AutoHotkey

A way to uninstall AutoHotkey from your computer

This web page is about AutoHotkey for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. More data about AutoHotkey Foundation LLC can be read here. Click on https://autohotkey.com to get more data about AutoHotkey on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC's website. AutoHotkey is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling AutoHotkey is C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named AutoHotkey64.exe and it has a size of 1.20 MB (1259008 bytes).

AutoHotkey contains of the executables below. They take 5.46 MB (5725472 bytes) on disk.

• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.20 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (950.50 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (951.39 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.20 MB)

This data is about AutoHotkey version 2.0.0 alone. Click on the links below for other AutoHotkey versions:

• 2.0.2
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.1
• 2.0.14
• 2.0.13
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\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\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 keys:

• 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-1-5-21-4167658082-1495716801-1347891931-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

How to uninstall AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is an application by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Some computer users choose to erase this program. This is hard because doing this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. The best EASY practice to erase 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate AutoHotkey or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AutoHotkey". If it is installed on your PC the AutoHotkey application will be found automatically. When you select AutoHotkey in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about AutoHotkey, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After removing AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong AutoHotkey which 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 folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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 for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove AutoHotkey supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.