Special K

How to uninstall Special K from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Special K for Windows. It is made by The Special K Group. More information on The Special K Group can be seen here. Click on https://special-k.info/ to get more info about Special K on The Special K Group's website. Special K is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. You can uninstall Special K by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. SKIF.exe is the Special K's primary executable file and it occupies about 3.59 MB (3759616 bytes) on disk.

Special K installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 6.79 MB (7123855 bytes) on disk.

• SKIF.exe (3.59 MB)
• SKIFsvc32.exe (29.00 KB)
• SKIFsvc64.exe (32.50 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.15 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 23.9.10.5 of Special K. Click on the links below for other Special K versions:

• 23.8.14.3
• 22.11.1
• 23.6.3
• 24.6.20.2
• 23.4.29
• 24.9.26
• 24.12.3
• 22.9.26
• 24.11.24.2
• 24.10.26.2
• 23.1.3
• 23.11.20.2
• 24.7.30
• 24.11.5
• 24.6.20.1
• 23.4.23
• 23.4.26
• 23.6.15.2
• 24.5.13
• 22.6.20.2
• 23.9.2.6
• 24.9.16
• 24.12.8
• 24.9.19.5
• 23.9.6
• 22.11.1.1

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Special K:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\skyrim_special_edition
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K

The files below were left behind on your disk by Special K's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\skyrim_special_edition.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\skyrim_special_edition\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\skyrim_special_edition\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\krita\paintoppresets\j)_WaterC_Special_Blobs.kpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\krita\paintoppresets\j)_WaterC_Special_Splats.kpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\[100 Sub Special] Thank you All Come see live! Playing Persona 1 Come See!.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Fatal Frame III - The Tormented (USA)(Undub)[By Somebody Special].lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Special K.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Rune Factory 4 Special.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Special Edition.url

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kaldaien\Special K
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F4A43527-9457-424A-90A6-17CF02ACF677}_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Special Paths

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AmdTools64\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1600732296-1508253203-1600448715-1004\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\SKIF.exe

How to remove Special K from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Special K is an application by The Special K Group. Some people try to remove it. This is efortful because doing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to remove Special K is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Special K or simply activate the Search field and type in "Special K". If it is installed on your PC the Special K program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Special K in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Special K, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Special K:

• The web site of the program is: https://special-k.info/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Special K.


8. After uninstalling Special K, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Special K that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Special K with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Special K by The Special K Group from your computer, nor are we saying that Special K by The Special K Group is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Special K in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.