NI Package Manager

A guide to uninstall NI Package Manager from your computer

NI Package Manager is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by NI. Go over here where you can get more info on NI. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIPackageManager.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall NI Package Manager. NIPackageManager.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 2.58 MB (2709136 bytes) on disk.

NI Package Manager installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.64 MB (10107696 bytes) on disk.

• NIPackageManager.exe (2.58 MB)
• nipkg.exe (1.14 MB)
• Install.exe (2.19 MB)
• Install.exe (1.52 MB)
• NIUninstallUtility.exe (16.64 KB)

This info is about NI Package Manager version 24.0.0 only. You can find below a few links to other NI Package Manager versions:

• 21.8.0
• 21.3.0
• 24.5.0
• 23.0.0
• 25.0.0
• 22.5.0
• 23.5.0
• 24.8.0
• 22.8.0
• 23.8.0
• 25.3.0
• 24.3.0
• 22.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 23.3.0

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NI Package Manager has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall NI Package Manager from your computer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\agentsErrorLog.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\errorlog.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-24T11.17.18_6852.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-24T11.17.43_14092.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-24T16.25.42_11732.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-24T16.26.05_12700.txt

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NI Package Manager

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\

A way to erase NI Package Manager with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

NI Package Manager is a program by NI. Frequently, people want to uninstall it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY manner to uninstall NI Package Manager 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find NI Package Manager or simply activate the Search feature and type in "NI Package Manager". The NI Package Manager application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click NI Package Manager in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about NI Package Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall NI Package Manager.


8. After removing NI Package Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of NI Package Manager which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling NI Package Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall NI Package Manager by NI from your computer, we are not saying that NI Package Manager by NI is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall NI Package Manager in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.