PixInsight
A guide to uninstall PixInsight from your PC
You can find on this page details on how to remove PixInsight for Windows. It is made by
Pleiades Astrophoto. Take a look
here where you can get more info on Pleiades Astrophoto. You can read more about related to PixInsight at
https://pixinsight.com/. PixInsight is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\PixInsight directory, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing PixInsight is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{9D387178-E03C-4B66-917D-E781118EBDA3}\PI-windows-x64-1.9.1-20241223-c.exe /i {9D387178-E03C-4B66-917D-E781118EBDA3} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called PixInsight.exe and it has a size of 31.15 MB (32663152 bytes).
PixInsight is composed of the following executables which take 41.61 MB (
43626256 bytes) on disk:
- 7z.exe (554.11 KB)
- gnuplot.exe (1.67 MB)
- PixInsight.exe (31.15 MB)
- PixInsightUpdater.exe (2.72 MB)
- QtWebEngineProcess.exe (695.11 KB)
- updater2.exe (2.42 MB)
- updater3.exe (2.43 MB)
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How to uninstall PixInsight from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
PixInsight is a program by the software company Pleiades Astrophoto. Some computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall PixInsight is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.
3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find PixInsight or simply click the Search feature and type in "PixInsight". If it exists on your system the PixInsight application will be found very quickly. When you select PixInsight in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about PixInsight, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for PixInsight:
- The web site of the program is: https://pixinsight.com/
- The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{9D387178-E03C-4B66-917D-E781118EBDA3}\PI-windows-x64-1.9.1-20241223-c.exe /i {9D387178-E03C-4B66-917D-E781118EBDA3} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PixInsight.

8. After uninstalling PixInsight, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong PixInsight that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PixInsight with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall PixInsight by Pleiades Astrophoto from your computer, nor are we saying that PixInsight by Pleiades Astrophoto is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall PixInsight supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-04-09 16:35:43.950