How to remove
Uninstall iCloud
from Windows

Keep getting error messages related to iCloud even though the program is long gone from my PC. What's wrong? How should I uninstall iCloud on Windows completely?iCloud is an Apple program that supports Windows OS. This app allows storing a huge amount of information online, what means that it provides with the possibility to access files no matter where you are and what kind of device you are using. You just need an Internet connection and have an iCloud account. While this cloud storage is indeed useful and appreciated by millions of users, it's natural that people find alternative storage and decide to uninstall iCloud on Windows. Unfortunately, people naively believe that all programs can easily be removed. In this particular case, that's not going to work.

If you uninstall iCloud on Windows OS just by deleting the icon or simply eliminating it from the Add/Remove Programs list, you may start receiving error messages related to some .exe files or still find iCloud processes running in the background of the system. That's because lots of related registries are left without being removed and may collide with other system files. These are the few examples of iCoud error message that you may start receiving:

"iCloud Verification Failed / The request timed out"
“iCloud music library can't be enabled”
“iCloud Error: A critical syncing error with iCloud has been detected. iCloud syncing with Day One has been disabled.”
“The Shared library “Cloud Music Library” is not responding”, etc.

If you have already started experiencing some issues after an attempt to uninstall iCloud on Windows, then it's obvious that various related system registries and related files are awaiting removal. In order to ensure removal of programs from Windows OS, we recommend using a tool like, for instance, [rev id="Perfect Uninstaller"]. Otherwise, you will have to perform a risky task of removing the registries via Windows Registry Editor, which may lead to the removal of wrong files and damage of important programs. . If you are determined to remove iCloud, we will provide you with a detailed guide in the next section.

How to uninstall iCloud?

To start with, you should find a built-in uninstaller of iCloud, which can be found this way:

1. Open Start menu and select All Programs.
2. Find iCloud folder and click on its Uninstaller.
3. Wait until the uninstalling will be finished.

As an alternative for this, you can also:

1. Go to the folder where the program is installed.
2. Find the uninstaller, which is usually indicated as unins000.exe or uninstall.exe.
3. Double click on it and wait until the process is finished.

As we have already mentioned, a built-in uninstaller of iCloud is not capable of removing all files and registries. It means that after this performance lots of supporting files that not only take up free space, but may also cause errors, system crashes, and similar issues may be left on the system. Therefore, if you want to keep your computer run smoothly, you should also uninstall related registries which can only be done by accessing Windows Registry Editor. If you want to do that manually, then you should perform the following steps:

1. Open 'Start menu' → 'Run'.
2. Type 'regedit' and hit 'Enter' to open Windows Registry Editor.
3. You might be asked to indicate the 'Administrator Password'. Enter the password to proceed.
4. Find and delete all registry entries of the program in
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\eg ui
5. Open 'Start menu' → 'Control Panel' → 'Folder' → 'Show Hidden Files and Folders'.
6. Find and delete all files of the program in system folders:
   C:\Program Files\
   C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
   C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\.
7. Close all programs and Restart your computer.

NOTE: This process is not only tiresome since there are hundreds of system files to overlook but also risky because it's very easy to remove wrong files and harm important programs. To prevent this from happening, we recommend you to uninstall iCloud on Windows automatically with the help of [rev id="Perfect Uninstaller"] or another optimization tool.