deda475}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\131\{50f139c8-c189-4d79-931b-32611870ce83}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\136\{b26cfec1-e6b8-42c5-8fc3-01f91272e388}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\155\{6de4bda1-a92e-4362-a613-9a21370efa9b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\161\{951d286d-caf0-4fbf-ad57-c425ba1f0aa1}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\170\{30375300-8313-4c1f-9f50-3d8393e49baa}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\184\{757ef89c-9348-4acf-a646-74f5144cffb8}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\187\{5f495c40-7b52-47ed-8191-a149225d61bb}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\201\{2dd11a8f-77ba-4dd2-82eb-c0011ddf6fc9}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\203\{412ffafa-c3d2-4d6f-8fc5-6f573a8a09cb}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\21\{eec5cb83-a910-46cd-9c4f-88c845e7c715}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\211\{a0f89301-15e2-44d3-8419-4ef3cde39ed3}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\237\{11086fa1-bb17-4129-92bf-5a9ee6768ded}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\omk5hcht.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\240\{7031b046-ef2e-45e3-85b8-81304bf2dbf0}.final

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer_RASMANCS

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3645403345-1489051634-3684571155-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2121.7\WhatsApp.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3645403345-1489051634-3684571155-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\WhatsApp Installer.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3645403345-1489051634-3684571155-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\WhatsApp Installer.exe


How to delete WhatsApp from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by the software company WhatsApp. Frequently, users want to erase this application. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK way to erase WhatsApp 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click WhatsApp in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-06-12 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-06-12 06:26:05.863