How can I uninstall YouCam completely from my computer? This question is not only asked by you. Many computer users are also searching for the solutions to remove YouCam from their computer systems. It's very easy to install a program, as what you need to do is to double click on its installer and follow its installer. But it becomes more complicated when you want to uninstall it completely from your computer, for you may run into various problems during the uninstallation process, such as strange error messages, failure to find it in Programs and Features. If you're searching for effective solutions to remove YouCam, please check the uninstall methods below.
Possible Error Caused by Incorrect Uninstall Methods
Error example
The above error messages are all caused by incomplete uninstallation of related programs. Incompletely uninstallation of a program will leave some invalid keys in the system registry, which will cause such error pop-ups when the system still executes them.
Automatically Uninstall YouCam (Recommended):
This Automatic Uninstaller will completely scan through the whole registry and hard drive and detect all files and components that belong to YouCam. With this Automatic Uninstaller, uninstalling a program completely can be as easy as ABC for you in the future.
Manually Uninstall YouCam:
Step 1: End all processes that are related to YouCam
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of YouCam in the registry
Step 4: Delete leftovers of YouCam in hard drive
Step 1: End all processes that are related to YouCam
Hold Ctrl, Shift and Esc keys on the keyboard to open Task Manager. Then click on the related process and click End Process (in Windows 7, Vista) or End Task (in Windows 8) button.
Step 2: Uninstall YouCam
You can uninstall YouCam by any of the following uninstall methods:
Method 1: Uninstall YouCam via Control Panel
1. Press Windows key and R key to open Run command.
2. When Run command pops up, type in appwiz.cpl and then hit OK button.
3. Right click on YouCam and click Uninstall to uninstall YouCam
Note: Usually, computer users can uninstall programs like YouCam through Control Panel. But not everything can go as people wish and problems happen sometimes. For example, users may not be able to find YouCam in Control Panel, or the uninstallation is interrupted due to some strange errors. If problems happen unexpectedly and you really want to completely remove YouCam from your computer system, you need to perform the following steps and manually remove all of its files and components out of the system.
Method 2: Reinstall to Uninstall YouCam
If some of program files that are needed to uninstall YouCam are missing or corrupted, you may fail to uninstall it. Believe it or not, reinstalling YouCam may do the trick. If you still keep the original disk or the download file of YouCam, you can try that to repair the program. After repairing the program, you can try to uninstall it again.
Method 3: Uninstall YouCam using its Uninstall.exe
If you cannot find YouCam in Programs and Features, then you may be able to uninstall it thru its uninstall.exe.
a. For 32-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open the C:\Program Files folder, open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR), and go to step 3 below.
b. For 64-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open either the C:\Program Files folder for an installed 64-bit program or C:\Program Files (x86) folder for a installed 32-bit program, and open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR).
Step 3: Delete invalid entries of YouCam in the registry
Video Guide: How to back up and edit the registry
Note: It's very important for you to know that the registry is one of the most important part of the Windows system, you should be extremely careful when deleting any keys in the registry. Any small mistake can result in severe problems or even system crash. So removing YouCam by editing the registry is only recommended to computer users with certain computer knowledge. If you don't want to take the risk to damage your computer system, it's recomended that you use this Automatic Registry Cleaner to clean invalid keys.
Step 4: End all processes that are related to YouCam
Even you uninstall YouCam in Control Panel and remove invalid keys in the registry, there are still some folders left in hard drive. To completely remove YouCam from your system, you can go to the following locations to delete the folders of YouCam.
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files
C:\ProgramData
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
Uninstall YouCam via Automatic Uninstaller
Manually uninstalling YouCam cannot promise a 100% removal of YouCam, especially for computer users with little computer knowledge. If you have tried the above manual uninstall steps but still cannot get YouCam removed from your system, it's very necessary for you to use this Automatic Uninstaller to do it for you. With only a few clicks, you can easily uninstall any stubborn program from your computer system.
