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How To Perform A Clean Uninstall of Autodesk Products On Windows

This document provides instructions for performing a clean uninstall of Autodesk products on Windows. It involves using the Uninstall Tool or Control Panel to remove Autodesk software, deleting residual files and folders, and removing Autodesk registry keys. A clean uninstall removes all Autodesk software, files, registry keys and license information from the system. It is recommended if installation errors occur or to fully remove Autodesk software before reinstalling.

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How To Perform A Clean Uninstall of Autodesk Products On Windows

This document provides instructions for performing a clean uninstall of Autodesk products on Windows. It involves using the Uninstall Tool or Control Panel to remove Autodesk software, deleting residual files and folders, and removing Autodesk registry keys. A clean uninstall removes all Autodesk software, files, registry keys and license information from the system. It is recommended if installation errors occur or to fully remove Autodesk software before reinstalling.

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How to perform a Clean Uninstall of Autodesk products on Windows

Autodesk Support
Nov 30, 2022

Issue:
Instructions on how to perform a clean uninstall of Autodesk products on
Windows.

Environment:
Windows

Causes:
A clean uninstall may be necessary if:

 You’re trying to upgrade to a new version and keep getting errors.


 You tried to install a product for the first time and installation stopped
midway.
 You thought you installed it successfully, but the product won’t start.

Solution:
1. Search "Uninstall Tool" on the Windows Start button.
2. Open it and select all the Autodesk software to remove them.

Note.  The Uninstall Tool is only available for Autodesk software that are not
using the new Installation Experience. If the tool is not available on your
system, skip to Step 3. 

3. Click Start > type appwiz.cpl > press ENTER. The Control Panel


opens. Uninstall all Autodesk software.
4. Run Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter to check
and remove any residual Autodesk software on the system.
5. Click Start > type %temp% > press ENTER. The Temp folder opens.
Remove all folders and files, skip any in use.
6. Remove the 3 files starting with adsk in C:\ProgramData\
FLEXnet (Note. One of the 3 files is hidden).
7. Remove the folders below:
 C:\Program Files\Autodesk
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared

 C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk
 C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared
 C:\ProgramData\Autodesk (Note: This folder might be hidden)
 %localappdata%\Autodesk (Note: This folder might be hidden)
 %appdata%\Autodesk (Note: This folder might be hidden)
8. Open Windows Registry Editor (REGEDIT) and remove the following:
 Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk
 Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Autodesk

Note. The above Clean Uninstall steps will remove all Autodesk software from
your machine and any residual files from any previous installations, Windows
registry keys, and license information. Use this procedure only if you need to
remove ALL Autodesk software from your system. To uninstall single
products, use the Uninstall button in "Programs and Features" in "Control
Panel".

Warning:
Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after
backing up the registry as well as the  system.dat and  user.dat files as
outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and in the
related solution,  Back up system registry. Additional information about the
registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.

See Also:
How to perform a clean uninstall of Autodesk programs on a Mac

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