blender

How to uninstall blender from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall blender for Windows. It was created for Windows by Blender Foundation. More information on Blender Foundation can be found here. blender is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.4 directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for removing blender is MsiExec.exe /I{447524DE-DB18-4E94-8D90-4FD62C00212F}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. blender.exe is the blender's primary executable file and it takes close to 199.60 MB (209297120 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside blender. They take about 202.71 MB (212561056 bytes) on disk.

• blender-launcher.exe (1.03 MB)
• blender.exe (199.60 MB)
• python.exe (100.22 KB)
• t32.exe (106.72 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (189.72 KB)
• t64.exe (116.22 KB)
• w32.exe (100.72 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (175.72 KB)
• w64.exe (110.72 KB)
• cli-32.exe (75.22 KB)
• cli-64.exe (84.22 KB)
• cli-arm64.exe (145.22 KB)
• cli.exe (75.22 KB)
• gui-32.exe (75.22 KB)
• gui-64.exe (84.72 KB)
• gui-arm64.exe (145.72 KB)
• gui.exe (75.22 KB)
• python.exe (240.72 KB)
• pythonw.exe (231.72 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.4.1 of blender. Click on the links below for other blender versions:

• 2.83.20
• 3.1.1
• 2.93.8
• 3.3.5
• 2.76.1
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.12
• 2.83.5
• 4.1.1
• 2.76.0
• 2.73
• 2.69
• 2.92.0
• 3.3.10
• 3.1.0
• 2.83.15
• 2.83.9
• 2.65
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.7
• 2.77.0
• 2.64
• 2.91.2
• 3.2.1
• 2.83.2
• 2.80.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.83.13
• 3.0.1
• 2.83.14
• 2.60
• 3.6.3
• 2.83.3
• 2.58
• 3.3.15
• 4.0.1
• 2.93.6
• 2.75.0
• 3.6.8
• 2.93.5
• 2.90.0
• 2.93.17
• 2.83.6
• 3.3.16
• 3.6.2
• 2.83.18
• 3.2.2
• 2.82.1
• 3.3.14
• 2.61
• 3.6.7
• 2.93.2
• 2.76.2
• 3.4.0
• 2.93.7
• 3.6.4
• 2.70
• 2.93.11
• 2.74
• 2.63
• 4.0.2
• 3.5.0
• 2.91.0
• 2.49
• 2.83.17
• 3.2.0
• 2.93.10
• 2.93.3
• 3.3.3
• 2.67
• 2.79.1
• 3.6.0
• 3.6.11
• 2.79.2
• 3.3.18
• 2.93.0
• 4.1.0
• 2.82.0
• 2.83.10
• 3.3.2
• 2.93.14
• 3.6.1
• 3.1.2
• 2.78.3
• 2.68
• 2.93.12
• 2.78.1
• Unknown
• 2.81.1
• 3.6.10
• 2.75.1
• 2.83.8
• 2.62
• 2.78.2
• 2.78.0
• 2.83.1
• 3.6.9

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When planning to uninstall blender you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\blender

The files below remain on your disk by blender when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\_collections_abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\_sitebuiltins.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\_weakrefset.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\ast.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\codecs.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\contextlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\copy.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\copyreg.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\dataclasses.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\dis.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\enum.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\fnmatch.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\functools.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\genericpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\inspect.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\io.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\keyword.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\linecache.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\ntpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\opcode.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\operator.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\os.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\pathlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\posixpath.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\re.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\reprlib.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\site.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_compile.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_constants.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_parse.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\stat.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\threading.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\token.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\tokenize.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\types.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\typing.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\warnings.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\__pycache__\weakref.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\aliases.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\utf_8.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\_abc.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\machinery.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\util.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\site-packages\__pycache__\sitecustomize.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\site-packages\_distutils_hack\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\urllib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\python\lib\urllib\__pycache__\parse.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\camera.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\engine.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\operators.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\presets.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\properties.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\ui.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\version_update.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_anim_bvh\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_curve_svg\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_mesh_ply\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_mesh_stl\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_mesh_uv_layout\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_gltf2\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_gltf2\blender\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_gltf2\blender\com\__pycache__\gltf2_blender_material_helpers.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_gltf2\blender\com\__pycache__\gltf2_blender_ui.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_obj\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_x3d\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\asset_browser.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\conversion.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\functions.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\gui.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\keymaps.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\operators.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\pose_creation.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\addons\pose_library\__pycache__\pose_usage.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\addon_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bl_app_template_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_restrict_state.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_types.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\keyingsets_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\nodeitems_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\__pycache__\rna_prop_ui.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bl_keymap_utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bl_keymap_utils\__pycache__\io.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\ops.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\path.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy\utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\asset_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\io_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\node_utils.cpython-310.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\object_utils.cpython-310.pyc

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.4\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.4\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1638650572-3339878059-1254842272-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\blender.exe

A way to uninstall blender from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

blender is an application released by Blender Foundation. Frequently, users choose to erase this program. This can be efortful because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK practice to erase blender 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate blender or simply click the Search feature and type in "blender". If it is installed on your PC the blender program will be found automatically. When you select blender in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding blender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove blender.


8. After removing blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong blender that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories 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 remove blender by Blender Foundation from your PC, we are not saying that blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove blender supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.