iTunes

A way to uninstall iTunes from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall iTunes for Windows. It is developed by Apple Inc.. You can read more on Apple Inc. or check for application updates here. You can see more info about iTunes at http://www.apple.com/mx. iTunes is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\iTunes directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The full command line for removing iTunes is MsiExec.exe /I{3FE7B143-09D8-4D3D-841D-9573659943C2}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. iTunes's main file takes about 2.90 MB (3044624 bytes) and its name is iTunes.exe.

iTunes contains of the executables below. They take 3.07 MB (3214880 bytes) on disk.

• iTunes.exe (2.90 MB)
• iTunesHelper.exe (166.27 KB)

The current page applies to iTunes version 12.3.2.34 alone. You can find below info on other releases of iTunes:

• 9.0.3.15
• 7.6.2.9
• 12.11.0.26
• 11.2.0.114
• 9.0.2.25
• 7.7.1.11
• 12.3.1.23
• 12.10.1.4
• 12.3.2.35
• 10.2.0.34
• 12.10.0.7
• 8.2.0.23
• 7.5.0.20
• 12.12.3.5
• 12.12.0.6
• 11.0.2.26
• 12.10.6.2
• 12.13.2.3
• 10.7.0.21
• 11.0.2.25
• 10.5.2.11
• 12.1.0.71
• 11.1.4.62
• 7.3.0.54
• 9.2.1.4
• 12.9.0.167
• 10.1.0.56
• 12.12.5.8
• 11.3.0.54
• 12.12.4.1
• 12.5.1.21
• 8.1.0.52
• 12.5.5.5
• 12.12.2.2
• 10.5.3.3
• 12.9.5.7
• 12.4.3.1
• 12.10.8.5
• 10.6.0.40
• 12.4.2.4
• 12.6.1.25
• 7.7.0.43
• 12.7.2.58
• 11.0.1.12
• 9.1.0.79
• 12.10.7.3
• 12.3.0.44
• 12.1.3.6
• 11.2.2.3
• 11.1.0.126
• 10.2.1.1
• 12.2.1.16
• 11.1.3.8
• 12.7.4.80
• 10.4.0.80
• 12.12.8.2
• 12.12.6.1
• 12.13.4.4
• 10.0.1.22
• 11.1.2.31
• 12.9.6.3
• 12.6.0.95
• 9.2.1.5
• 8.0.2.20
• 12.6.5.3
• 12.6.2.20
• 12.9.1.4
• 11.1.1.11
• 12.13.0.9
• 9.2.0.61
• 12.6.0.100
• 12.12.9.4
• 12.6.3.6
• 10.6.1.7
• 8.1.0.51
• 12.13.1.3
• 12.13.3.2
• 8.0.1.11
• 11.1.2.32
• 12.7.2.60
• 12.9.3.3
• 7.4.0.28
• 12.2.0.145
• 10.5.1.42
• 10.5.0.113
• 7.3.2.6
• 11.2.0.115
• 10.5.0.142
• 12.12.7.1
• 10.1.0.54
• 12.11.4.15
• 12.12.10.1
• 12.5.3.17
• 12.4.1.6
• 9.1.1.11
• 8.0.0.35
• 11.1.5.5
• 10.1.2.17
• 10.2.2.12
• 12.7.3.46

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall iTunes.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\iTunes
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\iTunes\Acknowledgements.rtf
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\CD Configuration\gearcdrdll.cfg
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\CD Configuration\gearcdroem.cfg
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\CD Configuration\gearcdrtype.cfg

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aa\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.aax\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIF\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AIFC\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\iTunes.exe\shell\play\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{08A6AF6A-8FF2-4a3b-BECF-C2FAC8630BBF}\InprocServer32\

How to erase iTunes with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application by the software company Apple Inc.. Frequently, users want to erase this program. This is difficult because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase iTunes 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• 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 number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate iTunes or simply activate the Search feature and type in "iTunes". If it is installed on your PC the iTunes application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select iTunes in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about iTunes, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for iTunes:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.apple.com/mx
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{3FE7B143-09D8-4D3D-841D-9573659943C2}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall iTunes.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove iTunes by Apple Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that iTunes by Apple Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove iTunes in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.