Lightworks

A way to uninstall Lightworks from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Lightworks for Windows. It was created for Windows by LWKS Software Ltd.. You can find out more on LWKS Software Ltd. or check for application updates here. You can get more details related to Lightworks at http://www.lwks.com. Lightworks is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Lightworks directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can uninstall Lightworks by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Lightworks\uninstall.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled lightworks.exe and it has a size of 505.36 KB (517488 bytes).

Lightworks is comprised of the following executables which occupy 5.19 MB (5444351 bytes) on disk:

• AudioPluginScanner.exe (3.14 MB)
• ffmpeg.exe (391.86 KB)
• lightworks.exe (505.36 KB)
• ntcardvt.exe (1.05 MB)
• uninstall.exe (121.81 KB)

This page is about Lightworks version 2023.2.142600 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Lightworks:

• 2023.2.144635
• 2025.1.151752
• 14.7.2.0
• 2022.3.138192
• 2023.1.139984
• 2023.2.143744
• 2022.2.134900
• 2023.1.140167
• 2023.1.140530
• 2023.1.139219
• 2023.2.142965
• 2023.2.143376
• 2023.1.139100
• 2023.1.139411
• 2023.2.146240
• 2023.2.144936
• 2023.2.146025
• 14.7.2.1
• 2023.2.146752
• 2023.1.139188
• 2025.1.148287
• 2025.1.149111
• 2023.2.143100
• 2023.2.147664
• 2023.1.140859
• 2022.2.133968
• 2023.2.144289
• 2023.2.143546
• 2023.1.139778
• 2024.1.147259
• 14.7.0.0
• 2022.3.136244
• 2023.1.142124
• 2023.1.141158
• 2022.3.137093
• 2022.3.137309
• 2023.1.140371
• 2023.2.146471
• 2023.2.147500
• 2022.3.138939
• 2023.2.145091
• 2023.2.145381
• 2023.2.147988
• 2022.2.135077
• 2023.1.139518
• Unknown
• 2023.1.141015
• 2023.1.141770
• 2025.1.149576
• 2023.2.144115
• 2025.1.150805
• 2022.1.1.133442
• 2023.2.142310
• 2023.1.139342
• 2023.1.138994
• 2023.1.140639
• 2022.2.134300
• 14.7.1.0
• 2023.2.145674

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

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Lightworks
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lightworks
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E94DD4E4-7746-472c-AA7B-1242FED0CFC8}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\lightworks.exe

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\lightworks_2023.2_r142600_64bit_setup (1).exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\lightworks_2023.2_r142600_64bit_setup (1).exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Aufnahmen\zz Lightworks\ntcardvt.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Aufnahmen\zz Lightworks\ntcardvt.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2606943616-1993649837-3219786102-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\lightworks_2023.2_r142600_64bit_setup (1).exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2606943616-1993649837-3219786102-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Aufnahmen\zz Lightworks\ntcardvt.exe

How to uninstall Lightworks from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lightworks is an application by LWKS Software Ltd.. Frequently, people try to erase this program. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase Lightworks is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Lightworks or simply click the Search feature and type in "Lightworks". If it exists on your system the Lightworks application will be found very quickly. When you click Lightworks in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Lightworks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Lightworks:

• The publisher is: http://www.lwks.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lightworks\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Lightworks.


8. After removing Lightworks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Lightworks that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Lightworks using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Lightworks by LWKS Software Ltd. from your computer, we are not saying that Lightworks by LWKS Software Ltd. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Lightworks in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.