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How to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It is produced by WhatsApp. Open here for more details on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is typically installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the WhatsApp's primary executable file and it takes circa 663.72 KB (679648 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside WhatsApp. They take about 385.51 MB (404238080 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.72 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
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This data is about WhatsApp version 2.2246.10 only. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove WhatsApp from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WhatsApp from your computer:
  • 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\f6lyj74n.default\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\f6lyj74n.default\storage\default\https+++www.whatsapp.com

The files below were left behind on your disk by WhatsApp's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2241.7\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2245.9\locales\fil.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2445.7.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!App\windows.protocol\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\whatsapp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer(1)_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WhatsApp Installer(1)_RASMANCS

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2445.7.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\App\Capabilities\URLAssociations\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2202.12\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2202.12\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1807254564-1457132253-4084860270-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2246.10\WhatsApp.exe


A way to remove WhatsApp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by the software company WhatsApp. Sometimes, computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK solution to erase WhatsApp 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select WhatsApp in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WhatsApp 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-12-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-13 20:06:20.537