Blender

A way to uninstall Blender from your system

You can find below details on how to remove Blender for Windows. It is written by Blender Foundation. Open here where you can get more info on Blender Foundation. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3 directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. Blender's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{DE735DFE-88BD-4470-A889-605A6D86B037}. Blender's primary file takes about 83.37 MB (87418496 bytes) and is called blender.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with Blender. They take about 86.48 MB (90679552 bytes) on disk.

• blender-launcher.exe (1.17 MB)
• blender.exe (83.37 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 (251.00 KB)
• pythonw.exe (239.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.3.2 of Blender. For more Blender versions please click below:

• 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
• 3.6.19
• 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
• 3.3.19
• 3.4.0
• 2.93.7
• 3.6.4
• 2.70
• 4.3.0
• 2.93.11
• 2.74
• 2.63
• 4.0.2
• 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
• 4.3.1
• 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

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

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Blender Foundation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GridMarkets\Envoy\submit2gm\submit2gm\submit2gm_dyn\blender
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GridMarkets\Envoy\submit2gm\submit2gm_1.3.1\submit2gm\submit2gm_dyn\blender

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\datafiles\assets\blender_assets.cats.txt~
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\_collections_abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\_compat_pickle.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\_compression.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\_sitebuiltins.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\_weakrefset.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\ast.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\base64.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\bisect.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\bz2.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\codecs.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\contextlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\copy.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\copyreg.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\dataclasses.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\datetime.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\dis.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\enum.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\fnmatch.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\functools.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\genericpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\glob.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\hashlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\heapq.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\hmac.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\inspect.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\io.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\keyword.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\linecache.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\lzma.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\ntpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\numbers.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\opcode.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\operator.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\os.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\pathlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\pickle.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\pkgutil.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\platform.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\posixpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\queue.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\random.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\re.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\reprlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\secrets.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\selectors.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\shlex.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\shutil.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\signal.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\site.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\socket.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_compile.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_constants.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_parse.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\stat.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\struct.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\subprocess.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\textwrap.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\threading.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\token.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\tokenize.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\traceback.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\types.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\typing.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\warnings.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\weakref.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\__pycache__\zipfile.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\ctypes\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\ctypes\__pycache__\_endian.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\aliases.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\utf_8.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\_abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\machinery.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\util.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\json\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\json\__pycache__\decoder.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\json\__pycache__\encoder.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\json\__pycache__\scanner.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\multiprocessing\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\multiprocessing\__pycache__\context.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\multiprocessing\__pycache__\process.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\multiprocessing\__pycache__\reduction.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\__pycache__\sitecustomize.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\_distutils_hack\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\__config__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\_distributor_init.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\_globals.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\_pytesttester.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\_version.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\ctypeslib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__pycache__\version.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\compat\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\4.0\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\compat\__pycache__\_inspect.cpython-310.pyc

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\blender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OTOY\Blender Octane Edition

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.5\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.5\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.5\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.5\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\-=067=-\-=067=-\-=067=-\K-Cycles_2023_4.01_stable_v20231117_win_rtx\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\-=067=-\-=067=-\-=067=-\K-Cycles_2023_4.01_stable_v20231117_win_rtx\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Blender_Octane_Edition_2022.1.2_27.17_stable.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3096030520-3931159667-1829252233-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender.exe

How to remove Blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Blender is an application marketed by Blender Foundation. Sometimes, users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK way to remove Blender is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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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. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Blender or simply click the Search field and type in "Blender". The Blender application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Blender in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Blender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Blender.


8. After removing Blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Blender which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Blender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Blender by Blender Foundation from your PC, nor are we saying that Blender by Blender Foundation is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Blender supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.