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A way to uninstall blender from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove blender for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Blender Foundation. Take a look here where you can get more info on Blender Foundation. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2 folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /I{AEA63BA9-56FD-4C01-BEDD-E21D4F86612E} is the full command line if you want to uninstall blender. The application's main executable file is titled blender.exe and its approximative size is 78.91 MB (82739840 bytes).

blender installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 81.87 MB (85843200 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 current page applies to blender version 4.2.0 only. You can find below a few links to other blender releases:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove blender.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Blender Foundation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\blender

The files below remain on your disk when you remove blender:
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\_compat_pickle.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\_compression.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\_weakrefset.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\ast.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\base64.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\bisect.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\bz2.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\calendar.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\configparser.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\contextlib.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\contextvars.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\copy.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\copyreg.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\csv.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\dataclasses.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\datetime.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\difflib.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\dis.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\enum.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\filecmp.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\fnmatch.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\functools.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\hashlib.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\heapq.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\hmac.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\inspect.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\ipaddress.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\keyword.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\linecache.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\locale.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\lzma.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\mimetypes.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\nturl2path.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\numbers.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\opcode.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\operator.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\pathlib.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\pickle.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\platform.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\queue.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\quopri.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\random.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\reprlib.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\secrets.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\selectors.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\shlex.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\shutil.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\signal.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\socket.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\ssl.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\string.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\stringprep.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\struct.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\subprocess.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\tempfile.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\textwrap.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\threading.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\token.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\tokenize.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\traceback.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\types.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\typing.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\warnings.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\weakref.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\webbrowser.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\__pycache__\zipfile.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\abc.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\concurrent\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\concurrent\futures\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\concurrent\futures\__pycache__\_base.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\concurrent\futures\__pycache__\thread.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\ctypes\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\ctypes\__pycache__\_endian.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\_encoded_words.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\_parseaddr.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\_policybase.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\base64mime.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\charset.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\encoders.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\errors.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\feedparser.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\header.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\iterators.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\message.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\parser.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\quoprimime.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\email\__pycache__\utils.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\aliases.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\cp437.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\idna.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\utf_8.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\http\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\http\__pycache__\client.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\http\__pycache__\cookiejar.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\http\__pycache__\cookies.cpython-311.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\blender.exe

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-932b23782a5e-windows64\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-932b23782a5e-windows64\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.0ff1c38fcc8c-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.0ff1c38fcc8c-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.f7b22fc3d271-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.f7b22fc3d271-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.6.0-beta+v36.f96e108b6399-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-3.6.0-beta+v36.f96e108b6399-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-4.0.0-beta+v40.cc7da09c1b82-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-4.0.0-beta+v40.cc7da09c1b82-windows.amd64-release\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-4.0.1-windows-x64\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Escritorio\blender-4.0.1-windows-x64\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\2024\Reallusion\Character Creator 4\CC iC Blender Tools\Tutorial IC8- CC4 Blender Pipeline Tools Installation\Install-CC4BlenderPipelinePlugin-2.0.7.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\2024\Reallusion\Character Creator 4\CC iC Blender Tools\Tutorial IC8- CC4 Blender Pipeline Tools Installation\Install-CC4BlenderPipelinePlugin-2.0.7.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-477630123-2404493527-2024290150-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\blender.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-477630123-2404493527-2024290150-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\blender.exe


A way to uninstall blender from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

blender is an application marketed by Blender Foundation. Sometimes, people want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY action to remove blender 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate blender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "blender". The blender app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click blender in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding blender, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove blender.
Uninstall blender


8. After uninstalling blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong blender which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

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

2024-07-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-07-16 17:31:32.367