Microsoft SQL Server 2016

How to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016 from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for Windows. The Windows version was created by Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2016\x86 folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2016\x86\SetupARP.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Microsoft SQL Server 2016. Microsoft SQL Server 2016's primary file takes around 425.70 KB (435912 bytes) and its name is LandingPage.exe.

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 contains of the executables below. They take 803.94 KB (823232 bytes) on disk.

• FixSqlRegistryKey_x64.exe (47.19 KB)
• FixSqlRegistryKey_x86.exe (47.69 KB)
• LandingPage.exe (425.70 KB)
• RSetup.exe (136.48 KB)
• ScenarioEngine.exe (66.70 KB)
• SetupARP.exe (80.19 KB)

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The current web page applies to Microsoft SQL Server 2016 version 2016 alone. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server

The files below were left behind on your disk by Microsoft SQL Server 2016's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Release\x86\Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\msasxpress.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\de\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\es\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\fr\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\it\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\ja\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\ko\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\pt\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\ru\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\zh-Hans\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies\zh-Hant\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\COM\instapi130.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\COM\sqlresld.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DAC\bin\Extensions\Microsoft.SqlServer.Services.ImportExport.DacFxExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\batchparser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DataCollectorTasks.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DataProfileViewer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTEParse.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTEParseMgd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTEPkg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTExec.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTS.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSComExprEval.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DtsConn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DtsDebugHost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\dtshost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\dtsinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\dtsmsg130.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSPERF.H
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSPERF.INI
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSPipeline.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DTSWizard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\dtuparse.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\dtutil.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\DtwTypeConversion.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ExecPackageTask.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\interop.msdasc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ISDataFeedPublishingWizard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ISDBUpgradeWizard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ISDeploymentWizard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ISProjectWizard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AppLocal.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AppLocal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AppLocal.Tabular.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.DataWarehouse.SQM.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.BulkInsertTaskConnections.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.DataProfiler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.DTEnum.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.DtsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.DTS.UpgradeAdvisor.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsMsg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSUtilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.ForEachFileEnumeratorWrap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationServices.RuntimeTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.PackageFormatUpdate.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.PipelineXML.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.SQLTaskConnectionsWrap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.Sqm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.UpgradeAdvisor.ReportViewer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.UpgradeAdvisor.UaInterface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\MsDtsSrvrUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\AttunitySSISODBCAdapters.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\DataCollectorTasks.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\DTEParse.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\DTEPkg.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtexec.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dts.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtsconn.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtshost.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtslog.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtsmsg130.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtspipeline.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtuparse.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\dtutil.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\ExecPackageTask.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\Resources\1033\sqltaskconnections.rll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\SQLTaskConnections.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\SqlTDiagN.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\SSISOLEDB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\SSISUpgrade.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\VSTA14_IS_SC_CS_Template.vstax
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\VSTA14_IS_SC_VB_Template.vstax
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\VSTA14_IS_ST_CS_Template.vstax
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\VSTA14_IS_ST_VB_Template.vstax
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\xe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Connections\en\Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedConnections.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Connections\Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationService.HadoopConnections.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Connections\Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationServices.ODataConnectionManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Connections\Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedConnections.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Ionic.Zip.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Jars\commons-codec-1.4.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Jars\commons-collections-3.2.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Jars\commons-configuration-1.6.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Jars\commons-lang-2.6.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Extensions\Common\Jars\commons-logging-1.1.3.jar

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft SQL Server|130|Tools|Binn|ManagementStudio|ReplConflictViewer.dll
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\390002958A6DE3541BAAD8E5981295A8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4505BE69577CFEB47B9BAA692A59DEDC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56BFF8174E6F26D468F1DE01DE239C63
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft SQL Server SQLServer2016

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\390002958A6DE3541BAAD8E5981295A8\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4505BE69577CFEB47B9BAA692A59DEDC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56BFF8174E6F26D468F1DE01DE239C63\ProductName

A way to remove Microsoft SQL Server 2016 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is an application by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Microsoft SQL Server 2016". If it exists on your system the Microsoft SQL Server 2016 app will be found very quickly. After you click Microsoft SQL Server 2016 in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft SQL Server 2016, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Microsoft SQL Server 2016.


8. After uninstalling Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft SQL Server 2016 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft SQL Server 2016 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2016 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.