WhatsApp
A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer
WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by
WhatsApp. Open
here for more details on WhatsApp. The program is usually found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove WhatsApp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 662.70 KB (678608 bytes) on disk.
WhatsApp contains of the executables below. They occupy 216.95 MB (
227485504 bytes) on disk.
- squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
- WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
- WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
- WhatsApp.exe (106.00 MB)
The information on this page is only about version
2.2139.6 of WhatsApp. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:
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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Directories that were left behind:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\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\000204.ldb
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000205.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000207.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\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-2.2134.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\ffmpeg.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\icudtl.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\libEGL.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\LICENSE
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\am.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ar.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\bg.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\bn.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ca.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\cs.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\da.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\de.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\el.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\en-GB.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\es.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\es-419.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\et.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fa.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fil.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\fr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\gu.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\he.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\hu.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\id.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\it.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ja.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\kn.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ko.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\lt.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\lv.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ml.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\mr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ms.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\nb.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\nl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ro.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ru.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sk.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sv.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\sw.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\ta.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\te.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\th.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\tr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\uk.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\vi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\resources.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\resources\app.asar
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\snapshot_blob.bin
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\squirrel.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\SquirrelSetup.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\v8_context_snapshot.bin
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vcruntime140_1.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vk_swiftshader.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\vulkan-1.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.2\WhatsApp.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_100_percent.pak.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_100_percent.pak.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_200_percent.pak.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\chrome_200_percent.pak.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\d3dcompiler_47.dll.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\d3dcompiler_47.dll.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\ffmpeg.dll.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\ffmpeg.dll.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\icudtl.dat.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\icudtl.dat.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libEGL.dll.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libEGL.dll.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libGLESv2.dll.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\libGLESv2.dll.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\LICENSE.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\LICENSE.shasum
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\locales\am.pak.diff
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2139.6\locales\am.pak.shasum
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:- 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_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!WhatsAppDesktop\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\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\whatsapp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!WhatsAppDesktop\windows.protocol\whatsapp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateRepository\Cache\Protocol\Index\Name\whatsapp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateRepository\Cache\Protocol\Index\NameAndExtension\whatsapp^96d
Registry values that are not removed from your computer:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2142.12.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\WhatsAppDesktop\Capabilities\URLAssociations\whatsapp
How to delete WhatsApp with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
WhatsApp is a program released by WhatsApp. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to remove WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:
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5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. After you select WhatsApp in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
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Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2021-10-09 18:54:57.417