AutoHotkey

A guide to uninstall AutoHotkey from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall AutoHotkey for Windows. It is produced by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. You can read more on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC or check for application updates here. More information about AutoHotkey can be seen at https://autohotkey.com. AutoHotkey is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. AutoHotkey's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. The application's main executable file is called AutoHotkey64.exe and its approximative size is 1.19 MB (1248768 bytes).

AutoHotkey is composed of the following executables which occupy 5.43 MB (5694752 bytes) on disk:

• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.19 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (950.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (951.39 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.19 MB)

The current web page applies to AutoHotkey version 2.0.15 alone. For other 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
• 2.0.5
• 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 and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall AutoHotkey.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall AutoHotkey from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\Compiler\Ahk2Exe.exe
• 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\v1.1.37.01\ANSI 32-bit.bin
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyA32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyA32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyU32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyU32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyU64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\AutoHotkeyU64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\Unicode 32-bit.bin
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.01\Unicode 64-bit.bin
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0.4\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0.4\AutoHotkey32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0.4\AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0.4\AutoHotkey64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0.4\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
• 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

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2573710667-2391411191-482952550-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

A way to uninstall AutoHotkey with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is a program released by the software company AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Some people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find AutoHotkey or simply activate the Search field and type in "AutoHotkey". If it exists on your system the AutoHotkey application will be found automatically. When you click AutoHotkey in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about AutoHotkey, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AutoHotkey:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After removing AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong AutoHotkey that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

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