How to uninstall Chrome Canary on Windows
Save Chrome Canary bookmarks, passwords and local browsing data before uninstalling. Its profile is separate from stable Chrome.
Quit the app
Close Chrome Canary 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 Chrome Canary and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id Google.Chrome.Canary --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 Google.Chrome.Canary --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Google\Chrome SxS\Application" -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%\Google\Chrome SxS |
Personal data; back up before removal | Listed but not selected |
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome Canary.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome SxS |
Registry entry | Listed but not selected |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\ChromeSSHTM.MLYMRJMX24WZFPGI5NCRZ4H65A |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\ChromeSSPDF.MLYMRJMX24WZFPGI5NCRZ4H65A |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FA372A6E-149F-4E95-832D-8F698D40AD7F} |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome SxS\Application |
Usage records for this program | Selected by default |
The vendor uninstaller left its browsing-data option unchecked. In the later retest, Mole listed the Chrome SxS profile and its registry key. The profile remained unselected and survived; the selected key was removed, without offering stable Chrome or shared extension registrations. Current Select all can include the profile.
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: Chrome Canary, version 158.0.8109.0, per-user, vendor uninstaller, winget package Google.Chrome.Canary. 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.