How to uninstall QuickTime?

As one of the most professional media player for Mac users, QuickTime has already been regarded as the default player for years. Due to its simple interface and powerful audio and video processing technology, it plays an important role in the media players for Mac users. It is very convenient for Mac users to play videos with QuickTime. However, things go in the different direction for Windows users. Years ago, Windows users are warned to uninstall QuickTime immediately and they are confused about this warning. Now maybe you can't help asking, is it safe to use QuickTime? Why is it necessary to uninstall QuickTime and how to uninstall QuickTime? Let's go to the following article to find the answers.

Part 1: Why remove QuickTime?

QuickTime is designed to be used on both Mac OS and Windows at beginning, so QuickTime is definitely compatible with Windows operating system. But years ago, a report published on Trend Micro's Zero Day said that, if you have QuickTime on your Windows system, uninstall it now.

Why was it announced? Is QuickTime safe for Windows PC users? We have the details about QuicTime for Windows on another tutorial. But the main reason may lie that critical vulnerabilities that Apple has no intention of fixing which means Apple will no longer be issuing security updates for the product on the Windows Platform. According to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team: "Computers running QuickTime for Windows will continue to work after support ends. However, using unsupported software may increase the risks from viruses and other security threats. Potential negative consequences include loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data, as well as damage to system resources or business assets. The only mitigation available is to uninstall QuickTime for Windows". Therefore, if Apple doesn't release any updates for QuickTime on Windows, then Windows PC users will have to face many risks. Based on this point of view, Windows PC users are strongly recommended to uninstall QuickTime immediately.

Part 2: How to uninstall QuickTime on Windows?

Since it is quite urgent to remove QuickTime on Windows, then how to remove QuickTime successfully? Next you can see the detailed steps.

Step 1:Open the "Control Panel" by clicking the "Start" button from the lower left corner of your desktop if you are running on the Windows 10.

Step 2:Enter the "Programs" to select the "Uninstall a program" option. Then you can find the QuickTime on the list and click "Uninstall".

Step 3:Start uninstalling QuickTime on Windows. A pop-up window will appear to ask you do you want to uninstall QuickTime and click "Yes".

Part 3: How to uninstall QuickTime on Mac?

When it comes to uninstalling QuickTime on Mac, you need to do it after a second thought, and proceed with extreme caution for doing which may cause catastrophic failure to your system as QuickTime is one of the default applications on Mac. You may encounter errors like video playing failure or even system misfunction after uninstalling this app.

But if you are determined to remove QuickTime on Mac, you need to pay attention to the details during the uninstallation. When you try to uninstall QuickTime and other default Apps, you can see some warnings saying that "QuickTime can't be modified or deleted because it's required by Mac OS X." Before uninstalling QuickTime, you better make a backup for the videos.

Step 1: Launch the Terminal which is located in "Applications" >>> "Utilities".

Step 2: Type "udo rm -rf QuickTime\ Player.app\" at the command line to change to the Applications directory.

Step 3: After typing the information above, then you can go to the Application folder where you can delete Apps freely.

By following the above steps, you can completely uninstall QuickTime on Mac without any failure. But still, proceed with caution.

Part 4: A universal video player for Windows and Mac

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Conclusion

Sometimes, it is wiser to remove some Apps on your computer which don't have any safety guarantee. Instead, you can find another more powerful player for your choice. Just take a try on Leawo Blu-ray Player, it will take you to a more wonderful movie world.