This article is created to help those people who want to uninstall BitTorrent from their PCs. If you have any difficulties in uninstalling the app, it is highly recommended you to read the post carefully. Please continue reading.
Problems you may encounter when uninstalling BitTorrent
Receiving error message dialog box when uninstalling BitTorrent
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.
How to Uninstall BitTorrent Manually?
Step1. Terminate BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent associated files and folders.
C:\Program Files\BitTorrent
C:\Document and Settings\All Users\BitTorrent
C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Easeware\BitTorrent
Step5. Delete the registry entries created by BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent into the dialog box and then click Find Next button.
Delete the following entries.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BitTorrent _RASAPI32
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BitTorrent _RASMANCS
Warning!!!
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 BitTorrent.
Problems you may encounter when uninstalling BitTorrent
Receiving error message dialog box when uninstalling BitTorrent
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.
How to Uninstall BitTorrent Manually?
Step1. Terminate BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent associated files and folders.
C:\Program Files\BitTorrent
C:\Document and Settings\All Users\BitTorrent
C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Easeware\BitTorrent
Step5. Delete the registry entries created by BitTorrent 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 BitTorrent into the dialog box and then click Find Next button.
Delete the following entries.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BitTorrent _RASAPI32
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BitTorrent _RASMANCS
Warning!!!
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 BitTorrent.