ArcGIS Pro
A guide to uninstall ArcGIS Pro from your system
This web page is about ArcGIS Pro for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.. You can find out more on Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.esri.com to get more details about ArcGIS Pro on Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.'s website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for removing ArcGIS Pro is msiexec.exe /i {26C745E6-B3C1-467B-9523-727D1803EE07}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. ArcGIS Pro's primary file takes about 1.38 MB (1444232 bytes) and its name is ArcGISPro.exe.ArcGIS Pro is comprised of the following executables which occupy 180.84 MB (189621642 bytes) on disk:
- AdjustFrameCamera.exe (1,005.38 KB)
- AdjustRPC.exe (10.11 MB)
- AppESRIPrintLocal.exe (98.88 KB)
- ArcGISCleanup.exe (176.38 KB)
- ArcGISHelp.exe (331.38 KB)
- ArcGISIndexingServer.exe (1.07 MB)
- ArcGISPro.exe (1.38 MB)
- ArcGISSharingServer.exe (946.88 KB)
- ArcGISSignAddIn.exe (173.38 KB)
- ArcGISSignOnHandler.exe (14.38 KB)
- ArcGISUpdate.exe (840.38 KB)
- ArcOSR.exe (510.88 KB)
- BAEngine.exe (82.12 MB)
- BGLCacheMgr.exe (331.88 KB)
- ESRIErrorReportWriter.exe (144.38 KB)
- ESRIReporter.exe (418.88 KB)
- ESRIWebReporter.exe (21.38 KB)
- ExcelToSQLite.exe (24.88 KB)
- ExcelToSQLite64.exe (24.38 KB)
- FilterDSM.exe (228.38 KB)
- FuseDSM.exe (179.88 KB)
- gdalserver.exe (56.64 KB)
- GenerateDSM.exe (113.38 KB)
- LocalWorker.exe (234.38 KB)
- ndmetis.exe (161.88 KB)
- osgconv.exe (112.04 KB)
- printgdi.exe (51.38 KB)
- PythonEnvUtils.exe (40.38 KB)
- RegisterAddIn.exe (704.38 KB)
- SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe (5.50 MB)
- SynExpand.exe (7.50 KB)
- wkhtmltopdf.exe (28.25 MB)
- CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (6.50 KB)
- ReadStyleFile.exe (122.38 KB)
- cwp.exe (6.65 MB)
- python.exe (106.06 KB)
- pythonw.exe (104.56 KB)
- venvlauncher.exe (530.06 KB)
- venvwlauncher.exe (529.56 KB)
- wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (587.06 KB)
- t32.exe (94.50 KB)
- t64.exe (103.50 KB)
- w32.exe (88.00 KB)
- w64.exe (97.50 KB)
- cli-32.exe (64.00 KB)
- wheel.exe (73.00 KB)
- gui.exe (64.00 KB)
- gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
- lz4.exe (151.00 KB)
- openssl.exe (548.36 KB)
- png-fix-itxt.exe (11.00 KB)
- pngfix.exe (53.00 KB)
- sqlite3.exe (1.64 MB)
- winpty-agent.exe (2.51 MB)
- xsltproc.exe (23.50 KB)
- 2to3.exe (54.06 KB)
- pip3.exe (41.00 KB)
- x86report.exe (40.00 KB)
- idle.exe (54.06 KB)
- pydoc.exe (54.06 KB)
- conda-env.exe (14.41 MB)
- conda.exe (13.63 MB)
- winutils.exe (110.00 KB)
- jabswitch.exe (33.99 KB)
- java-rmi.exe (16.49 KB)
- java.exe (216.49 KB)
- javaw.exe (216.49 KB)
- jjs.exe (16.49 KB)
- keytool.exe (16.49 KB)
- kinit.exe (16.49 KB)
- klist.exe (16.49 KB)
- ktab.exe (16.49 KB)
- orbd.exe (16.49 KB)
The current web page applies to ArcGIS Pro version 2.8.29751 only. For more ArcGIS Pro versions please click below:
- 2.2.12813
- 2.1.10257
- 1.0.1810
- 2.3.15769
- 2.4.19948
- 1.0.1808
- 1.0.955
- 2.6.24783
- 2.7.26828
- 2.9.32739
- 2.1.10045
- 1.4.7198
- 2.5.22081
- 3.4.55405
- 1.2.5023
- 2.0.8619
- 1.0.1472
- 1.1.3308
- 1.4.7028
- 3.0.36056
- 1.0.912
- 2.3.15740
- 1.3.5861
- 2.0.8933
Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.
Directories found on disk:
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\ArcGISUpdate\ArcGISPro\downloads.arcgis.com
The files below were left behind on your disk by ArcGIS Pro when you uninstall it:
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\3dAnalystUtil.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\3DSymbols.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\3DSymbolsLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\3DToRasterFunctions.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\7z.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AccessWorkspaceFactory.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AddInSettings.xml
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AdjustFrameCamera.exe
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AdjustRPC.exe
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfCore.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfCore_libFNP.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfCore_Licensing.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfTopoGp.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfWerModule.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AGOLHelper.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AGSClient.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aiarcapi.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aiarcres.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aibase.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AIExporter.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aifeat.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aigridio.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aishape.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aistakio.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\aitopo.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Analyzers.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Animation.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AnnoLayer.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Annotation.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AnnotationLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\antlr4-runtime.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AoInitializer.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AppESRIPrintLocal.exe
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AppInitializerLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Core.XML
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.CoreHost.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.CoreHost.XML
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Charts.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.DataGrid.Contrib.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Docking.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Editors.Interop.DataGrid.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Editors.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.XML
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.xsd
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Grids.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Navigation.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Ribbon.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Shared.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Shell.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.SyntaxEditor.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Text.LLParser.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Text.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Desktop.Views.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGIS.Installation.xml
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISCleanup.exe
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISFileHelperBin.dll
- C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISFileHelperBinLibEx.dll
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\arcgis-pro
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ESRI\ArcGIS Connection
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ESRI\ArcGIS Online
Additional registry values that you should delete:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISCleanup.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISCleanup.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISPro.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISPro.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\ArcGIS_Pro_2.8.3x64\1. ArcGISPro_28_177688.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\ArcGIS_Pro_2.8.3x64\1. ArcGISPro_28_177688.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\ArcGIS 10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_108_172737.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\ArcGIS 10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_108_172737.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_182209.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_182209.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_Data_Interop_Ext_182240.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_Data_Interop_Ext_182240.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Lib\site-packages\arcpy_wmx\__pycache__\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Lib\site-packages\gapy\__pycache__\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.8\bin\ArcMap.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcGIS\bin\ArcGISAdmin.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISCleanup.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISPro.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISPro.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\ArcGIS_Pro_2.8.3x64\1. ArcGISPro_28_177688.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_182209.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\ArcGIS\ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 (x64)\setup\ArcGISPro_30_Data_Interop_Ext_182240.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3428605020-2374869154-138390099-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\ArcGIS 10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_10.8\ArcGIS_Desktop_108_172737.exe
How to erase ArcGIS Pro from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
ArcGIS Pro is a program released by the software company Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to remove ArcGIS Pro is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find ArcGIS Pro or simply click the Search feature and type in "ArcGIS Pro". If it exists on your system the ArcGIS Pro program will be found very quickly. When you click ArcGIS Pro in the list of programs, the following information about the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about ArcGIS Pro, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The web site of the application is: http://www.esri.com
- The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {26C745E6-B3C1-467B-9523-727D1803EE07}
8. After removing ArcGIS Pro, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of ArcGIS Pro that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ArcGIS Pro with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to remove ArcGIS Pro by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that ArcGIS Pro by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove ArcGIS Pro in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2025-07-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2025-07-19 09:37:04.983