AutoHotkey

A way to uninstall AutoHotkey from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove AutoHotkey for Windows. The Windows version was developed by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. You can find out more on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC or check for application updates here. More information about AutoHotkey can be found at https://autohotkey.com. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for AutoHotkey is C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 1.19 MB (1249792 bytes) on disk and is labeled AutoHotkey64.exe.

AutoHotkey installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.46 MB (5727520 bytes) on disk.

• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.19 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (965.00 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (965.89 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.19 MB)

This data is about AutoHotkey version 2.0.5 only. For more AutoHotkey versions please click below:

• 2.0.2
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.1
• 2.0.14
• 2.0.13
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.11
• 2.0.12
• 2.0.19
• 2.0.3
• 2.1.14
• 2.0.16
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.15
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.18
• 2.1.16
• 2.0.17
• 2.0.1
• 2.1.1.140
• 2.0.7

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Some files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove AutoHotkey from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove AutoHotkey:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\bounce-v1.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\CommandLineToArgs.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\common.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\config.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\CreateAppShortcut.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\EnableUIAccess.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\GetGitHubReleaseAssetURL.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\HashFile.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\identify.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\identify_regex.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\launcher-common.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\README.txt
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\ShellRun.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\spy.ico
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\ui-base.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install-ahk2exe.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\installed-files.csv
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install-version.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\launcher.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reload-v1.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reset-assoc.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\Templates\Minimal for v2.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-dash.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-editor.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-launcherconfig.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-newscript.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-setup.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-uninstall.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\WindowSpy.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\WindowSpy.ahk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AutoHotkey_AutoHotkey
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AutoHotkey_WindowSpy

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoHotkey
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AutoHotkey
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1567184329-3587463509-743540671-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

How to uninstall AutoHotkey from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is an application by the software company AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Frequently, users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase AutoHotkey is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find AutoHotkey or simply click the Search field and type in "AutoHotkey". If it is installed on your PC the AutoHotkey app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click AutoHotkey in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about AutoHotkey, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for AutoHotkey:

• The web site of the program is: https://autohotkey.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After uninstalling AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of AutoHotkey which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC from your computer, we are not saying that AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AutoHotkey supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.