How to uninstall Charles on Windows
Save Charles sessions and export any configuration you need before uninstalling. Turn off proxying and confirm ordinary browsing works before closing Charles.
Quit the app
Close Charles and any work it is running, then use Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) to check for its remaining processes.
Use its uninstaller
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Charles and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id XK72.Charles --exact
For this installation, winget invokes the registered removal method. It is not a separate cleanup of user data.
Check the result
winget list --id XK72.Charles --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Packages\XK72.Charles_dtzq29nva69ra" -ErrorAction Stop
Read winget's result as well as its exit status: an explicit no-installed-package result concerns only this package, while a source, access or query error leaves the answer unknown. A successful Test-Path returning True means that exact location remains; False means it is absent. Neither result checks other paths. The commands do not delete anything.
What Mole lists
| Location | Item | Default |
|---|---|---|
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XK72.Charles_dtzq29nva69ra |
Package data, removed with the app | Goes with the app row |
The tested MSIX removal took its package data with it. The test did not validate removal of manually installed trusted certificates or proxy settings on other devices; manage those separately if you configured them.
These defaults assume Remove data and settings with apps is off. Explicit Select all or Also remove user data can include the listed personal-data rows. Check the selection before confirming. Selected files that Mole removes go to the Recycle Bin; selected registry entries are backed up before removal. The vendor uninstaller has its own deletion behavior.
What this test covered
Recorded on 2026-10-20: Charles, version 5.2.2.1, per-user, Store, winget package XK72.Charles. The evidence comes from an ARM64 Windows test environment and a development build of Mole. It does not certify the current downloadable package or removal of real signed-in accounts, synchronized data or production projects.
Vendor documentation. The paths and removal results above are observations from the Windows test unless explicitly attributed to the vendor.