How to uninstall MediaGet completely

Windows 11 and 10

1. Close MediaGet. Right-click its tray icon and choose Exit. If it won’t close, end it in Task Manager.
2. Uninstall it. Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find MediaGet, click the three dots and choose Uninstall.
3. Remove bundled programs. In the same list, sort by install date and uninstall anything installed at the same time that you don’t recognise or want.
4. Check startup apps. Settings › Apps › Startup: switch off any leftover MediaGet-related entries.
5. Reset your browser. If your homepage, new tab or search engine changed, reset them in the browser’s settings and remove unknown extensions.
6. Run a scan. Open Windows Security and run a full scan. Defender can remove leftover PUA components.

Leftover folders

After uninstalling, you can delete MediaGet’s folder in %AppData% or %LocalAppData% if it remains. Check your download folder first — your downloaded files are not deleted automatically, and you may want to keep them.

macOS

1. Quit MediaGet.
2. Drag it from Applications to the Trash.
3. Check System Settings › General › Login Items and remove MediaGet if listed.
4. Empty the Trash.

Android

Long-press the MediaGet icon and choose Uninstall, or go to Settings › Apps › MediaGet › Uninstall. Downloaded files in your storage remain until you delete them.

What about downloaded files?

Uninstalling never deletes your finished downloads. Review them: delete anything you’re not sure is legal or safe, and scan executables before running them.

Replacing MediaGet

If you still need a torrent client, install an open-source option such as qBittorrent and let it handle .torrent files and magnet links. See MediaGet alternatives.

If MediaGet won’t uninstall

• “Program is running” error: end every MediaGet process in Task Manager (Details tab) and try again.
• Not listed in Apps: look in Control Panel › Programs and Features, which sometimes lists programs that Settings misses.
• Comes back after restart: check Startup apps and Task Scheduler for entries that relaunch it, disable them, then uninstall again.
• Still stuck: start Windows in Safe Mode, uninstall from there and run a full Windows Security scan.

Resetting browsers properly

Chrome and Edge: Settings › Reset settings › Restore settings to their original defaults. Firefox: Help › More troubleshooting information › Refresh Firefox. A reset keeps bookmarks and saved passwords but removes extensions and changed search settings.

Preventing it next time

Download software only from the developer’s official website, read every installer screen, and be wary of download buttons on file-sharing sites that deliver an .exe with an ID number in its name.