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A guide to uninstall yt-dlp from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove yt-dlp for Windows. It is written by yt-dlp. Go over here for more information on yt-dlp. You can get more details about yt-dlp at . The program is often placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe directory (same installation drive as Windows). yt-dlp's full uninstall command line is winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. yt-dlp's main file takes around 18.67 MB (19573706 bytes) and is named yt-dlp.exe.

yt-dlp contains of the executables below. They occupy 18.67 MB (19573706 bytes) on disk.




  • yt-dlp.exe (18.67 MB)


This data is about yt-dlp version 2025.01.15 only. You can find here a few links to other yt-dlp versions:

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yt-dlp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall yt-dlp from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_M\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\manifests\y\yt-dlp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp

The files below were left behind on your disk by yt-dlp when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\yt-dlp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_M\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\manifests\y\yt-dlp\yt-dlp\2025.01.15\a956
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp\4e4e80f2\versionData.mszyml

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1224968632-2964218051-513742786-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\andy1\OneDrive\桌面\yt-dlp.exe


How to remove yt-dlp from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

yt-dlp is a program offered by the software company yt-dlp. Frequently, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way to remove yt-dlp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate yt-dlp or simply click the Search field and type in "yt-dlp". If it exists on your system the yt-dlp program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select yt-dlp in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about yt-dlp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for yt-dlp:





  • The web site of the program is: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
  • The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove yt-dlp.
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8. After removing yt-dlp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong yt-dlp which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling yt-dlp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove yt-dlp by yt-dlp from your computer, we are not saying that yt-dlp by yt-dlp is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove yt-dlp supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-01-18 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-01-18 15:22:23.110