MATLAB R2015b

A guide to uninstall MATLAB R2015b from your system

MATLAB R2015b is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by MathWorks. Go over here where you can get more info on MathWorks. Click on www.mathworks.com to get more info about MATLAB R2015b on MathWorks's website. MATLAB R2015b is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can remove MATLAB R2015b by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called matlab.exe and occupies 239.13 KB (244872 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside MATLAB R2015b. They occupy about 26.66 MB (27958869 bytes) on disk.

• matlab.exe (239.13 KB)
• activate_matlab.exe (107.30 KB)
• device_info.exe (19.50 KB)
• gmake.exe (204.00 KB)
• hci_server.exe (24.50 KB)
• InstallMATLABStartupAccelerator.exe (15.80 KB)
• MathWorks_Privileged_Operation.exe (63.86 KB)
• MATLAB.exe (163.63 KB)
• MATLABStartupAccelerator.exe (44.00 KB)
• MATLABWindow.exe (840.50 KB)
• mex.exe (111.50 KB)
• mlint.exe (27.00 KB)
• mwdot.exe (389.50 KB)
• mwneato.exe (335.00 KB)
• mwtwopi.exe (341.50 KB)
• session_helper.exe (72.80 KB)
• setup.exe (311.30 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (3.03 MB)
• VCRT_check.exe (11.00 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (4.97 MB)
• VCRT_check.exe (12.00 KB)
• lmgrd.exe (1.88 MB)
• lmtools.exe (1.88 MB)
• lmutil.exe (1.64 MB)
• MLM.exe (2.63 MB)
• jabswitch.exe (54.41 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.91 KB)
• java.exe (184.91 KB)
• javacpl.exe (74.41 KB)
• javaw.exe (184.91 KB)
• javaws.exe (305.91 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (65.91 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.91 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.91 KB)
• klist.exe (15.91 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.91 KB)
• orbd.exe (16.41 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.91 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.91 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.91 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.91 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.91 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (62.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.41 KB)
• unpack200.exe (176.41 KB)
• jxbrowser-chromium.exe (137.00 KB)
• lburg64.exe (49.03 KB)
• lcc64.exe (2.42 MB)
• lcclib64.exe (123.52 KB)
• lcclnk64.exe (407.60 KB)
• lccmake.exe (56.00 KB)
• pedump64.exe (469.17 KB)
• wedit64.exe (2.08 MB)
• a2p.exe (84.08 KB)
• perl5.8.9.exe (44.08 KB)
• perlglob.exe (16.08 KB)
• wperl.exe (44.08 KB)
• deactivate_matlab.exe (110.28 KB)
• uninstall.exe (52.78 KB)

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The current page applies to MATLAB R2015b version 8.6 only. If you are manually uninstalling MATLAB R2015b we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall MATLAB R2015b:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MathWorks\MATLAB
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall MATLAB R2015b:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\compcontents.bin
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\affymetrixsdk_win64 1438296611 7707533516256799898.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\amd_win64 1438296716 3508260343628462275.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\ant_common 1438291907 6170695792963972655.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\antlr_common 1438291916 1112713822518641197.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\apache-felixv1_common 1438291913 7991997915112250969.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\arpack_win64 1438296798 2649954816237311078.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\avro-cpp_win64 1438296808 4216199741516140493.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\axis2_common 1438291943 190530306315482332.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\batik_common 1438291915 4355692571896784590.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\blacs_win64 1438296801 291015983595304260.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\bluecove_common 1438291920 7894890716274537695.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\boost_win64 1438296792 2192569113834201769.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\bsd-xdr_win64 1438296741 5526135995121533197.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\cdf_win64 1438296739 731127564995959798.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\cef_win64 1438296745 2082698438589847070.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\cfitsio_win64 1438296739 6625257852642160808.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\chilkat_win64 1438296742 6163203975732698124.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\cholmod_win64 1438300603 1615474376626153277.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\google-collections_common 1438291915 7402969364673921061.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\gpc_win64 1438296597 738791839304483821.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\h2database_common 1438291924 6661110248056112144.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\ifort_runtime__win64 1438296717 3080759912280012049.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\jxbrowser_common 1438291943 1187579997697144776.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\jxbrowser_win64 1438296785 4932891715050761804.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\jxbrowser-chromium_common 1438722735 721776231163706563.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\jxlayer_common 1438291915 8346683469877547003.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\kakadu_win64 1438296741 7283051503958899724.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\leptonica_win64 1438296597 383425292492826924.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\libsbml_win64 1438296787 8188610508621007456.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\libsndfile_win64 1438296801 2229652448635374727.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\log4j_common 1438291914 1706382940710555971.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\appdata\components\3p\lucene_common 1438291915 1009794224827976422.xml

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Application
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Desktop.Application
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mathworks\MATLAB
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings\Telemetry\matlab.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MathWorks\MATLAB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\MATLAB.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\114\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\win64\matlab.exe,-58
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\matlab.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\matlab.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\matlab\r2015b\bin\win64\matlab.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\matlab\r2015b\bin\win64\matlab.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\polyspace\bin\polyspace-bug-finder.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\polyspace\bin\polyspace-bug-finder.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\polyspace\bin\polyspace-code-prover.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\polyspace\bin\polyspace-code-prover.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\uni\????\MathWorks.MATLAB.R2015b\MathWorks MATLAB R2015b\Setup\bin\win64\vc90\vcredist_x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\uni\????\MathWorks.MATLAB.R2015b\MathWorks MATLAB R2015b\Setup\bin\win64\vc90\vcredist_x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\uni\????\MathWorks.MATLAB.R2015b\MathWorks MATLAB R2015b\Setup\bin\win64\vcredist_x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\uni\????\MathWorks.MATLAB.R2015b\MathWorks MATLAB R2015b\Setup\bin\win64\vcredist_x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3336494345-1582618060-1480131080-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{61926C52-8AE3-465A-BCB9-33B4522F1FE0}C:\program files\matlab\r2015b\bin\win64\matlab.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{61DAA880-7F81-40AE-A94D-6F67B28B0939}C:\program files\matlab\r2015b\bin\win64\matlab.exe

A way to erase MATLAB R2015b with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MATLAB R2015b is a program by the software company MathWorks. Some computer users try to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase MATLAB R2015b 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find MATLAB R2015b or simply activate the Search field and type in "MATLAB R2015b". The MATLAB R2015b app will be found very quickly. When you select MATLAB R2015b in the list , the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding MATLAB R2015b, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for MATLAB R2015b:

• The publisher is: www.mathworks.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall MATLAB R2015b.


8. After uninstalling MATLAB R2015b, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of MATLAB R2015b that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling MATLAB R2015b with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall MATLAB R2015b by MathWorks from your computer, nor are we saying that MATLAB R2015b by MathWorks is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall MATLAB R2015b in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.