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How to uninstall blender from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall blender for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Blender Foundation. More info about Blender Foundation can be found here. blender is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2 folder, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for removing blender is MsiExec.exe /I{932B2E6B-7F23-4F97-B9DA-148C3CB3FDB4}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called blender.exe and occupies 78.91 MB (82745984 bytes).

blender installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 81.87 MB (85849344 bytes) on disk.

  • blender-launcher.exe (1.02 MB)
  • blender.exe (78.91 MB)
  • python.exe (89.00 KB)
  • t32.exe (95.50 KB)
  • t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
  • t64.exe (105.50 KB)
  • w32.exe (89.50 KB)
  • w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
  • w64.exe (99.50 KB)
  • cli.exe (64.00 KB)
  • cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
  • cli-arm64.exe (134.00 KB)
  • gui.exe (64.00 KB)
  • gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
  • gui-arm64.exe (134.50 KB)
  • python.exe (250.50 KB)
  • pythonw.exe (239.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 4.2.1 of blender. You can find below info on other application versions of blender:

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If you're planning to uninstall blender you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall blender:
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\blender_a15484

The files below are left behind on your disk by blender when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\assets\blender_assets.cats.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\assets\geometry_nodes\procedural_hair_node_assets.blend
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\assets\geometry_nodes\smooth_by_angle.blend
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\assets\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\config.ocio
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_desat_33.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0.99_1-0075.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-35_1-30.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-48_1-09.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-60_1-04.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-70_1-03.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-85_1-011.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_1.20_1-00.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_P3.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_Rec2020.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_sRGB.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_False_Color.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\Guard_Rail_Shaper_EOTF.spi1d
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\Inverse_AgX_Base_Rec2020.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_bt2020.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_p3.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_srgb.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\pbrNeutral.cube
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\xyz_E_to_D65.spimtx
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\DejaVuSansMono.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\Inter.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\lastresort.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\Noto Sans CJK Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoEmoji-VariableFont_wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansArabic-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansArmenian-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansBengali-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansDevanagari-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansEthiopic-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGeorgian-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGujarati-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGurmukhi-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansHebrew-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansJavanese-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansKannada-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansKhmer-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMalayalam-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMath-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMyanmar-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansSymbols2-Regular.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansSymbols-VariableFont_wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansTamil-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansTelugu-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansThai-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.draw.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.erase.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.fill.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.tint.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.airbrush.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.clone.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.draw.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.fill.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.mask.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.masklort.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.multiply.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.smear.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.soften.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.alpha.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.average.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.blur.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.draw.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.replace.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.smear.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.average.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.blur.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.draw.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.mix.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.smear.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.add.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.comb.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.cut.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.length.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.puff.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.smooth.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.weight.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.blob.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.boundary.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay_strips.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay_thumb.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.cloth.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.crease.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.displacement_eraser.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.displacement_smear.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw_face_sets.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw_sharp.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.elastic_deform.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.fill.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.flatten.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.grab.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.inflate.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.layer.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.mask.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.multiplane_scrape.dat

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B6E2B23932F779F49BAD41C8C33BDF4B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{932B2E6B-7F23-4F97-B9DA-148C3CB3FDB4}

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\B6E2B23932F779F49BAD41C8C33BDF4B\CM_C_Blender
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B6E2B23932F779F49BAD41C8C33BDF4B\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{932B2E6B-7F23-4F97-B9DA-148C3CB3FDB4}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\blender.exe


A way to delete blender with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

blender is a program marketed by the software company Blender Foundation. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall it. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to uninstall blender is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find blender or simply click the Search feature and type in "blender". The blender program will be found automatically. When you click blender in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about blender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall blender.
Uninstall blender


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove blender by Blender Foundation from your PC, we are not saying that blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove blender supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-08-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-08-20 18:35:01.520