WinTAK

A guide to uninstall WinTAK from your PC

This page is about WinTAK for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by PAR. Take a look here for more info on PAR. Usually the WinTAK program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WinTAK directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove WinTAK by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\WinTAK\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. WinTAK's primary file takes around 942.50 KB (965120 bytes) and is named WinTAK.exe.

WinTAK contains of the executables below. They take 2.34 MB (2448524 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (314.64 KB)
• WinTAK.exe (942.50 KB)
• gdalbuildvrt.exe (72.50 KB)
• gdalwarp.exe (41.00 KB)
• gdal_translate.exe (64.00 KB)
• adb.exe (800.00 KB)
• fastboot.exe (156.50 KB)

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The current page applies to WinTAK version 1.5.0.175 alone. You can find below a few links to other WinTAK versions:

• 1.2.0.391
• 1.3.0.137
• 1.4.0.128
• 1.4.0.105
• 1.0.20151208.085656

If you're planning to uninstall WinTAK you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PAR_Government_Systems_Co\WinTAK.exe_Url_ggqhxio5yu50qqvpyj3lul1m13mxljz4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PAR_Government_Systems_Co\WinTAK.exe_Url_pfwr2lt5wddjt4c3iibhyvkgyurub2x3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PAR Government Systems Corporation\WinTAK

The files below are left behind on your disk by WinTAK's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\WinTAK.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\WinTAK.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_WinTAK_WinTAK_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__ProgramData_WinTAK_Imagery
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PAR_Government_Systems_Co\WinTAK.exe_Url_ggqhxio5yu50qqvpyj3lul1m13mxljz4\4.2.1.143\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PAR_Government_Systems_Co\WinTAK.exe_Url_pfwr2lt5wddjt4c3iibhyvkgyurub2x3\1.5.0.175\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PAR Government Systems Corporation\WinTAK\prerequisites\AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\PAR Government Systems Corporation\WinTAK\prerequisites\Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019\VC_redist.x64.exe

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WinTAK.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WinTAK_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WinTAK_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinTAK WinTAK
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\WinTAK

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\wintak\wintak.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\wintak\wintak.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-842925246-1957994488-9664\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\WinTAK\WinTAK.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-842925246-1957994488-9664\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\WinTAK\WinTAK.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9977088D-68E2-4735-8B98-9D4263F5B73B}C:\program files\wintak\wintak.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5BB24CA2-C4B4-4D5D-904A-EC4E95733614}C:\program files\wintak\wintak.exe

A way to erase WinTAK from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinTAK is a program released by PAR. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall WinTAK is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WinTAK or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinTAK". If it is installed on your PC the WinTAK program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WinTAK in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WinTAK, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WinTAK.


8. After removing WinTAK, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinTAK which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WinTAK with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WinTAK by PAR from your computer, we are not saying that WinTAK by PAR is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WinTAK in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.