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A way to uninstall Altium Designer 18 from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Altium Designer 18 for Windows. It is made by Altium Limited. Go over here where you can find out more on Altium Limited. More details about the program Altium Designer 18 can be found at . Altium Designer 18 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18 directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full uninstall command line for Altium Designer 18 is C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Installation\AltiumInstaller.exe. The program's main executable file is titled X2.EXE and it has a size of 37.47 MB (39291288 bytes).

Altium Designer 18 is composed of the following executables which take 143.32 MB (150285104 bytes) on disk:

  • AltiumMS.exe (11.60 MB)
  • X2.EXE (37.47 MB)
  • 7za.exe (523.50 KB)
  • ADElevator.exe (11.80 MB)
  • DxpPdfViewer.exe (5.18 MB)
  • ExtractDDB.exe (2.96 MB)
  • PCadB2AConverter.exe (112.50 KB)
  • CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (8.00 KB)
  • AltiumInstaller.exe (8.81 MB)
  • NDP461-KB3102436-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe (64.55 MB)
  • TouchProxy.exe (346.50 KB)
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The current web page applies to Altium Designer 18 version 18.0.9.584 only. You can find below info on other versions of Altium Designer 18:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {180E3D17-0240-4E87-B392-8C5E5A51D577}
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Altium\Altium Designer {180E3D17-0240-4E87-B392-8C5E5A51D577}

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Altium Designer 18:
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Altium.Controls.Skins.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Altium.CrashReport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Altium.DotNetSupport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Altium_SQLite3_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\AltiumMS.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\ArcPour.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\avcodec-57.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\avfilter-6.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\avformat-57.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\avutil-55.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\COPYING.LGPLv2.1
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\d3dx9_33.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\d3dx9_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\debug.log
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\EULA.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\EULA_CN.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\EULA_JP.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\FastMM_FullDebugMode.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\FastMM_FullDebugMode64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\GPUPourLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Help\ADES.HelpID
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Help\ServerDlls.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\libcairo-2x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\libcairo-gobject-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\libcairo-script-interpreter-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\mfc110.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\mfc140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcp110.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcp120.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcp120_clr0400.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcr110.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcr120.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\msvcr120_clr0400.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\NOTICES
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\PCTF.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\pdcjk.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Pdf2PdfAPI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\Pdf2PdfAPI.X.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\resources\shaders\shader.shader
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\resources\shaders\shader_instanced.shader
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\resources\shaders\shader_polygon.shader
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\resources\textures\numbers.tga
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\resources\textures\sample.tga
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\RouterEntry.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\rtree.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\sdi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\sdit.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\shfolder.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\swresample-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\swscale-4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\7za.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AcquisitionManager.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AcquisitionManager.ins
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\ADElevator.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Advpcb.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPCB.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPCB.IMP
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\advpcb.ins
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPcb.rcs
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Advpcb.xrf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPcb3DPrint.OUT
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPcb3DVideo.OUT
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvPcbTools.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvSch.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AdvSch.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Advsch.ins
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\advsch.rcs
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium Designer.DesignSpace
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.Contracts.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.Factory.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.Server.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.Server.ins
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ActiveBOM.Server.rcs
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.BOM.Contracts.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.BOM.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.BOM.Factory.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.BOM.Factory.ins
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.BOM.Repository.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Altium.ClientWebSocketWrapper.dll

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {180E3D17-0240-4E87-B392-8C5E5A51D577}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {180E3D17-0240-4E87-B392-8C5E5A51D577}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Altium Designer {180E3D17-0240-4E87-B392-8C5E5A51D577}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\X2.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{0292A9B8-6D8F-4B65-A730-602A47139136}C:\program files\altium\ad18\x2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{CD2B0FD7-3635-48B6-86B5-F9F7442C0990}C:\program files\altium\ad18\x2.exe


How to erase Altium Designer 18 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Altium Designer 18 is an application by the software company Altium Limited. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to remove Altium Designer 18 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Altium Designer 18 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Altium Designer 18". If it is installed on your PC the Altium Designer 18 program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Altium Designer 18 in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Altium Designer 18, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Altium Designer 18:





  • The software company is: http://www.altium.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Installation\AltiumInstaller.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Altium Designer 18.
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8. After uninstalling Altium Designer 18, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Altium Designer 18 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Altium Designer 18 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Altium Designer 18 by Altium Limited from your computer, nor are we saying that Altium Designer 18 by Altium Limited is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Altium Designer 18 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2017-12-16 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-12-16 04:05:39.117