blender

A guide to uninstall blender from your system

blender is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Blender Foundation. More information about Blender Foundation can be read here. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0 folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can remove blender by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{9895B058-9168-49B2-A99D-31970EC35033}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. blender's primary file takes about 157.40 MB (165042808 bytes) and is named blender.exe.

blender installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 160.46 MB (168253168 bytes) on disk.

• blender-launcher.exe (1.03 MB)
• blender.exe (157.40 MB)
• python.exe (95.12 KB)
• t32.exe (101.62 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (184.62 KB)
• t64.exe (111.62 KB)
• w32.exe (95.62 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (170.62 KB)
• w64.exe (105.62 KB)
• cli-32.exe (70.12 KB)
• cli-64.exe (79.12 KB)
• cli-arm64.exe (140.12 KB)
• cli.exe (70.12 KB)
• gui-32.exe (70.12 KB)
• gui-64.exe (79.62 KB)
• gui-arm64.exe (140.62 KB)
• gui.exe (70.12 KB)
• python.exe (256.12 KB)
• pythonw.exe (244.62 KB)

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The current page applies to blender version 4.0.2 only. You can find below info on other versions of blender:

• 4.2.0
• 2.83.20
• 3.3.20
• 3.1.1
• 2.93.8
• 3.3.5
• 2.76.1
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.12
• 2.83.5
• 4.1.1
• 2.76.0
• 2.73
• 2.69
• 2.92.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.3.10
• 3.1.0
• 2.83.15
• 2.83.9
• 2.65
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.7
• 2.77.0
• 2.64
• 2.91.2
• 3.6.14
• 3.2.1
• 2.83.2
• 2.80.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.83.13
• 3.0.1
• 2.83.14
• 2.60
• 4.2.1
• 3.6.3
• 2.83.3
• 2.58
• 3.3.15
• 4.0.1
• 2.93.6
• 2.75.0
• 3.6.8
• 2.93.5
• 2.90.0
• 2.93.17
• 2.83.6
• 3.3.16
• 4.2.3
• 3.6.2
• 2.83.18
• 3.2.2
• 4.2.2
• 3.6.12
• 2.82.1
• 3.3.14
• 2.61
• 3.6.7
• 2.93.2
• 2.76.2
• 3.3.11
• 3.6.16
• 3.4.0
• 2.93.7
• 3.6.4
• 2.70
• 2.93.11
• 2.74
• 2.63
• 3.5.0
• 2.91.0
• 2.49
• 2.83.17
• 3.2.0
• 2.93.10
• 2.93.3
• 3.3.3
• 2.67
• 2.79.1
• 3.6.0
• 3.6.11
• 2.79.2
• 3.6.17
• 3.3.18
• 2.93.0
• 4.1.0
• 2.82.0
• 2.83.10
• 3.3.2
• 2.93.14
• 3.6.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.6.15
• 2.78.3
• 2.68
• 3.6.13

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If you are manually uninstalling blender we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall blender:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\blender
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\cjntynvw.default-release-1702584801812\storage\default\https+++store.blender.org

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall blender:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\assets\blender_assets.cats.txt
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\assets\geometry_nodes\procedural_hair_node_assets.blend
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\assets\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\config.ocio
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_desat_33.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0.99_1-0075.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-35_1-30.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-48_1-09.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-60_1-04.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-70_1-03.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_0-85_1-011.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\filmic\filmic_to_1.20_1-00.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_P3.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_Rec2020.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_Base_sRGB.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\AgX_False_Color.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\Guard_Rail_Shaper_EOTF.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\Inverse_AgX_Base_Rec2020.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_bt2020.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_p3.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\luminance_compensation_srgb.cube
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\xyz_E_to_D65.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\DejaVuSansMono.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\Inter.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\lastresort.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\Noto Sans CJK Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoEmoji-VariableFont_wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansArabic-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansArmenian-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansBengali-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansDevanagari-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansEthiopic-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGeorgian-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGujarati-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansGurmukhi-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansHebrew-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansJavanese-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansKannada-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMalayalam-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMath-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansMyanmar-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansSymbols2-Regular.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansSymbols-VariableFont_wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansTamil-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansTelugu-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\fonts\NotoSansThai-VariableFont_wdth,wght.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.draw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.erase.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.fill.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.gpencil_draw.tint.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.airbrush.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.clone.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.draw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.fill.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.mask.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.masklort.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.multiply.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.smear.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_texture.soften.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.alpha.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.average.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.blur.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.draw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.replace.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_vertex.smear.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.average.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.blur.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.draw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.mix.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.paint_weight.smear.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.add.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.comb.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.cut.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.length.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.puff.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.smooth.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.particle.weight.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.blob.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.boundary.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay_strips.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.clay_thumb.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.cloth.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.crease.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.displacement_eraser.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.displacement_smear.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw_face_sets.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.draw_sharp.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.elastic_deform.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.fill.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.flatten.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.grab.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.inflate.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.layer.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.mask.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.multiplane_scrape.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.nudge.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.paint.dat
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\datafiles\icons\brush.sculpt.pinch.dat

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Blender Foundation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9895B058-9168-49B2-A99D-31970EC35033}

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{9895B058-9168-49B2-A99D-31970EC35033}\

How to delete blender from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

blender is a program marketed by Blender Foundation. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. This can be hard because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase blender 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate blender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "blender". If it is installed on your PC the blender app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click blender in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about blender, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove blender.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove blender by Blender Foundation from your computer, nor are we saying that blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove blender in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.