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A way to uninstall NVDA from your PC

This web page is about NVDA for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by NV Access. Take a look here where you can get more info on NV Access. You can get more details on NVDA at . NVDA is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. You can uninstall NVDA by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. nvda_uiAccess.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 41.47 KB (42464 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in NVDA. They take 366.12 KB (374904 bytes) on disk.

  • nvda_uiAccess.exe (41.47 KB)
  • nvda_noUIAccess.exe (41.47 KB)
  • nvda_service.exe (37.97 KB)
  • nvda_slave.exe (36.97 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (92.70 KB)
  • nvdaHelperRemoteLoader.exe (74.08 KB)
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This info is about NVDA version 2015.3 only. You can find below a few links to other NVDA versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall NVDA:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NVDA
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\comtypes_cache\nvda_noUIAccess-27
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\comtypes_cache\nvda_slave-27

The files below are left behind on your disk by NVDA's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\_ctypes.pyd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\_hashlib.pyd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\_socket.pyd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\_ssl.pyd

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nvda-addon
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NVDA.Addon.1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NVDA
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\nvda

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NVDA.Addon.1\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NVDA\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NVDA\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NVDA\InstallDir


How to delete NVDA from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

NVDA is a program marketed by the software company NV Access. Frequently, users decide to erase it. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to erase NVDA 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate NVDA or simply click the Search feature and type in "NVDA". If it exists on your system the NVDA app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click NVDA in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding NVDA, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for NVDA:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.nvaccess.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove NVDA.
Uninstall NVDA


8. After removing NVDA, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of NVDA that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling NVDA using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall NVDA by NV Access from your PC, nor are we saying that NVDA by NV Access is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall NVDA in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-22 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 23:28:45.323