AutoHotkey

A way to uninstall AutoHotkey from your computer

AutoHotkey is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. You can find out more on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC or check for application updates here. You can read more about on AutoHotkey at https://autohotkey.com. AutoHotkey is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for AutoHotkey is C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.22 MB (1277952 bytes) on disk and is titled AutoHotkey64.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with AutoHotkey. They take about 12.25 MB (12847808 bytes) on disk.

• Ahk2Exe.exe (972.00 KB)
• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.22 MB)
• AutoHotkeyA32.exe (775.50 KB)
• AutoHotkeyA32_UIA.exe (776.44 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU32.exe (893.00 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU32_UIA.exe (893.94 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU64.exe (1.26 MB)
• AutoHotkeyU64_UIA.exe (1.26 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (955.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (956.44 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.22 MB)

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The current web page applies to AutoHotkey version 2.0.14 alone. For other AutoHotkey versions please click below:

• 2.0.2
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.1
• 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
• 2.0.1
• 2.1.1.140
• 2.0.7

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If you are manually uninstalling AutoHotkey we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\AutoHotkey

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• 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\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.ini

Many times 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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-382768545-1739478760-729387863-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-382768545-1739478760-729387863-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

How to remove AutoHotkey from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is a program released by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. This can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action to remove AutoHotkey is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate AutoHotkey or simply click the Search field and type in "AutoHotkey". The AutoHotkey app will be found very quickly. When you click AutoHotkey in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding AutoHotkey, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After uninstalling AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 uninstalling AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AutoHotkey in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.