iTunes

A guide to uninstall iTunes from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall iTunes for Windows. It is written by Apple Inc.. Go over here for more details on Apple Inc.. You can get more details on iTunes at http://www.apple.com/. iTunes is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\iTunes directory, depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for iTunes is MsiExec.exe /I{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}. The program's main executable file has a size of 37.38 MB (39196744 bytes) on disk and is labeled iTunes.exe.

iTunes installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 40.17 MB (42122528 bytes) on disk.

• defaults.exe (54.07 KB)
• iTunes.exe (37.38 MB)
• iTunesHelper.exe (353.57 KB)
• iTunesVisualizerHost.exe (2.39 MB)

The current web page applies to iTunes version 12.12.4.1 alone. You can find here a few links to other iTunes versions:

• 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
• 12.5.1.21
• 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
• 12.3.2.34
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove iTunes:

• C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesAdmin.dll
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ProfileNode.js
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ProfileNodeCall.js
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\PropertyDescriptor.js
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\PropertyPath.js
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\PropertyPreview.js
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\ITUNES\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\QueryMatch.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\QueryResult.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Recording.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\RecordingAction.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\RecordingFrame.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\RecordingInitialStateAction.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\RecordingState.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Redirect.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\RenderingFrameTimelineRecord.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Resource.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ResourceCollection.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ResourceQueryResult.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ResourceTimelineRecord.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ResourceTimingData.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Revision.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ScopeChainNode.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Script.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ScriptInstrument.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ScriptSyntaxTree.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ScriptTimelineRecord.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ServerTimingEntry.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\ShaderProgram.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCode.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodeLocation.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodePosition.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodeRevision.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodeSearchMatchObject.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodeTextRange.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceCodeTimeline.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceMap.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\SourceMapResource.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\StackTrace.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\StructureDescription.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TextMarker.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TextRange.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\Timeline.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TimelineMarker.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TimelineRange.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TimelineRecord.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TimelineRecording.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TypeDescription.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\TypeSet.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\URLBreakpoint.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\WebInspectorExtension.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\WebSocketResource.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Models\WrappedPromise.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\NonMinified\DefaultAudits.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\AnimationObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\ApplicationCacheObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\BrowserObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\CanvasObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Connection.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\ConsoleObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\CPUProfilerObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\CSSObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\DatabaseObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\DebuggerObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\DirectBackendTarget.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\DOMObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\DOMStorageObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\HeapObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\InspectorBackend.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\InspectorFrontendAPI.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\InspectorObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\LayerTreeObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\10.3\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\11.0\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\11.3\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\12.0\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\12.2\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\13.0\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\13.4\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\14.0\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\14.5\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Legacy\15.0\InspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\LoadInspectorBackendCommands.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\LoggingProtocolTracer.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\MemoryObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\MessageDispatcher.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\MultiplexingBackendTarget.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\NetworkObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\PageObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\PageTarget.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\ProtocolTracer.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\RemoteObject.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\RuntimeObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\ScriptProfilerObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\Target.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\TargetObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\TimelineObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\WorkerObserver.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Protocol\WorkerTarget.js
• C:\Program Files\iTunes\WebKit.resources\WebInspectorUI\Proxies\FormatterWorkerProxy.js

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\iTunes

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\iTunes\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}\Installer.ico
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}\iTunes.ico
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}\RichText.ico

A way to remove iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

iTunes is an application offered by Apple Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK manner 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find iTunes or simply activate the Search field and type in "iTunes". If it exists on your system the iTunes app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select iTunes in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding iTunes, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for iTunes:

• The software company is: http://www.apple.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{DCBA66F6-FF88-47BF-BC2C-8A8D187911C1}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove iTunes.


8. After uninstalling iTunes, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong iTunes which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling iTunes with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

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