AutoHotkey

A guide to uninstall AutoHotkey from your system

AutoHotkey is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. More data about AutoHotkey Foundation LLC can be read here. Detailed information about AutoHotkey can be found at https://autohotkey.com. AutoHotkey is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey directory, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling AutoHotkey is C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. AutoHotkey64.exe is the AutoHotkey's main executable file and it takes about 1.19 MB (1247744 bytes) on disk.

AutoHotkey contains of the executables below. They occupy 6.37 MB (6677280 bytes) on disk.

• Ahk2Exe.exe (964.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.19 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (949.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (950.39 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.19 MB)

The current page applies to AutoHotkey version 2.0.1 only. You can find below a few links to other AutoHotkey versions:

• 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
• 2.0.15
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.18
• 2.1.16
• 2.0.17
• 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 left behind when you uninstall AutoHotkey:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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\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\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\WindowSpy.ahk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutoHotkey.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoHotkey
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\AutoHotkey_2.0-rc.1_setup.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\AutoHotkey_2.0-rc.1_setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AutoHotkey
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\Compiler\Ahk2Exe.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0-rc.1_setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1747341322-1559707372-2419901693-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1747341322-1559707372-2419901693-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2.0-rc.1\AutoHotkey64.exe

A way to erase AutoHotkey from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is a program by the software company AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Sometimes, people decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate AutoHotkey or simply click the Search field and type in "AutoHotkey". If it is installed on your PC the AutoHotkey application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click AutoHotkey in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains 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 app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AutoHotkey:

• The publisher is: https://autohotkey.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AutoHotkey.


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

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AutoHotkey supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.