How to Uninstall Kodi on a Windows PC—Kodi Removal

Uninstalling apps and programs on Windows system is supposed to be an easy process and there are even two features you can use to uninstall apps: Control Panel and Settings. However, people are often not aware of the fact that certain apps may cause issues during now or after of the uninstalling process. Let’s take a look on what kind of problem did a user met when he/she tried to uninstall Kodi from PC:

Issue from 1maynard:

After using it for a week and putting up with numerous problems and crashes I uninstalled Kodi. My problem is when I download and install Kodi from this site some of the settings and addons still show up. I tried to uninstall Kodi from the control panel and also deleted it from the X86 program files but the problem still is there. How can I totally remove Kodi and start over with a fresh download.

It seems like there are some files I am not getting removed. I tried a fresh download of 15.2 yesterday and when it started up all of the settings from the previous set up were there. I did not have to set up a PVR client or tell it what files to scan for movies etc. Help I just want to start over from scratch. Before I downloaded the HTPC set up deal I was running Kodi 15.2 with NextPvr and it was working fine. The HTPC setup had many bells and whistles and was impressive looking but caused nothing but problems for me.

What is Kodi: Kodi (formerly XBMC) is a free and open source media player application developed by the XBMC/Kodi Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi is available for multiple operating-systems and hardware platforms, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.

Practicable Means to Remove Kodi

1. Always quit running app

You should remember to end tasks of Kodi in computer’ background, that’s really influenced bad or wrong during the removal.

• 1.1. In the bottom-right corner of your screen, check the System Tray. If you see Kodi, right-click on it and select to close the program.
• 1.2. To make sure nothing related to the program is running in the back ground, press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Del on your keyboard to open the Task Manager. Find and End the processes related to the program.

Option 1. Remove Kodi through Programs and Features

• Right-click on the Start button and select Programs and Features > Find the Kodi in the interface> Select Kodi and choose Uninstall option to activate its default uninstaller;

• Click Next and Uninstall to run the uninstallation process in PC > Check the option “Yes, I am sure and grant permission to also delete the profile folder” to delete the profile folder of Kodi”, and click Uninstall > Until it finishes > Reboot the computer.

Note: If you can’t find the Kodi in the list like 1maynard, try to locate the Unins000.exe in X:\Program Files (x86)\Kodi\.

Option 2. Negative Unins000.exe to Uninstall Kodi

• Right click the target icon on the desktop to launch its installed location in PC, them locate the Unins000.exe files to activate the build-in uninstaller.

If it is not found in the desktop, then try to find in the X disk:

• Open the File Explorer by clicking the folder icon on the taskbar;
• Navigate to X:\Programs Files (x86)\Kodi\, double-click the Uninstall.exe file under this folder to remove Kodi by activating the built-in uninstaller. (X represents the disk you installed the program.)

• Click Next and Uninstall to run the uninstallation process in PC > Check the option “Yes, I am sure and grant permission to also delete the profile folder” to delete the profile folder of Kodi”, and click Uninstall > Until it finishes > Reboot the computer.

1.2/2.2. Delete the remaining files (entries)

You can’t say you have completely uninstall Kodi from computer until you have eliminated all the remaining files or the registry entries, both Option 1&2 need to clean the registry files, try to do it step by step as below:

• Click Start (negative Windows +R)> enter “regedit” in the search box > Hit OK to launch Registry Editor >Press Ctrl + F to negative Search box > Input the key word Kodi in the box then hit Find;

• Delete the related registry files once it show up;

• Until it say finishing searching > Reboot your computer.

Note: if it doesn’t work for you no matter you had used Means with Programs and Features or Unins000.exe, try this useful method to quickly uninstall Kodi in a short time.

Option 3. Uninstall Kodi via Easier Helper—Bloatware Uninstaller

This method applies to all the popular Windows systems, saving troubles and possible risks during the conventional removal. The following short video will give you a quick view of how it works to completely & quickly uninstall Kodi from your computer:

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The detailed steps are:

1. Download & install Bloatware Uninstaller on computer；
2. Select Kodi in the list and let the tool Run Analysis;

3. Click Complete Uninstall, it will take a few seconds to scan all the related files/folders and registry entries of Kodi;
4. Click Scan Leftovers, and you will see a list of deleting files and registry entries (leftovers) of the program. You can review the list for details including their names and locations, then hit Delete Leftovers to fully remove Kodi.

Like Option 1 &2, you will need to click Next and Uninstall to run the uninstallation process in PC > Check the option “Yes, I am sure and grant permission to also delete the profile folder” to delete the profile folder of Kodi” to delete the profile folder of Kodi, and click Uninstall > Until it finishes > Removal done

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