Deactivate or Uninstall Viber on Your Desktop
Protect your privacy by deactivating Viber after using it on a public computer.
Please read this entire article to see whether you need to deactivate or uninstall Viber to resolve your issue and to understand the consequences of doing so.
What happens when I deactivate or uninstall Viber?
Deactivating and uninstalling Viber on your computer will result in the following:
- You will be logged out of your Viber account on your desktop.
- All data, including media download folders, will be permanently deleted.
- Uninstalling Viber on your desktop will not affect Viber on your phone.
If you reactivate or reinstall Viber again:
- You will only be able to sync the desktop app with the data available on your phone.
- Data that was available on your desktop but not on your phone won’t be restored.
- You may lose some media files, especially ones received over 14 days before reactivation.
Deactivate Viber
If you sign in to Viber on a public computer, you will need to log out of your account by deactivating Viber so that no one can access your Viber account.
- Open Viber on your Desktop
- Click on your profile picture next to the Search field
- Click on Settings
- Click on Privacy & Security
- Click on Deactivate
- Click on Deactivate again to confirm
If you forget to deactivate Viber and no longer have access to the computer, you can deactivate the Desktop app from your phone:
- Open Viber on your Phone
- Tap on More
- Tap on Settings
- Tap on Account
- Tap on Desktop and tablets
- Select the computer on which you want to deactivate Viber
- Tap Deactivate
Uninstall Viber on Windows
You may want to uninstall Viber if you no longer need it on your computer or you’re having issues with the app and need to reinstall it.
- Open Viber on your Desktop
- Click on your profile picture next to the Search field
- Click on Settings
- Click on Privacy & Security
- Click Deactivate
- Click on Deactivate again to confirm
- Open the Control panel on your PC
- Click on Programs
- Click on Uninstall a program
- Double click on Viber
- Click Remove
Once you uninstall Viber, you can reinstall the app by following the instructions in our Set up Viber on your desktop article.
Notes
Uninstall instructions may vary from PC to PC.
Uninstall Viber on Mac
You may want to uninstall Viber if you no longer need it on your computer or you’re having issues with the app and need to reinstall it.
- Open Viber on your Desktop
- Click on your profile picture next to the Search field
- Click on Settings
- Click on Privacy & Security
- Click Deactivate
- Click on Deactivate again to confirm
- Open Finder on your Mac
- Click on Applications
- Right-click on Viber and select Move to trash
- Open Trash on your Mac and click Empty (all items in the trash will be permanently deleted)
Once you uninstall Viber, you can reinstall the app by following the instructions in our Set up Viber on your desktop article.