Lightworks

A guide to uninstall Lightworks from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Lightworks for Windows. It was coded for Windows by EditShare. Open here for more details on EditShare. More details about the software Lightworks can be seen at http://www.lwks.com. Usually the Lightworks program is installed in the C:\Program Files\Lightworks folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Lightworks\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Lightworks. lightworks.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 549.59 KB (562784 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Lightworks. They take about 9.02 MB (9455077 bytes) on disk.

• ffmpeg.exe (288.50 KB)
• lightworks.exe (549.59 KB)
• ntcardvt.exe (1.16 MB)
• uninstall.exe (7.04 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 14.6.0.1 of Lightworks. Click on the links below for other Lightworks versions:

• 14.7.0.0
• 14.1.0.0
• 14.0.0.0
• 14.6.0.0
• 14.5.0.0

Lightworks has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_lightworks.softonic.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lightworks
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lightworks
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E94DD4E4-7746-472c-AA7B-1242FED0CFC8}

How to remove Lightworks from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lightworks is an application released by EditShare. Frequently, people want to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Lightworks is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Lightworks or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Lightworks". If it exists on your system the Lightworks application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Lightworks in the list , the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Lightworks, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Lightworks:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.lwks.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lightworks\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Lightworks.


8. After uninstalling Lightworks, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Lightworks that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Lightworks using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Lightworks by EditShare from your computer, nor are we saying that Lightworks by EditShare is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Lightworks in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.