If you haven’t already installed CCleaner you can get it from the link below, including the portable version. If you decide to do this, make sure to backup your Registry first.Īn easier method for most users would be to run a cleanup utility like CCleaner. But using this method isn’t for everyone, and you really need to pay attention to what your deleting. If you really want to be thorough, you can manually search the Registry for terms like iTunes, QuickTime, Apple.etc. To make sure you can see your AppData folder go to Folder Options and select Show Hidden Files, folders, and drives.Īt this point you should be pretty good and most of the annoying iTunes and QuickTime leftovers should be gone. We deleted all of the leftovers manually. Some QuickTime leftovers were found in C:\Users\Computer_Name\AppData\LocalLow. For example here in C:\Program Files.Īlso in C:\Users\ computer_name\Roaming\Apple Computer.Īnd C:\Users\ computer_name\AppData\Local we found some empty folders. Other terms you should search for are Apple, QuickTime, and iPod.īeing the curious geeks we are, we navigated to some different directories we thought some Apple remnants my still be, and we found them. But you can easily delete them from here. It located several more leftovers that Revo didn’t catch. Manually Search for and Remove More LeftoversĮven with the added help of Revo Uninstaller finding leftover Registry entries, files, and folders…we ran the awesome utility Everything which, as its name implies, searches virtually everything on your local machine. It also found leftover Registry items after uninstalling QuickTime and Bonjour. If you want everything completely off your system, just select them all and delete. Then the next step scans for leftover files and folders…quite a lot. Here it found several left over Registry items…make sure to only select the blue highlighted items then delete them. Then with Revo, you’ll have the ability to scan for leftover files and registry settings, and will be surprised at the number of items it finds. It will then launch the default iTunes uninstaller…
The neat thing with Revo Uninstaller Pro is that it will create a Restore Point before removing it, which is handy incase something goes wrong. Revo Uninstaller will list each of the Apple software and you’ll need to go through and uninstall them each. The Pro version gives you a free 30 day trial, so let’s start with it. Either the free version or Revo Uninstall Pro (links below) which we show in this example. One uninstall utility you can use to help remove left over traces of Apple software on your Windows machine is Revo Uninstaller.
Also, make sure you backup all of your purchased music to a safe location on another drive. Note: Before doing any of the following steps, make sure you’re closed out of all running programs and apps.
Rather than go through a rant about this annoyance like I did a few years ago, let’s get down to business and show how to get rid of everything for good.