WinRAR

How to uninstall WinRAR from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove WinRAR for Windows. The Windows release was created by WinRAR. Check out here where you can find out more on WinRAR. Usually the WinRAR program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR directory, depending on the user's option during setup. WinRAR's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{887B89AA-199F-4755-91BF-D53883A803D1}. WinRAR's main file takes around 1.04 MB (1090560 bytes) and is named WinRAR.exe.

WinRAR installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.85 MB (1936896 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (389.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (127.50 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (256.50 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1.04 MB)
• ace32loader.exe (53.50 KB)

The current web page applies to WinRAR version 1.0.0 alone. You can find below info on other releases of WinRAR:

• 5.40
• Unknown
• 5.91.0.0
• 4.00
• 4
• 3

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you remove WinRAR from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WinRAR from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\DefaultData\WinRAR\WinRAR.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Default64.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Resources.pri
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\WinCon64.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR-x64\Zip64.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\WinRARPortable.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\WinRARPortable.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WinRAR v6.10 Final - Upload By lola2001 (TPB).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CAF2ED6DF4767DE4BAD9338A1E4E4E4E
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D6DE2FAC-674F-4ED7-AB9D-33A8E1E4E4E4}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\WinRARPortable.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\WinRARPortable.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_WinRAR v6.10 Final - Upload By lola2001 (TPB).zip\WinRAR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_WinRAR v6.10 Final - Upload By lola2001 (TPB).zip\WinRAR.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CAF2ED6DF4767DE4BAD9338A1E4E4E4E\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-951850329-755902646-2103274948-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\App\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-951850329-755902646-2103274948-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR\WinRARPortable.exe

How to remove WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is an application released by WinRAR. Sometimes, people try to erase it. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to erase WinRAR is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR or simply click the Search feature and type in "WinRAR". If it exists on your system the WinRAR app will be found automatically. After you select WinRAR in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding WinRAR, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WinRAR.


8. After removing WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WinRAR that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WinRAR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WinRAR by WinRAR from your computer, we are not saying that WinRAR by WinRAR is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WinRAR in case 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' computers.