How to uninstall Atom text editor on Windows?

Question

I installed the text editor Atom for Windows with the installer package (blog post with details). Note that I did not use the old way of installing, with Chocolatey.

When I wanted to uninstall, I didn't see any uninstall program. When I went to the "Remove programs" window, the uninstall option was invalid.

How can I uninstall it?

I found the same question for Linux and Mac, but so far no details for Windows.

Answer 1

You have to remove some folders and then Atom should be removed from your computer:

Delete these folders:

C:\Users\UserName\.atom
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Atom

And this shortcut file:

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\Atom

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To remove the PATH entry, Windows key, "Edit the System Environment Variables" and select "Environment Variables..." button on the bottom right

Highlight "PATH" on the top end hit "Edit..."

Then remove this entry:

C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Local\atom\bin

and click OK.

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In order to remove the context menu commands you'll need to remove these keys from your registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.apmrc
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open File in Atom
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open Folder in Atom
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Open Folder in Atom
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\Open Folder in Atom