XAMPP
A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your computer
This web page is about XAMPP for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Bitnami. You can read more on Bitnami or check for application updates here. More details about XAMPP can be found at http://apachefriends.org. Usually the XAMPP program is found in the C:\Program Files\XAMPP folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\XAMPP\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove XAMPP. xampp_start.exe is the XAMPP's main executable file and it occupies approximately 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) on disk.The following executables are installed beside XAMPP. They occupy about 173.15 MB (181557963 bytes) on disk.
- service.exe (59.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (11.99 MB)
- xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
- xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
- xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
- ab.exe (95.00 KB)
- abs.exe (106.50 KB)
- ApacheMonitor.exe (41.50 KB)
- curl.exe (3.92 MB)
- htcacheclean.exe (98.50 KB)
- htdbm.exe (121.00 KB)
- htdigest.exe (83.00 KB)
- htpasswd.exe (115.00 KB)
- httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
- httxt2dbm.exe (63.50 KB)
- logresolve.exe (55.50 KB)
- openssl.exe (531.00 KB)
- pv.exe (60.00 KB)
- rotatelogs.exe (75.50 KB)
- wintty.exe (18.00 KB)
- FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
- FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
- Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
- awk.exe (136.00 KB)
- mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
- desetup.exe (112.18 KB)
- desetup2.exe (57.18 KB)
- fsynonym.exe (19.50 KB)
- limits.exe (118.68 KB)
- loader.exe (66.50 KB)
- malias.exe (42.82 KB)
- mbxmaint.exe (171.68 KB)
- mbxmaint_ui.exe (182.68 KB)
- mercury.exe (744.50 KB)
- msendto.exe (87.50 KB)
- newmail.exe (22.54 KB)
- pconfig.exe (266.92 KB)
- pmgrant.exe (29.92 KB)
- pmsort.exe (16.97 KB)
- setpmdefault.exe (456.69 KB)
- setreg.exe (59.18 KB)
- sqlite3.exe (464.00 KB)
- unins000.exe (700.95 KB)
- urlproxy.exe (9.14 KB)
- winpm-32.exe (5.16 MB)
- wpmmapi.exe (301.05 KB)
- wsendto.exe (73.18 KB)
- wssetup.exe (119.68 KB)
- clamwallsetup.exe (670.57 KB)
- graywallsetup.exe (934.65 KB)
- spamhaltersetup.exe (2.20 MB)
- rescom.exe (88.00 KB)
- aria_chk.exe (3.76 MB)
- aria_dump_log.exe (3.35 MB)
- aria_ftdump.exe (3.57 MB)
- aria_pack.exe (3.61 MB)
- aria_read_log.exe (3.74 MB)
- innochecksum.exe (3.23 MB)
- mariabackup.exe (14.22 MB)
- mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
- myisamchk.exe (3.52 MB)
- myisamlog.exe (3.41 MB)
- myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
- myisam_ftdump.exe (3.39 MB)
- mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
- mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
- mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
- mysqlcheck.exe (3.50 MB)
- mysqld.exe (15.12 MB)
- mysqldump.exe (3.55 MB)
- mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
- mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
- mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
- mysql_install_db.exe (4.67 MB)
- mysql_ldb.exe (2.90 MB)
- mysql_plugin.exe (3.21 MB)
- mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
- mysql_upgrade.exe (3.31 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
- mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.61 MB)
- my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
- perror.exe (3.34 MB)
- replace.exe (3.20 MB)
- sst_dump.exe (1.25 MB)
- perl5.16.3.exe (38.50 KB)
- perlglob.exe (15.50 KB)
- wperl.exe (38.50 KB)
- tidyp.exe (431.33 KB)
- deplister.exe (117.00 KB)
- php-cgi.exe (71.50 KB)
- php-win.exe (36.50 KB)
- php.exe (126.00 KB)
- phpdbg.exe (338.00 KB)
- sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
- tomcat7.exe (121.12 KB)
- tomcat7w.exe (118.12 KB)
- wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
- webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)
The current web page applies to XAMPP version 7.4.41 only. You can find here a few links to other XAMPP releases:
- 5.6.241
- 7.3.71
- 8.1.12
- 8.1.50
- 8.0.70
- 8.1.20
- 7.0.10
- 5.6.400
- 7.1.90
- 7.0.130
- 7.2.120
- 8.1.100
- 5.6.300
- 8.1.60
- 7.1.70
- 8.0.90
- 7.2.20
- 7.3.40
- 8.1.00
- 1.8.34
- 7.3.250
- 7.1.271
- 8.0.01
- 7.4.30
- 7.4.291
- 7.2.270
- 7.4.250
- 7.3.261
- 7.4.80
- 1.8.30
- 7.3.10
- 1.8.25
- 8.0.03
- 7.3.270
- 8.1.41
- 7.0.90
- 7.4.120
- 5.6.280
- 1.8.33
- 7.2.40
- 7.1.330
- 8.1.40
- 7.2.260
- 7.4.20
- 8.0.130
- 7.3.313
- 7.4.50
- 5.6.230
- 7.2.50
- 7.0.21
- 7.1.100
- 5.6.210
- 1.8.31
- 8.1.11
- 5.6.152
- 7.4.11
- 7.0.91
- 7.2.310
- 1.8.24
- 7.4.130
- 1.8.32
- 7.2.10
- 7.1.60
- 8.0.60
- 8.0.02
- 5.6.110
- 7.2.311
- 7.2.110
- 8.0.230
- 8.0.112
- 7.4.110
- 7.3.30
- 5.6.200
- 7.3.130
- 8.0.20
- 5.6.140
- 5.6.360
- 5.5.300
- 7.2.00
- 7.3.90
- 1.8.35
- 8.0.11
- 7.3.110
- 7.4.40
- 7.1.110
- 8.0.30
- 7.2.340
- 7.2.280
- 7.3.100
- 7.0.131
- 5.5.280
- 1.8.26
- 7.4.140
- 7.2.170
- 7.3.101
- 5.6.301
- 8.0.120
- 8.0.80
- 5.6.80
- 5.5.271
When planning to uninstall XAMPP you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall XAMPP from your PC:
- C:\xampp
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall XAMPP:
- C:\xampp\apache\logs\access.log
- C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log
- C:\xampp\apache\logs\ssl_request.log
- C:\xampp\apache\scripts\ctl.bat
- C:\xampp\install\install.sys
- C:\xampp\libsqlite3.dll
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
- C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log
- C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\bdf2gdfont.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\c2ph.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\config_data
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\corelist
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\cpan
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\crc32
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbilogstrip
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiprof
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\dbiproxy
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\enc2xs
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exe_update.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\exetype.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\find2perl.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\findrule
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2ph.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\h2xs.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\htmltree
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\instmodsh
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_pp.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\json_xs
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libnetcfg.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\llw32helper.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-download
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-dump
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-mirror
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\lwp-request
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\mech-dump
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\minicpan
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\module-version
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\moose-outdated
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\package-stash-conflicts
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\parinstallppd
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl5.16.3.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl516.dll
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlbug.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perldoc
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlglob.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlivp.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\perlthanks.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\piconv
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pip
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2bat.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pl2pm.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pler
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2html.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2latex
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2man
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2text
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pod2usage
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\podchecker
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\podselect
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppd2par
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ppm.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\prove
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\psed.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pstruct.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ptar
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\pwhich
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\runperl.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\s2p.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\search.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\shasum
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\SOAPsh.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\SOAPsh.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\splain.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\stubmaker.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\stubmaker.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\tpage
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\ttree
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\wperl.exe
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\XMLRPCsh.bat
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\XMLRPCsh.pl
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\xsubpp
- C:\xampp\perl\bin\zipdetails
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\_charnames.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\AnyDBM_File.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\App\Cpan.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\App\Prove.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\App\Prove\State.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\App\Prove\State\Result.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\App\Prove\State\Result\Test.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\Archive\Extract.pm
- C:\xampp\perl\lib\Archive\Tar.pm
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp
Additional values that you should delete:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DA9F99EF-FF73-401C-A8B6-11C2FC4B74A6}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E4B04F72-6FA4-4122-B8EC-8C816D7031FF}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{15FBA226-0BEA-4B66-A30D-15F328FA505F}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{28342BBB-5C6E-4B25-A1EE-B604DD5FDCEB}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
How to erase XAMPP from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XAMPP is an application by the software company Bitnami. Frequently, users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find XAMPP or simply activate the Search field and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP application will be found very quickly. After you click XAMPP in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about XAMPP, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The publisher is: http://apachefriends.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\XAMPP\uninstall.exe
8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP 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.
2020-04-28 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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