iTunes

How to uninstall iTunes from your PC

iTunes is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Apple Computer, Inc.. You can find out more on Apple Computer, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.apple.com to get more details about iTunes on Apple Computer, Inc.'s website. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\iTunes folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for iTunes is C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe /M{B523DD96-3363-4B67-8B99-118845461D77} . iTunes's primary file takes around 7.77 MB (8148992 bytes) and is called iTunes.exe.

The following executables are contained in iTunes. They occupy 7.99 MB (8378368 bytes) on disk.

• iTunes.exe (7.77 MB)
• iTunesHelper.exe (224.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.1.0.52 of iTunes. Click on the links below for other iTunes versions:

• 4.6.0.15
• 4.7.1.32
• 4.1.1.54
• 4.2.0.74
• 6.0.1.3
• 7.0.2.16
• 4.8.0.32
• 7.0.0.70
• 5.0.1.4
• 6.0.5.20
• 4.9.0.17
• 4.5.0.31
• 6.0.0.18
• 4.2.0.72
• 4.7.1.30
• 4.8.0.31
• 7.0.1.8
• 5.0.0.35
• 6.0.2.23
• 6.0.4.2
• 4.7.0.42
• 6.0.3.5

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

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove iTunes:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\CD Configuration\gcdrdll.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\CD Configuration\gcdroem.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\CD Configuration\gcdrtype.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\CDDBControlApple.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes Help.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\ArtistNames.plist
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cache.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPodDevices.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunesPrefs.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Apple\Apple Software Update\iTunes6464.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\_isB8C7\iTunes.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\Cookies\Cookies.binarycookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\https_search.itunes.apple.com_0.localstorage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunesPrefs.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\ByHost\com.apple.iTunes.{846ee340-7039-11de-9d20-806e6f6e6963}.plist
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.eq.plist
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences\com.apple.iTunes.plist
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\iTunes64Setup107.exe.torrent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\VA - Baby Driver (OST) (2017) m4a iTunes [WR Music].torrent

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.pls
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\69DD325B363376B4B89911885464D177

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4r\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wave\iTunes_back
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\69DD325B363376B4B89911885464D177\iTunes
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\69DD325B363376B4B89911885464D177\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\

How to delete iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is a program released by the software company Apple Computer, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to remove this application. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to remove iTunes 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate iTunes or simply click the Search feature and type in "iTunes". If it is installed on your PC the iTunes program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click iTunes in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding iTunes, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for iTunes:

• The publisher is: http://www.apple.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe /M{B523DD96-3363-4B67-8B99-118845461D77}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall iTunes.


8. After uninstalling iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of iTunes that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing iTunes using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove iTunes by Apple Computer, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that iTunes by Apple Computer, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove iTunes 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.