blender

How to uninstall blender from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall blender for Windows. It is produced by Blender Foundation. More information on Blender Foundation can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2 folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /I{863071B2-E24C-409B-A398-B27660B5AA0A} is the full command line if you want to remove blender. blender.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 78.92 MB (82753664 bytes) on disk.

blender contains of the executables below. They take 81.88 MB (85858560 bytes) on disk.

• blender-launcher.exe (1.03 MB)
• blender.exe (78.92 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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This info is about blender version 4.2.2 alone. Click on the links below for other blender versions:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\blender_a01884
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\blender

Files remaining:

• 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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.2
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{863071B2-E24C-409B-A398-B27660B5AA0A}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.2
• 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:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{863071B2-E24C-409B-A398-B27660B5AA0A}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1013603105-3878114500-2892848224-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\blender.exe

A way to remove blender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

blender is an application by the software company Blender Foundation. Some computer users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK solution to remove 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the 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". If it exists on your system the blender program will be found automatically. After you click blender in the list , some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding blender, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall blender.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove blender in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.