AutoHotkey

A guide to uninstall AutoHotkey from your system

This info is about AutoHotkey for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Further information on AutoHotkey Foundation LLC can be seen here. More information about AutoHotkey can be found at https://autohotkey.com. AutoHotkey is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey directory, regulated by the user's choice. C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe is the full command line if you want to remove AutoHotkey. AutoHotkey64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.22 MB (1278464 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with AutoHotkey. They occupy about 12.25 MB (12848320 bytes) on disk.

• Ahk2Exe.exe (972.00 KB)
• AutoHotkey64.exe (1.22 MB)
• AutoHotkeyA32.exe (775.50 KB)
• AutoHotkeyA32_UIA.exe (776.44 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU32.exe (893.00 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU32_UIA.exe (893.94 KB)
• AutoHotkeyU64.exe (1.26 MB)
• AutoHotkeyU64_UIA.exe (1.26 MB)
• AutoHotkey32.exe (955.00 KB)
• AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe (955.94 KB)
• AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe (1.22 MB)

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This info is about AutoHotkey version 2.0.17 only. You can find here a few links to other AutoHotkey versions:

• 2.0.2
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.1
• 2.0.14
• 2.0.13
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.11
• 2.0.12
• 2.0.19
• 2.0.3
• 2.1.14
• 2.0.16
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.15
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.18
• 2.1.16
• 2.0.1
• 2.1.1.140
• 2.0.7

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove AutoHotkey:

• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\bounce-v1.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\CommandLineToArgs.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\common.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\config.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\CreateAppShortcut.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\EnableUIAccess.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\GetGitHubReleaseAssetURL.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\HashFile.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\identify.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\identify_regex.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\launcher-common.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\README.txt
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\ShellRun.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\spy.ico
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\inc\ui-base.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install-ahk2exe.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\installed-files.csv
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install-version.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\launcher.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reload-v1.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reset-assoc.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\Templates\Minimal for v2.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-dash.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-editor.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-launcherconfig.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-newscript.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-setup.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-uninstall.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\WindowSpy.ahk
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey.chm
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
• C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\WindowSpy.ahk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AutoHotkey_AutoHotkey
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AutoHotkey_WindowSpy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutoHotkey.lnk

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

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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1566221428-2659375804-2963484334-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1566221428-2659375804-2963484334-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64.exe

How to remove AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AutoHotkey is an application released by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC. Some users want to remove this application. This can be difficult because performing this manually takes some know-how related to PCs. The best EASY way to remove AutoHotkey is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find AutoHotkey or simply click the Search feature and type in "AutoHotkey". If it exists on your system the AutoHotkey app will be found very quickly. When you select AutoHotkey in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about AutoHotkey, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for AutoHotkey:

• The publisher is: https://autohotkey.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AutoHotkey.


8. After uninstalling AutoHotkey, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of AutoHotkey which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing AutoHotkey with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC from your computer, we are not saying that AutoHotkey by AutoHotkey Foundation LLC is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AutoHotkey in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.