National Instruments Software

A way to uninstall National Instruments Software from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall National Instruments Software for Windows. It was developed for Windows by National Instruments. More information on National Instruments can be seen here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\NIUninstaller folder (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for National Instruments Software is C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\NIUninstaller\uninst.exe. National Instruments Software's primary file takes around 2.88 MB (3021152 bytes) and its name is uninst.exe.

National Instruments Software contains of the executables below. They occupy 3.21 MB (3361568 bytes) on disk.

• InstallValidator.exe (269.88 KB)
• nipie2.exe (62.55 KB)
• uninst.exe (2.88 MB)

If you are manually uninstalling National Instruments Software we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National Instruments
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\National_Instruments
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\National Instruments

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\de-DE\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\en-US\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\fr-FR\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\ja-JP\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\ko-KR\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Copyright\zh-CN\NI Copyright.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\de-DE\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\en-US\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\fr-FR\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\ja-JP\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\ko-KR\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Export Compliance\zh-CN\NI Export Compliance Information.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\de-DE\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\en-US\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\fr-FR\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\ja-JP\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\ko-KR\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Patents\zh-CN\NI Patents.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\de-DE\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\en-US\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\fr-FR\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\ja-JP\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\ko-KR\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Product Warning\zh-CN\NI Product Warning.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\de-DE\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\en-US\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\fr-FR\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\ja-JP\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\ko-KR\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Trademarks\zh-CN\NI Trademarks.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\de-DE\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\en-US\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\fr-FR\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\ja-JP\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\ko-KR\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\_Warranty\zh-CN\NI Limited Warranty.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\Math Kernel Libraries 17.01.49152 {6A8A28A0-4568-4718-A3E7-F951C191602B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\Math Kernel Libraries 18.01.49152 {14B23AC5-B7EF-47D1-A57D-8666BAEE13C3}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI .NET Framework 4.6.2 4.63.49152 {E6406D9C-7E60-4819-B647-41C549D25CCC}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI ActiveX Container 17.11.49152 {88DFF01E-7C87-4E35-B194-CB7A2E32FA6D}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Authentication 2019 19.00.49152 {E28CF12C-112B-4023-BBA3-C5D30CE583DC}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Circuit Design Suite 14.2 Core 14.20.49240 {C85E6F31-702B-476E-B44D-F6EC4092DAC2}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Circuit Design Suite 14.2 Pro 14.20.49241 {C50D29DF-20C2-4829-A4D7-58B1ACE0CBF1}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Circuit Design Suite 14.2 Pro Licenses 14.20.49246 {A174F3D2-0CCB-4AC8-8EFD-28CD72D021AA}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Circuit Design Suite 14.2 Shared 14.20.49241 {364BE6AA-0F62-40A7-A5A8-DD15082A1A7B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Circuit Design Suite Databases 14.20.49251 {37DBCA00-10A2-4BC8-A3C2-4F1A6E3D2AC5}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Curl 2019 19.00.49152 {B29007A1-E053-46E4-8A51-6803638AF06D}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI DataFinder Desktop Quit 18.55.49152 {48CB48CB-1B2D-4B8E-83F2-682A3AEA8757}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI DataSocket 19.0 19.00.49152 {6C2EA93A-BE4B-4929-BC67-ECE3DC942BFB}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Error Reporting 2019 19.00.49152 {BDB8510F-A749-420F-83B6-50471C6E900C}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Error Reporting Interface 19.0 19.00.49152 {69181DFA-D7CA-4AFE-98E2-A985F32B557B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI EulaDepot 19.00.49152 {F8018104-6294-4896-A9E2-CBC919992310}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Example Finder 19.0 19.00.49152 {DF899B49-AD4C-4DBF-AAB9-7804EEC5F897}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Help Assistant 2.2.0 2.20.49152 {40181E81-8E14-435C-8D7B-ACF206717FCA}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2017 Real-Time NBFifo 17.01.49152 {BFC565AE-AE37-435E-9DD8-CCDA67A43A64}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2017 Run-Time Engine Web Server 17.02.49152 {078DEF27-4701-48CB-A4B2-863C38741E3F}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2018 Real-Time NBFifo 18.01.49152 {327F1AC0-F044-4E66-80C1-60E5DE0C3F25}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2018 Run-Time Engine Web Server 18.01.49152 {36AC0BCF-6928-46C6-9B5B-9271B60B8823}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2019 Deployment Framework 19.00.49152 {2D235EC4-446F-4CD5-8516-6BC1AC99F2F2}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2019 Real-Time NBFifo 19.00.49152 {E1D9B566-15DF-41AE-8342-800FD1A6A7A9}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW 2019 Run-Time Engine Web Server 19.00.49152 {39E48FFF-ED88-4231-A9A7-198A9CE4CCE4}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2017 SP1 f3 17.60.49152 {085A7141-FB86-4664-AA46-2B9C6AE2922C}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2017 SP1 Non-English Support. 17.60.49152 {DD947755-D529-4239-9A19-F589C2F21F94}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2018 SP1 f3 18.60.49152 {C5ABCE00-1C4C-4C99-980E-D15086F27D17}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2018 SP1 Non-English Support. 18.60.49152 {F4956F08-1B8C-47B8-8794-16431062AEC5}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2019 19.00.49152 {B20204CA-DD51-4527-95BC-C7D4D15EF68C}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabVIEW Runtime 2019 Non-English Support. 19.00.49152 {21BC6C6B-8341-48B5-9FDC-CF25E4969533}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2017 Low-Level Driver (Original) 17.50.49152 {9BB3D4D0-8F6C-4884-93EA-4B86E49E84D3}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 .NET Library 19.00.49152 {7EE28BBA-8A24-40B1-B0D0-9066A8CFA4AA}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 .NET Reflector Library 19.00.49152 {F456DB40-F5DF-45FE-A582-83DBED5D6432}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 ActiveX Library 19.00.49152 {D72C00A8-14F3-4E45-AFAC-5A71F833E210}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 Analysis Library 19.00.49152 {16BC0547-DF57-48CF-8CB5-1CC0DF3B4911}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 DataSocket Library 19.00.49152 {6E1BCD5B-41A1-4E69-8C6E-389F57A19F00}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 Internet Library 19.00.49152 {CE61F080-FB64-4F6C-9763-A3060A0E59E6}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 Network Streams Library 19.00.49152 {EEA5281C-7DA9-492E-8F6F-4127DC67AAD6}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 Network Variable Library 19.00.49152 {D1027BA0-C959-44E2-B4FA-10386404AF75}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI 2019 TDMS Library 19.00.49152 {75191165-D39E-42A2-A7A2-D74AE99F8A84}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Diadem Connectivity Support 19.00.49152 {9B14BAA8-31A5-463B-88C8-EC81F67BEE57}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Instrument Driver Runtime 2019 19.00.49152 {E12F09FF-07B3-4677-8D5C-BDD01E9A5545}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI OpenGL Library 2019 19.00.49152 {FB67912C-BB8D-4FE2-B64E-7712EB90DEA4}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Real-Time Runtime 2019 19.00.49152 {0946CDFA-C3C6-4AD5-B884-FB72701ED351}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Shared Runtime 2019 19.00.49152 {2EB63900-C920-494E-9F7B-56E6B2DCBEE9}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Shared Runtime 2019 19.00.49152 {DD4F8DEA-0AA5-48D8-B82C-763E5E087A06}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Shared Runtime Core 2019 19.00.49152 {93977567-FFEC-453C-A47F-CE30077E9F4B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI LabWindows_CVI Shared Runtime OpenMP 2019 19.00.49152 {5B4D362F-8203-490C-82D1-5F607972196F}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Launcher 19.00.49156 {5338A867-DF6C-439F-A973-5EEBF3EF9110}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI License Manager 4.40.49154 {4475EC31-07FE-4145-878E-D6ADC4483748}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Logos 19.0 19.00.49152 {60684600-163F-45D7-83DB-E247FA48D81F}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Logos XT Support 19.00.49152 {52981014-740C-430E-A83A-711186DF565B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI MAX Remote Configuration Installer 19.0 19.00.49152 {FAFB3CD7-F8A6-4D31-BCB4-57354C17128E}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI MDF Support 19.00.49156 {ED664E5A-6D28-48EA-A2EE-B6356EF01B37}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI mDNS Responder 19.0.0 19.00.49152 {5E39EF13-6B0A-4C7A-B7FB-608DB58D1D73}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Measurement Studio ComponentWorks 3D Graph 8.75.49152 {A9B6FC03-1277-40DF-A475-32389FD27883}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI MetaSuite Installer 19.00.49156 {6C245AE4-61B6-4D3F-A9CD-D8B09B1860C5}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time 14.15.49152 {AFC999BB-F270-46EF-B748-AE755EC75322}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Multisim LabVIEW Interoperability Support 14.2 14.20.49152 {C0406B75-9800-4747-BE7C-8B5FFDF15C1B}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Network Discovery 19.0 19.00.49152 {67CAC405-3918-4EDA-A296-D96448453E0C}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI OPCEnum Shared 5.63.49152 {FF52A5AE-9E72-49EE-8E39-C514ED78E1E2}\notice.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\_Legal Information\NI Package Manager 19.0 19.00.49152 {8FFD373A-95F4-4B1C-B658-3BBB2C0163D8}\notice.txt

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\National Instruments DataServer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\National Instruments.LookoutOPCServer
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\National Instruments.NetBrowser
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\National Instruments.OPCDemo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\National Instruments.PackageManager.1
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\National Instruments
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NI Uninstaller
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\National Instruments

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\niauth\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NIDomainService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nimDNSResponder\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NINetworkDiscovery\ImagePath

How to uninstall National Instruments Software from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

National Instruments Software is a program by the software company National Instruments. Frequently, people want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall National Instruments Software is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate National Instruments Software or simply click the Search feature and type in "National Instruments Software". If it is installed on your PC the National Instruments Software application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click National Instruments Software in the list , some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about National Instruments Software, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall National Instruments Software.


8. After removing National Instruments Software, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of National Instruments Software which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling National Instruments Software using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove National Instruments Software by National Instruments from your computer, nor are we saying that National Instruments Software by National Instruments is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove National Instruments Software supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.