AutoHotkey

How to uninstall AutoHotkey from your PC

AutoHotkey is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Open here where you can find out more on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. More information about AutoHotkey can be seen at https://autohotkey.com. AutoHotkey is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. You can remove AutoHotkey by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. AutoHotkey64.exe is the AutoHotkey's main executable file and it takes around 1.21 MB (1267200 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside AutoHotkey. They take about 10.56 MB (11077920 bytes) on disk.

• AutoHotkeyU64.exe (1.25 MB)
• AutoHotkeyA32.exe (772.50 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU32.exe (889.00 KB)
• Ahk2Exe.exe (956.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.21 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (959.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (960.39 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.21 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.0.12 of AutoHotkey. 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
• 2.0.19
• 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're planning to uninstall AutoHotkey you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey

Generally, the following files are left 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\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\v1.1.37.02\ANSI 32-bit.bin
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyA32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyA32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\Unicode 32-bit.bin
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\Unicode 64-bit.bin
• 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\AutoHotkey64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\WindowSpy.ahk

Registry that is not removed:

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• 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\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v1.1.37.02\AutoHotkeyU64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0.12_setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2283846354-2110899649-3945134449-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

A way to delete AutoHotkey from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is an application by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Sometimes, users try to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action 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 on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find AutoHotkey or simply activate the Search field and type in "AutoHotkey". The AutoHotkey application will be found very quickly. After you select AutoHotkey in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding AutoHotkey, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After uninstalling AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong AutoHotkey that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing AutoHotkey using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer 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 computer, nor are we saying that AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove AutoHotkey in case 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' computers.