YubiKey Manager

A guide to uninstall YubiKey Manager from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall YubiKey Manager for Windows. The Windows version was created by Yubico AB. Go over here for more info on Yubico AB. Click on https://www.yubico.com to get more facts about YubiKey Manager on Yubico AB's website. YubiKey Manager is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Yubico\YubiKey Manager directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The full command line for removing YubiKey Manager is C:\Program Files\Yubico\YubiKey Manager\ykman-uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. ykman-gui.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 4.47 MB (4689304 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of YubiKey Manager. They take an average of 4.85 MB (5090544 bytes) on disk.

• python.exe (99.17 KB)
• pythonw.exe (97.67 KB)
• ykman-gui.exe (4.47 MB)
• ykman-uninstall.exe (84.59 KB)
• ykman.exe (21.40 KB)
• Pythonwin.exe (71.00 KB)
• pythonservice.exe (18.00 KB)

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The current web page applies to YubiKey Manager version 1.2.4 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of YubiKey Manager:

• 0.4.0
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.4
• 1.0.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.2.5
• 0.3.1
• 1.2.6
• 1.0.1
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.0
• 1.2.0
• 0.5.2
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.1.3

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If you are manually uninstalling YubiKey Manager we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\YubiKey Manager

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Yubico_YubiKey Manager_ykman-gui_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Yubico_YubiKey Manager_ykman-gui_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\YubiKey Manager\cache\qmlcache\00faf27ec943848e42799c4306527a0ade885db9.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\YubiKey Manager\cache\qmlcache\0146251ca248a886186140bd25bbb26acc14bfac.qmlc
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\YubiKey Manager\cache\qmlcache\fee772519f1af4f4c45df68ffa8ce68020bd5e20.qmlc

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yubico\Yubikey Manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\yubikey-manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Yubico\yubikey-manager

How to remove YubiKey Manager from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YubiKey Manager is an application offered by Yubico AB. Some users decide to erase it. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to erase YubiKey Manager 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up 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 features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate YubiKey Manager or simply click the Search field and type in "YubiKey Manager". If it exists on your system the YubiKey Manager application will be found automatically. After you click YubiKey Manager in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding YubiKey Manager, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for YubiKey Manager:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.yubico.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Yubico\YubiKey Manager\ykman-uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove YubiKey Manager.


8. After uninstalling YubiKey Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of YubiKey Manager which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling YubiKey Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall YubiKey Manager by Yubico AB from your PC, we are not saying that YubiKey Manager by Yubico AB is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall YubiKey Manager in case 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.