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A way to uninstall Altium Designer 20 from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Altium Designer 20 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Altium Limited. Additional info about Altium Limited can be read here. Click on to get more facts about Altium Designer 20 on Altium Limited's website. Altium Designer 20 is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20 directory, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing Altium Designer 20 is C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\System\Installation\AltiumInstaller.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is labeled AltiumMS.exe and occupies 12.87 MB (13497248 bytes).

Altium Designer 20 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 156.78 MB (164396496 bytes) on disk:

  • AltiumMS.exe (12.87 MB)
  • X2.EXE (40.19 MB)
  • 7za.exe (722.50 KB)
  • ADElevator.exe (11.90 MB)
  • DxpPdfViewer.exe (5.27 MB)
  • ExtractDDB.exe (2.96 MB)
  • PCadB2AConverter.exe (112.50 KB)
  • CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (8.00 KB)
  • AltiumInstaller.exe (17.25 MB)
  • NDP461-KB3102436-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe (64.55 MB)
  • TouchProxy.exe (997.00 KB)
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The current page applies to Altium Designer 20 version 20.0.9.164 alone. You can find here a few links to other Altium Designer 20 versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {2DCC1C8C-E07F-4D80-9649-0A5C9890EF17}
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {5DA384DB-0D26-45EF-BF80-64FD6227554B}
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {E2DA0F8A-B4E4-4CDC-A987-80393062E7DC}

The files below are left behind on your disk by Altium Designer 20 when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\A3dEntry.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Altium.Controls.Skins.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Altium.CrashReport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Altium.Designer.Environment.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Altium.DotNetSupport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Altium_SQLite3_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\AltiumMS.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\ArcPour.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\avcodec-57.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\avfilter-6.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\avformat-57.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\avutil-55.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\c3d.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\COPYING.LGPLv2.1
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\d3dx9_33.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\d3dx9_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA_CN.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA_DE.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA_FR.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA_JP.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\EULA_RU.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\FastMM_FullDebugMode.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\FastMM_FullDebugMode64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\GPUPourLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Help\ADES.HelpID
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\Help\ServerDlls.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\libcairo-2x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\libcairo-gobject-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\libcairo-script-interpreter-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\libiomp5md.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\fonts\DistanceFont.fontdef
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\fonts\verdanab.ttf
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_bk.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_dn.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_fr.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_lf.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_rt.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\lightbox_up.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_bk.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_dn.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_fr.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_lf.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_rt.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\imgs\skybox_up.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Collision\CollisionMeshFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Collision\CollisionMeshVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Collision\CollisionWireFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Collision\CollisionWireVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Component\ComponentFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Component\ComponentTranslucentFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Component\ComponentTranslucentVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Component\ComponentVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Copper\CopperFillFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Copper\CopperFillVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Copper\CopperTrackFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Copper\CopperTrackVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerFillFragmentProgramPass0.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerFillFragmentProgramPass1.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerFillVertexProgramPass0.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerFillVertexProgramPass1.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerTrackFragmentProgramPass0.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerTrackFragmentProgramPass1.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerTrackVertexProgramPass0.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperHighlighted\CopperMidlayerTrackVertexProgramPass1.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSilk\CopperSilkFillFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSilk\CopperSilkFillVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSilk\CopperSilkTrackFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSilk\CopperSilkTrackVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSolderMask\CopperSolderMaskFillFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSolderMask\CopperSolderMaskFillVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSolderMask\CopperSolderMaskTrackFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\CopperSolderMask\CopperSolderMaskTrackVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\DefaultFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\DefaultVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\FontFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\FontVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Getinax\GetinaxFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Getinax\GetinaxVertexProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Grid\GridFragmentProgram.hlsl
  • C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\media\materials\programs\HLSL\Grid\GridOrthoFragmentProgram.hlsl

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {2DCC1C8C-E07F-4D80-9649-0A5C9890EF17}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {5DA384DB-0D26-45EF-BF80-64FD6227554B}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {E2DA0F8A-B4E4-4CDC-A987-80393062E7DC}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altium\Altium Designer {F1BAE428-A5D0-47E9-873B-A200072E295F}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {5DA384DB-0D26-45EF-BF80-64FD6227554B}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {E2DA0F8A-B4E4-4CDC-A987-80393062E7DC}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Altium\Builds\Altium Designer {F1BAE428-A5D0-47E9-873B-A200072E295F}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Altium Designer {5DA384DB-0D26-45EF-BF80-64FD6227554B}

Additional values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{FDE281F4-2E69-43CF-AE63-8BE9E3435AF8}C:\program files\altium\ad20\x2.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F79D4CEA-83AE-4188-8B28-F137FCC77FF1}C:\program files\altium\ad20\x2.exe


How to remove Altium Designer 20 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Altium Designer 20 is a program offered by the software company Altium Limited. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Altium Designer 20 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Altium Designer 20 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Altium Designer 20". If it exists on your system the Altium Designer 20 app will be found very quickly. After you click Altium Designer 20 in the list of apps, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Altium Designer 20, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Altium Designer 20:





  • The software company is: http://www.altium.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Altium\AD20\System\Installation\AltiumInstaller.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Altium Designer 20.
Uninstall Altium Designer 20


8. After uninstalling Altium Designer 20, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Altium Designer 20 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Altium Designer 20 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Altium Designer 20 by Altium Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Altium Designer 20 by Altium Limited is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Altium Designer 20 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-12-05 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-05 16:45:45.293