Nik Collection

A way to uninstall Nik Collection from your system

This web page is about Nik Collection for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by DxO. Open here where you can get more info on DxO. Nik Collection is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\DxO\Nik Collection folder, depending on the user's decision. You can remove Nik Collection by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\DxO\Nik Collection\Uninstall Nik Collection.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled Uninstall Nik Collection.exe and occupies 168.55 KB (172592 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Nik Collection. They take about 123.28 MB (129264488 bytes) on disk.

• activationTool.exe (1.05 MB)
• nik.collection.2018.[x64]-MPT.exe (279.50 KB)
• Uninstall Nik Collection.exe (168.55 KB)
• Analog Efex Pro 2.exe (18.81 MB)
• Color Efex Pro 4.exe (19.07 MB)
• Dfine2.exe (12.69 MB)
• HDR Efex Pro 2.exe (17.90 MB)
• SHP3OS.exe (12.46 MB)
• SHP3RPS.exe (12.44 MB)
• Silver Efex Pro 2.exe (15.53 MB)
• Viveza 2.exe (12.89 MB)

...click to view all...

The current page applies to Nik Collection version 1.2.18 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Nik Collection:

• 2.0.4
• 3.3.0
• 1.2.15
• 2.5.0
• 5.2.1.0
• 4.3.2.0
• 2.0.7
• 2.3.1
• 3.0.8
• 4.0.7.0
• 1.2.12
• 2.0.8
• 2.3.0
• 5.5.0.0
• 5.2.1
• 6.1.0
• 2.0.5
• 1.2.14
• 2.0.6
• 3.0.7

...click to view all...
Nik Collection has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-06-09-02-35.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-06-09-56-41.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-06-10-00-04.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-06-10-00-43.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-07-00-21-08.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection Installer Logs\NikCollection_201810-61_2024-05-07-00-21-08_vcredist_x64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\DxO\Nik Collection\NikCollection.cfg

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DxO\Nik Collection
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\DxO\Nik Collection
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Nik Collection

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\DxO\Nik Collection\bin\Viveza 3.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\DxO\Nik Collection\bin\Viveza 3.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Nik Collection from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Nik Collection is a program marketed by DxO. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this program. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to uninstall Nik Collection is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, 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 system.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Nik Collection or simply activate the Search field and type in "Nik Collection". The Nik Collection app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Nik Collection in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Nik Collection, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Nik Collection.


8. After uninstalling Nik Collection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Nik Collection which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Nik Collection with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Nik Collection by DxO from your computer, we are not saying that Nik Collection by DxO is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Nik Collection supposing 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' PCs.