Blender

A way to uninstall Blender from your PC

Blender is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Blender Foundation. You can find out more on Blender Foundation or check for application updates here. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.4 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Blender is MsiExec.exe /X{18B187C8-0D7C-4A4F-AA2B-67B10442BC1E}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. Blender's main file takes about 86.10 MB (90277520 bytes) and its name is blender.exe.

The executables below are part of Blender. They take about 89.19 MB (93524400 bytes) on disk.

• blender-launcher.exe (1.18 MB)
• blender.exe (86.10 MB)
• python.exe (103.64 KB)
• t32.exe (95.50 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
• t64.exe (105.50 KB)
• w32.exe (89.50 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
• w64.exe (99.50 KB)
• cli.exe (64.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
• cli-arm64.exe (134.00 KB)
• gui.exe (64.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
• gui-arm64.exe (134.50 KB)
• python.exe (231.50 KB)
• pythonw.exe (221.50 KB)

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This info is about Blender version 4.4.3 only. Click on the links below for other Blender versions:

• 4.2.0
• 4.2.11
• 2.83.20
• 4.5.0
• 3.3.20
• 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
• 3.4.1
• 3.3.10
• 3.6.19
• 3.1.0
• 2.83.15
• 4.4.1
• 2.83.9
• 3.6.23
• 3.6.22
• 2.65
• 4.4.0
• 3.3.4
• 4.2.9
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.7
• 2.77.0
• 2.64
• 2.91.2
• 3.6.14
• 3.2.1
• 4.4.2
• 2.83.2
• 2.80.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.83.13
• 3.0.1
• 2.83.14
• 2.60
• 4.2.1
• 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
• 4.2.3
• 3.6.2
• 2.83.18
• 3.2.2
• 4.2.2
• 3.6.12
• 2.82.1
• 3.3.14
• 2.61
• 4.2.10
• 3.6.7
• 2.93.2
• 2.76.2
• 3.3.11
• 3.6.16
• 3.3.19
• 3.4.0
• 2.93.7
• 3.6.4
• 2.70
• 4.3.0
• 3.6.21
• 2.93.11
• 4.3.2
• 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

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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\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Blender Foundation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\blender_a05816
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Blender:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\_weakrefset.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\ast.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\contextlib.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\copy.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\copyreg.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\dataclasses.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\dis.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\enum.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\fnmatch.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\functools.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\inspect.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\ipaddress.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\keyword.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\linecache.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\locale.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\opcode.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\operator.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\pathlib.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\platform.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\reprlib.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\selectors.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\signal.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\socket.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\subprocess.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\threading.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\token.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\tokenize.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\types.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\typing.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\warnings.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\__pycache__\weakref.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\collections\__pycache__\abc.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\aliases.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\encodings\__pycache__\utf_8.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\importlib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\re\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\re\__pycache__\_casefix.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\re\__pycache__\_compiler.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\re\__pycache__\_constants.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\re\__pycache__\_parser.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\site-packages\__pycache__\sitecustomize.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\site-packages\_distutils_hack\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\urllib\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\python\lib\urllib\__pycache__\parse.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\bl_pkg\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\bl_pkg\__pycache__\bl_extension_ops.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\bl_pkg\__pycache__\bl_extension_ui.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\camera.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\engine.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\operators.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\presets.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\properties.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\ui.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\cycles\__pycache__\version_update.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_anim_bvh\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_curve_svg\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_mesh_uv_layout\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_scene_fbx\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_scene_gltf2\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_scene_gltf2\blender\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_scene_gltf2\blender\com\__pycache__\gltf2_blender_ui.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\io_scene_gltf2\blender\com\__pycache__\material_helpers.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\asset_browser.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\conversion.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\functions.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\gui.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\keymaps.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\operators.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\pose_creation.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\addons_core\pose_library\__pycache__\pose_usage.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\addon_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bl_app_template_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_restrict_state.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\bpy_types.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\keyingsets_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\nodeitems_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\__pycache__\rna_prop_ui.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\_bpy_internal\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\_bpy_internal\extensions\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\_bpy_internal\extensions\__pycache__\junction_module.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bl_ui_utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bl_ui_utils\__pycache__\layout.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\ops.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy\__pycache__\path.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy\utils\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\asset_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\io_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\node_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\modules\bpy_extras\__pycache__\object_utils.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\startup\__pycache__\keyingsets_builtins.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\startup\__pycache__\nodeitems_builtins.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\__init__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\4.3\scripts\startup\bl_operators\__pycache__\add_mesh_torus.cpython-311.pyc

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\blender.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\blender.4.4
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blender Foundation

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.blend\OpenWithProgids\blender.4.4
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender-launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender-launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.4\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.4\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3849036026-2820385674-2783631055-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.3\blender.exe

How to uninstall Blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Blender is an application released by Blender Foundation. Frequently, people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll 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 application will be found very quickly. After you click Blender in the list of applications, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Blender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Blender.


8. After removing Blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Blender that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Blender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Blender by Blender Foundation from your computer, we are not saying that Blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Blender in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.