WhatsApp

A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. The Windows release was created by WhatsApp. Open here for more information on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is normally set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. WhatsApp's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 654.43 KB (670136 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp is composed of the following executables which take 136.60 MB (143240272 bytes) on disk:

• squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (654.43 KB)
• squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (64.83 MB)
• WhatsApp.exe (64.83 MB)

The current page applies to WhatsApp version 0.3.1242 only. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

• 2.2126.10
• 2.2126.15
• 1.0.1
• 2.2124.6
• 2.2025.7
• 2.2132.6
• 0.2.1061
• Unknown
• 2.2228.4
• 0.2.6426
• 2.2117.5
• 0.2.9928
• 2.2202.12
• 2.2206.4
• 2.2246.6
• 2.2244.6
• 2.2304.7
• 0.2.5093
• 2.2214.12
• 2.2043.21
• 2.2202.5
• 2.2235.0
• 0.2.7315
• 2.2047.11
• 0.2.8000
• 2.2246.10
• 2.2204.1
• 2.2216.8
• 2.2047.13
• 2.2244.3
• 2.2139.6
• 2.2106.16
• 0.2.2732
• 2.2021.2
• 0.3.953
• 2.2102.9
• 2.2219.1
• 2.2100.7
• 2.2207.0
• 2.2238.2
• 2.2035.14
• 0.4.1307
• 2.2047.7
• 2.2222.2
• 2.2222.3
• 0.3.4375
• 2.2017.6
• 2.2121.7
• 2.2110.12
• 2.2147.10
• 2.2126.1
• 2.2027.10
• 2.2229.2
• 0.2.1454
• 2.2239.1
• 0.3.3330
• 2.2228.8
• 2.2149.4
• 2.2224.4
• 0.2.2244
• 2.2310.1
• 2.2031.4
• 2.2135.1
• 2.2212.8
• 2.2228.14
• 2.2236.10
• 0.2.6968
• 0.2.7314
• 2.2230.6
• 2.2211.2
• 2.2226.1
• 2.2216.7
• 2.2229.0
• 0.2.9229
• 0.2.8505
• 2.2019.6
• 2.2102.8
• 2.2314.3
• 2.2023.2
• 2.2142.5
• 2.2144.11
• 0.2.777
• 2.2037.5
• 0.2.9008
• 2.2130.3
• 2.2138.14
• 2.2138.2
• 0.2.2729
• 2.2210.1
• 2.2245.2
• 0.2.2731
• 2.2237.0
• 2.2114.8
• 2.2213.5
• 0.3.3328
• 2.2128.1
• 2.2232.8
• 2.2029.4
• 0.4.1302
• 2.2212.1

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If you are manually uninstalling WhatsApp we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp

The files below remain on your disk when you remove WhatsApp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000032.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000033.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000035.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000071.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000072.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000074.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\content_resources_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\content_shell.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\fake-bidi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\locales\ms.pak

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateRepository\Cache\Protocol\Index\Name\whatsapp

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2066622401-3264998096-1222979175-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.3.1242\WhatsApp.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2066622401-3264998096-1222979175-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\Downloads\WhatsApp Installer.exe

How to erase WhatsApp from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Some users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY solution to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp application will be found automatically. When you click WhatsApp in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with 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 are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.