How to uninstall WinZip on Windows
Keep archives, extracted files and WinZip settings before removing WinZip.
Quit the app
Close WinZip 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 WinZip and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id Corel.WinZip --exact
For this installation, winget invokes the registered removal method. It is not a separate cleanup of user data. Windows may ask for administrator approval.
Check the result
winget list --id Corel.WinZip --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:ProgramFiles}\WinZip" -ErrorAction Stop
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:ProgramData}\WinZip" -ErrorAction Stop
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\WinZip" -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 |
|---|---|---|
%ProgramFiles%\WinZip |
Program files | Goes with the app row |
%ProgramData%\WinZip |
Settings or app data; review before removal | Listed but not selected |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\WinZip |
Settings or app data; review before removal | Listed but not selected |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WinZip Preloader.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip Duplicate File Finder.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip Image Manager.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip PDF Express.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip SafeShare.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip Secure Backup.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip Tool Settings.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinZip.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip Duplicate File Finder.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip Image Manager.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip PDF Express.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip SafeShare.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip Secure Backup.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\WinZip.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Corel\WinZip |
Registry entry | Listed but not selected |
%ProgramFiles%\WinZip |
Usage records for this program | Selected by default |
Selected program and data rows were removed or already absent, and the notifier and preloader startup items disappeared. The WinZip shell-extension package data at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\WinZipComputing.ShellExtension_73e8yqadscyzp remained unlisted. The shared .NET prerequisite and Corel settings were retained.
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: WinZip, version 29.0.16416, machine-wide, MSI, winget package Corel.WinZip. 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.