WinRAR

How to uninstall WinRAR from your system

WinRAR is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Friends in War. Go over here for more details on Friends in War. Click on http://www.friendsinwar.com to get more data about WinRAR on Friends in War's website. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for WinRAR is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. WinRAR.exe is the WinRAR's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 2.17 MB (2277592 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with WinRAR. They take about 3.60 MB (3769912 bytes) on disk.

• Ace32Loader.exe (95.21 KB)
• Rar.exe (589.21 KB)
• uninstall.exe (383.71 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (389.21 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (2.17 MB)

The current page applies to WinRAR version 5.6164 alone. Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall WinRAR.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\2-click run\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

The files below were left behind on your disk by WinRAR when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Winrar_Rar_txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Winrar_WhatsNew_txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Winrar_WinRAR_chm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Winrar_WinRAR_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WinRAR_101.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\2-click run\WinRAR\v5.61 (64-bit)\WinRAR.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 keys:

• 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\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRARv5.61 (64-bit)

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Winrar\WinRAR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Winrar\WinRAR.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-835594054-1424696116-1533589038-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\WINRAR\v5.61\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-835594054-1424696116-1533589038-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Winrar\uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-835594054-1424696116-1533589038-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Winrar\WinRAR.exe

A way to remove WinRAR with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is an application offered by the software company Friends in War. Some computer users want to erase this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution to erase WinRAR is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WinRAR or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinRAR". The WinRAR app will be found very quickly. After you select WinRAR in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding WinRAR, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WinRAR:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.friendsinwar.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WinRAR.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WinRAR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WinRAR by Friends in War from your computer, nor are we saying that WinRAR by Friends in War is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinRAR in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.