Manually Uninstall RealPlayer from Windows

This article is created to help those people who want to uninstall RealPlayer 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 RealPlayer

Receiving error message dialog box when uninstalling RealPlayer

Cannot find the program in the list of installed programs

Cannot find the Uninstall/Remove button when uninstalling the program

Usually, the common reasons as follows:

The program has been corrupted.

The program shows incompatible with your computer system.

The program is installed improperly.

The configuration information of the program has been damaged or deleted.

Computer has been infected with malware or virus.

 

Proper way to uninstall RealPlayer from computer

 

Step1. Terminate RealPlayer 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 RealPlayer via Windows Add or Remove Programs.

 

·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, 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 RealPlayer associated files and folders.

C:\Program Files\RealPlayer

C:\Document and Settings\All Users\RealPlayer

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

Step5. Delete the entries created by RealPlayer 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 RealPlayer into the dialog box and then click Find Next button.

·Delete the following entries.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealPlayer_RASAPI32

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealPlayer_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 RealPlayer.