Yubico Authenticator

How to uninstall Yubico Authenticator from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Yubico Authenticator for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Yubico AB. Open here where you can get more info on Yubico AB. Click on https://www.yubico.com to get more facts about Yubico Authenticator on Yubico AB's website. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. Yubico Authenticator's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe. yubioath-desktop.exe is the Yubico Authenticator's main executable file and it occupies about 118.41 KB (121256 bytes) on disk.

Yubico Authenticator is comprised of the following executables which take 15.16 MB (15901040 bytes) on disk:

• python.exe (98.15 KB)
• pythonw.exe (96.65 KB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.62 MB)
• yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe (83.65 KB)
• yubioath-desktop.exe (118.41 KB)
• ykman.exe (73.00 KB)
• Pythonwin.exe (70.50 KB)
• pythonservice.exe (18.00 KB)

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This page is about Yubico Authenticator version 4.3.5 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Yubico Authenticator:

• 4.3.0
• 2.2.1
• 5.0.1
• 4.2.0
• 4.3.6
• 4.1.0
• 4.3.4
• 5.0.0
• 2.1.1
• 0.1.1
• 2.3.0
• 4.3.2
• 3.0.1
• 4.3.3
• 4.1.2
• 3.1.0

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Yubico Authenticator.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Yubico_Yubico Authenticator_yubioath-desktop_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\01218da72f1efc8d4984012d8a43fce28b485a83.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\136714eea42399ac32f4fc74177b2d451715eb55.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\22f78a13802e71fd393396d75c0d1f951e6031a7.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\2990cd9c8930da142b0d5a7a41ba2e117514bdf8.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\325ee6a6d7d291cbb616eaee2ffddac6c76ba3fc.jsc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\3526d77c49bf3866e70230fb9c3bb26f89805cd3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\35f9b9c00ebf50b73890a3d5ae72694b04424972.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\3864fa01ab772dd3325b7f4b4cb6e794b5e9f74c.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\499cd371474368aaeb2902510bb098ec1dafe76c.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\54e5f073a3cbed550db6d8e6a2819a0f38104750.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\5cff1b03630f9fa0c8f09cced7d33c96e19bc34f.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\83c9689b24c75ff39497e9a932502944e548672f.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\8700381c99557352bfbc95ebbeeb7280411aea4a.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\8789961931f261061deacd1add9cb84324c3185c.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\88537911f50e21e6bca2c5304bf0232275304cf3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\8f42837876d9c0073fcfb8bdb6ca7556a7c10457.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\9131a86037c8459a68c2746bbd6eddc6d2a5faa3.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\a6208f36b4b1a5bac7f151906dc10fe1bcf22453.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\a94921a36ad147fdc384c72da8573eafba57d60d.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\b63cb32ec09bd9e1ff296b3482c3e357f0f4da35.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\cd0867358d5c60e90f7b9c4506165fcde5a84bd5.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\d554e73489edb7c6c3e36cf97b063caa28d47536.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\d7828cf2ece9f432e312d2ead9eb0a00ee62000f.qmlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\cache\qmlcache\dd0e1b6e6f337c73a5c04f6a3cee561cb916973f.qmlc

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\yubioath-desktop

How to delete Yubico Authenticator from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Yubico Authenticator is a program by the software company Yubico AB. Some computer users decide to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase Yubico Authenticator 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Yubico Authenticator or simply activate the Search field and type in "Yubico Authenticator". The Yubico Authenticator app will be found very quickly. After you click Yubico Authenticator in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Yubico Authenticator, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Yubico Authenticator:

• The software company is: https://www.yubico.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Yubico Authenticator.


8. After uninstalling Yubico Authenticator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Yubico Authenticator that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Yubico Authenticator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Yubico Authenticator by Yubico AB from your PC, nor are we saying that Yubico Authenticator by Yubico AB is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Yubico Authenticator supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.