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A way to uninstall NI Package Manager from your system

This page is about NI Package Manager for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by NI. Go over here for more details on NI. NI Package Manager is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for NI Package Manager is C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIPackageManager.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 2.54 MB (2660048 bytes) on disk and is called NIPackageManager.exe.

The following executables are installed beside NI Package Manager. They occupy about 68.69 MB (72027312 bytes) on disk.

  • NIPackageManager.exe (2.54 MB)
  • nipkg.exe (1.12 MB)
  • Install.exe (2.16 MB)
  • NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe (59.14 MB)
  • NIInstallCertificate.exe (208.51 KB)
  • Install.exe (1.38 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 21.3.0 of NI Package Manager. You can find below a few links to other NI Package Manager versions:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be uninstalled when you want to remove NI Package Manager from your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\de\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\de\NIPackageManager.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\de\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\fr\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\Install.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\ja\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\ko\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\nipkg.ini
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\nipkgclient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\bin\zh-CN\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\dotnet-installer\MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crt
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\dotnet-installer\NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\dotnet-installer\NIInstallCertificate.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\files.json
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\eula-ni-standard.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\ni-package-manager.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\ni-package-manager-deployment-support.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\ni-package-manager-released-feed.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\ni-package-manager-upgrader.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\Packages
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\ni-package-manager-packages\system-windows-x64.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\nipkg.ini
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\Install.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\InstallCHS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\InstallDEU.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\InstallFRA.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\InstallJPN.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\preinstall\InstallKOR.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\system-packages\Packages
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\system-packages\system-windows-x64.nipkg
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme_chs.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme_deu.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme_fra.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme_jpn.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\readme_kor.html
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\fr\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\fr\NIPackageManager.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ja\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ja\NIPackageManager.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ko\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ko\NIPackageManager.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NationalInstruments.LicenseManagement.Client.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Store.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\niceiplib_STATIC_CRT.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIMSIProperties\MIFSystemUtility.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIMSIProperties\MIFSystemUtility64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIMSIProperties\niMetaUtils.msm
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIPackageManager.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\nipkg.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\nipkgclient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Settings\ni-package-manager-defaults.ini
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Settings\ni-package-manager-released.ini
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\de\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\fr\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\Install.exe
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\ja\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\ko\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\nipkgclient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Updater\zh-CN\Install.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\x86\nipkgclient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\zh-CN\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Deployment.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\zh-CN\NIPackageManager.resources.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\errorlog.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-21T14.24.37_14552.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-21T14.25.15_6228.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-21T16.35.25_6264.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-21T16.41.39_2692.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-21T16.45.47_13484.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-22T14.07.37_4580.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-28T14.00.04_6948.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-11-29T20.04.37_5504.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-05T16.54.47_10980.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-06T22.29.29_7016.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-13T18.51.13_7448.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-19T14.43.01_13432.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-20T14.43.20_2288.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2024-12-26T19.16.50_7368.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-02T19.08.12_2344.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-04T23.02.33_6208.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-07T00.01.29_11196.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-12T19.54.38_11088.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-19T11.24.37_11300.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-22T18.16.19_7632.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-01-25T20.34.05_132.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-01T20.34.12_12240.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-05T01.34.05_14272.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-08T21.51.21_12600.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-15T20.45.48_13828.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-19T13.12.16_10884.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-20T14.29.52_14020.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Logs\NIPkgLogs\NIPkgLog_2025-02-23T15.35.24_11328.txt

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\28DFAC3BC1672934ABF6A5977E8293D6
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\340FCDD29F470AE44BBC3E4CD023D963
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3DEF780BC4A08E74E9ECCB772F95105D
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A7032818AF966F0419A999C408651099
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NI Package Manager
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\National Instruments\NI Package Manager
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\National Instruments\NI Package Manager

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\28DFAC3BC1672934ABF6A5977E8293D6\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\340FCDD29F470AE44BBC3E4CD023D963\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3DEF780BC4A08E74E9ECCB772F95105D\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A7032818AF966F0419A999C408651099\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Package Manager Core 21.30.49256 {B3CAFD82-761C-4392-BA6F-5A79E728396D}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Package Manager Deployment Support 21.3 21.30.49256 {B087FED3-0A4C-47E8-9ECE-BC77F25901D5}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\de\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Deployment\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Documentation\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\fr\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ja\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\ko\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\NIMSIProperties\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\x86\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\zh-CN\


How to remove NI Package Manager from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

NI Package Manager is a program offered by NI. Frequently, users want to erase this program. This can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK practice to erase NI Package Manager 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find NI Package Manager or simply click the Search feature and type in "NI Package Manager". If it is installed on your PC the NI Package Manager program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click NI Package Manager in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding NI Package Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove NI Package Manager.
Uninstall NI Package Manager


8. After uninstalling NI Package Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of NI Package Manager which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing NI Package Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove NI Package Manager by NI from your PC, we are not saying that NI Package Manager by NI is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove NI Package Manager supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-10-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-10-09 12:53:20.303