YouTube

How to uninstall YouTube from your computer

YouTube is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Google\Chrome Beta. You can find out more on Google\Chrome Beta or check for application updates here. YouTube is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Beta\Application folder, depending on the user's choice. YouTube's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Beta\Application\chrome.exe. YouTube's primary file takes around 1.55 MB (1623896 bytes) and is named chrome_pwa_launcher.exe.

The following executables are installed together with YouTube. They occupy about 16.02 MB (16796520 bytes) on disk.

• chrome.exe (2.51 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (959.84 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.55 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.42 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.14 MB)
• setup.exe (4.23 MB)

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The current page applies to YouTube version 1.0 alone. Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall YouTube.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall YouTube from your computer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall YouTube:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BlueStacks X\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000107.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000108.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000110.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\nmpgaoofmjlimabncmnmnopjabbflegf\3.3.3.2953_0\img\youtube.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\6\00\18
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\6\00\19
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000010.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000012.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 2\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_studio.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\10\00\3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\10\00\4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\00\41
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\00\a0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\03\390
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\04\437
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\04\4a9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\b\05\539
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob\c\00\7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000206.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000208.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Profile 5\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\New Technology Studio\Apps\OpenIV\Resources\Graphics\UI\Images\CommunityUI\youtube.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\New Technology Studio\Apps\OpenIV\Resources\Graphics\UI\Images\CommunityUI\youtube_play.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chrome Beta Apps\YouTube.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\f537b6efef00a33e9e54e9ff1574c3ec

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Beta\Application\chrome.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Beta\Application\chrome.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeBetaElevationService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall YouTube from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YouTube is an application offered by Google\Chrome Beta. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove YouTube 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate YouTube or simply activate the Search feature and type in "YouTube". The YouTube app will be found automatically. When you click YouTube in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about YouTube, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall YouTube.


8. After removing YouTube, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of YouTube which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling YouTube with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall YouTube by Google\Chrome Beta from your computer, we are not saying that YouTube by Google\Chrome Beta is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall YouTube supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.