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A guide to uninstall Altium Designer 18 from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Altium Designer 18 for Windows. The Windows release was created by Altium Limited. You can read more on Altium Limited or check for application updates here. Click on to get more info about Altium Designer 18 on Altium Limited's website. Altium Designer 18 is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18 folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Altium Designer 18's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\Installation\AltiumInstaller.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled X2.EXE and it has a size of 37.47 MB (39292312 bytes).

Altium Designer 18 contains of the executables below. They occupy 143.32 MB (150286128 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 page applies to Altium Designer 18 version 18.0.10.644 only. For more Altium Designer 18 versions please click below:

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Some files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Altium Designer 18 from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {0E166389-F88E-4414-829C-016F1D64BD76}
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {113E8472-2BE4-4BF2-A754-24A711DA154A}
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {6E5D9E57-8E71-453B-BF2A-86A741B93BB2}

The files below are left behind on your disk by Altium Designer 18's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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\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\Allegro2Altium.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroBoardView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroConnectivityView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroExportViews.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroGeometryView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroLayerView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroNetRulesView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroPadStackView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroSymbolDefinitionsView.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD18\System\AllegroSymbolInstancesView.txt
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {0E166389-F88E-4414-829C-016F1D64BD76}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {113E8472-2BE4-4BF2-A754-24A711DA154A}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {6E5D9E57-8E71-453B-BF2A-86A741B93BB2}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {EA9DF96D-707E-4779-B224-5D23A14F110C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {0E166389-F88E-4414-829C-016F1D64BD76}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {113E8472-2BE4-4BF2-A754-24A711DA154A}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {EA9DF96D-707E-4779-B224-5D23A14F110C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Altium Designer {EA9DF96D-707E-4779-B224-5D23A14F110C}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • 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{CABC4B46-D3F3-49F0-AFC8-D50465D9F196}C:\program files\altium\ad18\x2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A85B4E82-971A-48FC-9F39-BD9F170DDB66}C:\program files\altium\ad18\x2.exe


How to remove Altium Designer 18 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Altium Designer 18 is a program marketed by the software company Altium Limited. Some users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to erase Altium Designer 18 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
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5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Altium Designer 18 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Altium Designer 18". If it exists on your system the Altium Designer 18 application will be found very quickly. When you click Altium Designer 18 in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Altium Designer 18, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example 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 confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Altium Designer 18.
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8. After removing Altium Designer 18, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Altium Designer 18 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Altium Designer 18 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Altium Designer 18 by Altium Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Altium Designer 18 by Altium Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Altium Designer 18 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-10-28 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-28 03:03:21.840