Best Way to Uninstall CCleaner from Computer

Do you encounter any difficulties in uninstalling CCleaner? Do you want to completely uninstall CCleaner from your computer without leaving any residual components? If you want to, please follow our guide to uninstall it step by step.

Problems you may encounter when uninstalling CCleaner

Receiving error message dialog box when uninstalling CCleaner

Cannot find the program in the list of installed programs

Cannot find the Uninstall/Remove button when uninstalling the program

Usually, you can’t normally uninstall the program with Windows Add or Remove Programs due to improper installation or some configuration information of the program have been damaged or deleted. Of course, malware or virus invasion may lead to you can’t uninstall the program.

Manually uninstall CCleaner

Step1. Terminate CCleaner program in Task Manager.

Right-click your Taskbar, then select Task Manager/Start Task Manager from the list.

When the window shows up, find out the target program, then click End Process button for Windows 7/Vista/XP. Click End Task button for Windows 8/10 to terminate the program.

Step2. Uninstall CCleaner via Windows built-in uninstaller.

Click Start menu, and then select Control Panel.

Click Uninstall a program link under Programs/Add or Remove Programs.

Find out the program from the list of installed programs and click Uninstall/Remove to delete it.

Step3. Show hidden files, folders, and drives.

Click Start > Control Panel >Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options >View

Tick Show hidden files, folders, and drives, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)

Click Apply > OK button

Step4. Delete CCleaner associated files and folders

C:\Program Files\CCleaner

C:\Document and Settings\All Users\CCleaner

C:\Users\Funla\AppData\Roaming\Easeware\CCleaner

Step5. Delete the entries created by CCleaner in Registry.

Simultaneously press Windows + R keys on your keyboard.

Type regedit into the run box and then click OK button to open Registry Editor.

In the opened window, click Edit menu and then select Find/Find Next button.

Type CCleaner into the dialog box and then click Find Next button.

Delete the following entries.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner_RASAPI32

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner_RASMANCS

ATTENTION!!

The above step is never recommended to computer novices or inexperienced computer users. Any wrong step may cause serious system problems. Therefore, for the sake of computer safety, it is strongly recommended using an automatic uninstall tool to completely clean all the registry entries created by CCleaner.

Perfect Uninstaller is designed to help users uninstall any unwanted programs easier and faster than Windows Add or Remove Programs. Above all, the excellent uninstall tool can forcibly uninstall any stubborn or corrupted programs that couldn't be removed via Windows uninstall utilities.

1)    Uninstall any unwanted programs easier and faster than Windows Add or Remove Programs.

2)    Forcibly uninstall any stubborn programs that can’t be removed via Windows utilities.

3)    Clean all the registry files that the program left over.

4)    Back up your registry in case of data loss.