XAMPP

A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove XAMPP for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Bitnami. Further information on Bitnami can be found here. More details about the program XAMPP can be seen at http://apachefriends.org. Usually the XAMPP application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\xampp folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove XAMPP by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled xampp_start.exe and it has a size of 116.00 KB (118784 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in XAMPP. They occupy 304.31 MB (319095580 bytes) on disk.

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.94 MB)
• xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
• xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
• xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
• ab.exe (96.50 KB)
• abs.exe (108.00 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (99.50 KB)
• htdbm.exe (121.50 KB)
• htdigest.exe (83.50 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
• httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (64.50 KB)
• logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (537.50 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
• wintty.exe (18.50 KB)
• FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
• FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
• adminer-mysql.exe (15.99 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.29 MB)
• mysqld.exe (13.52 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.36 MB)
• index.exe (71.18 MB)
• hiddeninput.exe (9.00 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 (4.12 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.72 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.95 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.99 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (4.10 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.30 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.76 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.53 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.42 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.40 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.64 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.56 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.68 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (3.19 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.22 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.32 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.54 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.38 MB)
• nssm_32.exe (288.00 KB)
• nssm_64.exe (323.50 KB)
• perl5.32.1.exe (39.00 KB)
• perlglob.exe (17.00 KB)
• wperl.exe (39.00 KB)
• dlrun.exe (37.50 KB)
• deplister.exe (134.00 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (69.50 KB)
• php-win.exe (37.00 KB)
• php.exe (136.00 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (333.50 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat8.exe (128.00 KB)
• tomcat8w.exe (117.50 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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This info is about XAMPP version 8.0.130 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
• 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
• 7.4.41
• 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

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove XAMPP:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_htdocs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__xampp_xampp-control_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__xamp_xampp-control_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\https___bitnami_com_stack_xampp_utm_source=bitnami&utm_medium=installer&utm_campaign=XAMPP%2BInstaller

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\xamp\xampp-control.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1965784412-3457813223-1727120445-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Desktop\XAMPP.8.0.13.x64\Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1965784412-3457813223-1727120445-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\xampp\php\php.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1965784412-3457813223-1727120445-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\xamp\xampp-control.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{23D000B1-2AD1-4643-B0DE-14F3EA1EEFD9}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{400DC262-C1D1-4838-901D-BB2D6842E3F8}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe

How to remove XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application by the software company Bitnami. Sometimes, users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to erase XAMPP 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply activate the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP program will be found automatically. After you click XAMPP in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for XAMPP:

• The publisher is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\xampp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall XAMPP.


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove XAMPP supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.