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A way to uninstall WinZip from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall WinZip for Windows. It was coded for Windows by WinZip Computing. More information about WinZip Computing can be found here. Please follow if you want to read more on WinZip on WinZip Computing's website. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for WinZip is C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\winzip32.exe. The program's main executable file is called ImgUtil32.exe and occupies 795.46 KB (814552 bytes).

WinZip contains of the executables below. They occupy 2.33 MB (2442120 bytes) on disk.




  • ImgUtil32.exe (795.46 KB)
  • PdfUtil32.exe (793.46 KB)
  • Sbkup32.exe (795.96 KB)


The current page applies to WinZip version 26.01519532 only. You can find here a few links to other WinZip releases:

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

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\WinZip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip

The files below remain on your disk by WinZip when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\WinZip\ImgUtil32.exe
  • C:\Program Files\WinZip\PdfUtil32.exe
  • C:\Program Files\WinZip\Sbkup32.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WinZip\WzAddrBook\WzRecipientsCache.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WinZip.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXnet\Connect\db\WinZip.ini
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\winzip32_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\winzip32_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\WinZip\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\WinZip\


A way to delete WinZip with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinZip is an application released by WinZip Computing. Some users want to remove this application. This is efortful because performing this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. The best EASY action to remove WinZip is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find WinZip or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinZip". If it exists on your system the WinZip application will be found very quickly. After you select WinZip in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WinZip, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press 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 WinZip:





  • The publisher is: HTTP://www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=FR&x-at=nkln&url=www.winzip.com/¶m=ver%3D26.0.15195.0%26vid%3Dnkln%26x-at%3Dnkln%26mah%3D6EEA06A3E7033448C21EC61CFAF1FFA4015A85A2%26wzbits%3D32%26osbits%3D64
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinZip\winzip32.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WinZip.
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8. After uninstalling WinZip, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WinZip which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WinZip with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WinZip by WinZip Computing from your computer, nor are we saying that WinZip by WinZip Computing is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WinZip supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-09-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-09-17 15:07:28.977