MATLAB R2018b

How to uninstall MATLAB R2018b from your computer

MATLAB R2018b is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by MathWorks. More data about MathWorks can be found here. Click on www.mathworks.com to get more data about MATLAB R2018b on MathWorks's website. MATLAB R2018b is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for removing MATLAB R2018b is C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. matlab.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 322.36 KB (330096 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of MATLAB R2018b. They take about 308.54 MB (323525616 bytes) on disk.

• matlab.exe (322.36 KB)
• activate_matlab.exe (115.38 KB)
• AddOnsProductInstaller.exe (479.88 KB)
• checkMATLABRootForDriveMap.exe (136.50 KB)
• codeinstrum_cc.exe (148.00 KB)
• cpuid_info.exe (22.50 KB)
• ddux_settings.exe (414.50 KB)
• dvoanalyzer.exe (4.44 MB)
• dvoc.exe (1.36 MB)
• dvofxp.exe (1.92 MB)
• fileassoc.exe (131.50 KB)
• gmake.exe (204.00 KB)
• gpu_info.exe (18.00 KB)
• hci_server.exe (28.00 KB)
• InstallMATLABStartupAccelerator.exe (21.91 KB)
• install_supportsoftware.exe (553.38 KB)
• MathWorks_Privileged_Operation.exe (48.40 KB)
• MATLAB.exe (167.36 KB)
• MATLABStartupAccelerator.exe (56.00 KB)
• MATLABWindow.exe (729.36 KB)
• matlabwindowhelper.exe (430.38 KB)
• matlab_uninstaller.exe (84.38 KB)
• mex.exe (42.00 KB)
• mlDiff.exe (17.50 KB)
• mlint.exe (33.50 KB)
• mlMerge.exe (17.50 KB)
• mwdot.exe (390.50 KB)
• mwneato.exe (337.50 KB)
• mwtwopi.exe (343.00 KB)
• mw_4a.exe (131.87 KB)
• mw_4a_update.exe (98.39 KB)
• mw_cleanup.exe (834.37 KB)
• mw_olm.exe (52.00 KB)
• mw_teu.exe (55.50 KB)
• ps_be.exe (48.54 MB)
• ps_check_options.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_configure.exe (1.71 MB)
• ps_cxx_fe.exe (593.50 KB)
• ps_cxx_me.exe (28.00 MB)
• ps_c_me.exe (45.18 MB)
• ps_c_stubber.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_dvo.exe (3.03 MB)
• ps_fast_parser.exe (1.39 MB)
• ps_fixpoint.exe (31.80 MB)
• ps_gaa_server.exe (2.40 MB)
• ps_gen_gui_files.exe (18.77 MB)
• ps_il2cgel.exe (6.08 MB)
• ps_il2concolic_cgir.exe (29.05 MB)
• ps_instrument.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_leavesfirst.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_linksuif.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_middle_end.exe (234.50 KB)
• ps_moo.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_pckg.exe (44.01 KB)
• ps_porky.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_printsuif.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_s2c.exe (12.00 KB)
• ps_swighnflew.exe (12.00 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (13.00 KB)
• rtiostreamtest_host.exe (30.50 KB)
• session_helper.exe (75.87 KB)
• setup.exe (479.86 KB)
• SupportSoftwareInstaller.exe (195.39 KB)
• update_installer.exe (78.88 KB)
• update_installer_helper.exe (27.88 KB)
• usResourceCompiler3.exe (302.00 KB)
• lmgrd.exe (1.71 MB)
• lmtools.exe (1.94 MB)
• lmutil.exe (1.68 MB)
• MLM.exe (2.96 MB)
• polyspace-verifier.exe (18.00 KB)
• ps_windows_inject.exe (118.50 KB)
• ps_windows_inject.exe (154.50 KB)
• clang.exe (59.19 MB)
• jabswitch.exe (33.56 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.56 KB)
• java.exe (202.06 KB)
• javacpl.exe (78.56 KB)
• javaw.exe (202.06 KB)
• javaws.exe (312.06 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.56 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (109.56 KB)
• keytool.exe (16.06 KB)
• kinit.exe (16.06 KB)
• klist.exe (16.06 KB)
• ktab.exe (16.06 KB)
• orbd.exe (16.06 KB)
• pack200.exe (16.06 KB)
• policytool.exe (16.06 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.56 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (16.06 KB)
• servertool.exe (16.06 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (70.56 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.06 KB)
• unpack200.exe (195.06 KB)
• jxbrowser-chromium.exe (137.50 KB)
• lburg64.exe (49.03 KB)
• lcc64.exe (2.43 MB)
• lcclib64.exe (123.52 KB)
• lcclnk64.exe (429.05 KB)
• lccmake.exe (56.00 KB)
• pedump64.exe (469.17 KB)
• perl5.26.1.exe (12.50 KB)
• perlglob.exe (10.00 KB)
• wperl.exe (12.50 KB)
• tcc.exe (132.00 KB)
• tiny_impdef.exe (8.00 KB)
• tiny_libmaker.exe (7.50 KB)
• PAGEANT.EXE (306.55 KB)
• PLINK.EXE (602.59 KB)
• PSCP.EXE (612.05 KB)
• PSFTP.EXE (628.07 KB)
• PUTTY.EXE (834.05 KB)
• PUTTYGEN.EXE (397.56 KB)

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The current page applies to MATLAB R2018b version 9.5 alone. After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MathWorks\MATLAB
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\TMW5071.tmp\help\includes\product\images\matlab_gs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove MATLAB R2018b:

• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\compcontents.bin
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\affymetrixsdk_win64 1527217337 2837820173892991904.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\amcl-localization_common 1527214470 2426373873776745504.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\amcl-localization_win64 1527217338 2469406242530166512.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\amd_win64 1527217338 1564867914126174396.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\ant_common 1527214470 2191493676168715738.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\antlr_common 1527214471 6853955509255094105.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\arpack_win64 1527217984 631548537542610651.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\avro-cpp_win64 1527217953 698605042746407337.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\aws-sdk-cpp_win64 1528994254 9106040857409745658.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\axis2_common 1527214493 4864238363449875623.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\batik_common 1527214471 4050469177622062970.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\bluecove_common 1527214471 2727548325111258263.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\boost_win64 1527217914 4989373478839830666.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\bsd-xdr_win64 1527217364 1218852068486633922.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cdf_win64 1527217365 5653901072042280078.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cef_win64 1528321440 4101871318381636732.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cfitsio_win64 1527217366 745319104098621721.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cgal_win64 1527217954 4295678005867060615.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cholmod_win64 1527223252 1554546428296900382.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\clang_win64 1527217431 8947205161651678186.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\clipper_win64 1527217437 9165594430069275369.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cm2_win64 1527217985 8200497491741388609.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\colamd_win64 1527217367 1154283714202828424.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\commons-cli_common 1527214472 1844155330186881528.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\commons-codec_common 1527214471 772353317698039496.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cpp11compat_win64 1527217371 7407493851882861714.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cuda_win64 1529968965 1212090961835465277.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\curl_win64 1527217953 858694654223170820.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\cximage_win64 1527217446 7247585372057199511.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\daskr_win64 1527217922 5477720247701191627.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\dcam_win64 1527217451 8473756163830467291.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\dhtmlxsuite_common 1509931936 3589528436511419710.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\eclipse-modeling-tools_common 1527214475 5729681821528179815.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\eclipsexbaseruntimelibrary_common 1527214475 3947651538340208626.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\expat_win64 1527217370 4533765254824470785.xml
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• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\fmi2_win64 1527214476 4506517709057693222.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\fop_common 1527214495 8815741824181686498.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\fop-pdf-images_common 1527214498 1322611551654593198.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\foxtrot_common 1527214476 5185520576713126230.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\freetype_win64 1527217488 7601049426553821097.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\genicam_win64 1510721581 7907323844077643721.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\geotiff_win64 1527217954 7996516607716521437.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\geotools_common 1527214477 8738253880591491394.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\glazedlists_common 1527214493 6863051683545263043.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\gmake_win64 1527217491 6437329283373816945.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\gmp_win64 1527217367 6251766552271430576.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\google-collections_common 1527214476 1323390541874199813.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\gpc_win64 1527217494 484309572549395585.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\graphviz_win64 1527217495 6188591007759156587.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\gson_common 1527214477 7312940927001345230.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\guice_common 1527214494 1149247605412977955.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\h2database_common 1527214477 4491242608535899462.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\halide_win64 1527217496 381030080736148972.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\haver_win64 1527217496 5976280312087893383.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\hdf4_win64 1527217931 5612501015165190420.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\hdf5_win64 1527217917 5054005051585146171.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\hdfeos2_win64 1527217955 5760305078903577642.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\hoopsexchange_win64 1532721608 7075582068375933674.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\icebrowser_common 1527214478 9080570162340276638.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\icu_win64 1527217363 5480397789042297241.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\ifort_runtime__win64 1527217370 6437520345968813031.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\iiwa_stack_common 1527214478 8175827105614615676.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\inertialnav_derivations_win64 1527217519 5681802090301332784.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\ipp_win64 1527217536 7151982769458425505.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\itk_win64 1527217522 4722703246184691961.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\itm_win64 1527217521 6063659211998240430.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jackson_common 1527214473 1630786264346711069.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\javaaccessbridge_common 1527214478 1631102080254516123.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\javaewah_common 1527214478 7968567143733398509.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jaxen_common 1527214478 6215136223132342320.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jdom_common 1527214478 6501641763787961811.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jetbrains-annotations_common 1527214478 4434282439469270755.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jetty-eclipse_common 1527214480 6981816889240708477.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jgit_common 1527214494 6717569030519353275.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jgoodies-forms_common 1527214476 3639973044199056682.xml
• C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\appdata\components\3p\jgoodies-looks_common 1527214478 493953330453868459.xml

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Application
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Matlab.Desktop.Application
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MathWorks\MATLAB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2018b
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\matlab.exe

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\matlab.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\matlab.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-959519807-343607032-1097883524-19639\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\matlab.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-959519807-343607032-1097883524-19639\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\win64\activate_matlab.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-959519807-343607032-1097883524-19639\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-959519807-343607032-1097883524-19639\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe

A way to remove MATLAB R2018b with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MATLAB R2018b is a program marketed by MathWorks. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase MATLAB R2018b 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate MATLAB R2018b or simply activate the Search field and type in "MATLAB R2018b". The MATLAB R2018b app will be found automatically. After you select MATLAB R2018b in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding MATLAB R2018b, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for MATLAB R2018b:

• The web site of the program is: www.mathworks.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall MATLAB R2018b.


8. After uninstalling MATLAB R2018b, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of MATLAB R2018b which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing MATLAB R2018b with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove MATLAB R2018b by MathWorks from your PC, nor are we saying that MATLAB R2018b by MathWorks is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove MATLAB R2018b supposing 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.