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A way to uninstall Blender from your PC

Blender is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Blender Foundation. You can read more on Blender Foundation or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about Blender on Blender Foundation's website. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. The full uninstall command line for Blender is C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\uninstall.exe. blender.exe is the Blender's primary executable file and it occupies around 41.50 MB (43513344 bytes) on disk.

Blender is comprised of the following executables which occupy 64.72 MB (67868619 bytes) on disk:

  • blender.exe (41.50 MB)
  • blenderplayer.exe (23.10 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (134.95 KB)


The current page applies to Blender version 2.62 only. Click on the links below for other Blender versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Blender we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation
  • 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 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\_collections_abc.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\_sitebuiltins.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\_weakrefset.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\abc.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\ast.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\codecs.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\contextlib.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\copyreg.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\enum.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\functools.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\genericpath.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\heapq.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\io.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\keyword.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\linecache.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\ntpath.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\operator.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\os.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\re.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\reprlib.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\site.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_compile.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_constants.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\sre_parse.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\stat.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\struct.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\threading.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\token.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\tokenize.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\traceback.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\types.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\__pycache__\warnings.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\abc.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\aliases.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\latin_1.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\utf_8.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\abc.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\machinery.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\util.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\engine.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\operators.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\presets.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\properties.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\ui.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\cycles\__pycache__\version_update.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_anim_bvh\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_curve_svg\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_mesh_ply\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_mesh_stl\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_mesh_uv_layout\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\data_types.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\encode_bin.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\fbx_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\import_fbx.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\parse_fbx.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_gltf2\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_obj\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_obj\__pycache__\import_obj.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\addons\io_scene_x3d\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\addon_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bl_app_template_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_restrict_state.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_types.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\keyingsets_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\nodeitems_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\__pycache__\rna_prop_ui.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bl_keymap_utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bl_keymap_utils\__pycache__\io.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bl_keymap_utils\__pycache__\keymap_from_toolbar.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\ops.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\path.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy\utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\image_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\io_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\node_shader_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\node_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\object_utils.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\wm_utils\__pycache__\progress_report.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\presets\keyconfig\__pycache__\blender.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\presets\keyconfig\keymap_data\__pycache__\blender_default.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\__pycache__\keyingsets_builtins.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\__pycache__\nodeitems_builtins.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\add_mesh_torus.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\anim.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\clip.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\console.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\constraint.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\file.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\freestyle.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\image.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\mesh.cpython-37.pyc
  • C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\2.82\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\node.cpython-37.pyc

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\blender.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\blender.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Blender

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Blender Foundation\Blender262\blender.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\blender.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.82\


A way to erase Blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Blender is an application by the software company Blender Foundation. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY procedure to uninstall Blender 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Blender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Blender". If it exists on your system the Blender app will be found very quickly. When you click Blender in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program 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 program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Blender:





  • The software company is: http://www.blender.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Blender.
Uninstall Blender


8. After uninstalling Blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • 10.0
Software Application


Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Blender by Blender Foundation from your computer, nor are we saying that Blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Blender supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-08 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-08 12:59:28.980