ANSYS Discovery

How to uninstall ANSYS Discovery from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall ANSYS Discovery for Windows. The Windows version was developed by ANSYS, Inc. Additional info about ANSYS, Inc can be read here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v202 folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. You can uninstall ANSYS Discovery by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v202\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Ans.DriverSetup.exe is the ANSYS Discovery's main executable file and it occupies about 525.48 KB (538096 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of ANSYS Discovery. They occupy an average of 1.85 MB (1935328 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (1.23 MB)
• fileassoc.exe (104.00 KB)
• Ans.DriverSetup.exe (525.48 KB)

The current web page applies to ANSYS Discovery version 20.2 alone. You can find below a few links to other ANSYS Discovery versions:

• 21.1
• 19.3
• 20.1
• 22.2
• 23.1

Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall ANSYS Discovery.

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ANSYS_DISCOVERY202

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{0BCF37F9-3E88-4460-A4D5-0EE7BD730E3F}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\scdm\spaceclaim.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{3FBA96E5-C284-4287-AC6C-41D3B7A4956A}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\ansyswbu.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4AE58159-C045-4FBD-B137-06D47E44A622}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\ans.distreader.cluster.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4ED54024-D546-43AC-9D05-104AF351F0AC}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\framework\bin\win64\ansysfww.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{77A47FF3-3C2D-4029-9E03-6D212A895B2D}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\commonfiles\mpi\intel\2018.3.210\winx64\bin\mpiexec.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{B94D4069-1047-47FE-A3A2-6605183FA11F}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\readerhostu.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{CE1CD32C-20AA-4321-A9AF-1A4B3C1C090C}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\commonfiles\mpi\intel\2018.3.210\winx64\bin\pmi_proxy.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1676BAF7-8FBE-4B77-A43A-062F8EDBEB40}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\ans.distreader.cluster.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{29952B3C-F959-424A-9CB0-42BBD2CA70A2}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\ansyswbu.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{38E1CD83-9C00-4366-97F7-87FD42E779ED}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\framework\bin\win64\ansysfww.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5C8F0ACC-4663-4157-9BA4-E0E8CBAFECFB}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\scdm\spaceclaim.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{7813117B-7402-4C6E-A35A-7B1BDFB7D415}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\aisol\bin\winx64\readerhostu.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{995611E8-DC05-4CE4-8919-42A08179EBAD}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\commonfiles\mpi\intel\2018.3.210\winx64\bin\mpiexec.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F818D906-A72B-4A46-AC6C-15E2243E1398}C:\program files\ansys inc\v202\commonfiles\mpi\intel\2018.3.210\winx64\bin\pmi_proxy.exe

How to delete ANSYS Discovery using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ANSYS Discovery is a program by the software company ANSYS, Inc. Sometimes, users choose to erase this program. This can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to erase ANSYS Discovery 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate ANSYS Discovery or simply click the Search field and type in "ANSYS Discovery". If it exists on your system the ANSYS Discovery app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click ANSYS Discovery in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about ANSYS Discovery, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove ANSYS Discovery.


8. After uninstalling ANSYS Discovery, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong ANSYS Discovery which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing ANSYS Discovery with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall ANSYS Discovery by ANSYS, Inc from your computer, we are not saying that ANSYS Discovery by ANSYS, Inc is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall ANSYS Discovery supposing you want to. 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' computers.