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A way to uninstall Splunk Enterprise from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Splunk Enterprise for Windows. It is made by Splunk, Inc.. Further information on Splunk, Inc. can be seen here. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\Splunk folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Splunk Enterprise is MsiExec.exe /X{6B8E3259-446D-4A91-BB2D-28C6489368CA}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled splunk.exe and occupies 553.67 KB (566960 bytes).

Splunk Enterprise is composed of the following executables which take 476.46 MB (499604368 bytes) on disk:

  • bloom.exe (85.17 KB)
  • btool.exe (85.17 KB)
  • btprobe.exe (85.17 KB)
  • classify.exe (85.17 KB)
  • exporttool.exe (85.17 KB)
  • importtool.exe (85.17 KB)
  • jsmin.exe (27.17 KB)
  • locktest.exe (34.67 KB)
  • locktool.exe (3.17 MB)
  • mongod-3.6.exe (30.09 MB)
  • mongod-4.0.exe (31.63 MB)
  • mongod.exe (35.95 MB)
  • mongodump-3.6.exe (17.05 MB)
  • mongodump.exe (21.86 MB)
  • mongorestore-3.6.exe (17.08 MB)
  • mongorestore.exe (22.30 MB)
  • node.exe (19.67 MB)
  • openssl.exe (503.67 KB)
  • pcregextest.exe (3.18 MB)
  • python.exe (101.17 KB)
  • python3.exe (101.17 KB)
  • recover-metadata.exe (85.17 KB)
  • searchtest.exe (85.17 KB)
  • signtool.exe (85.17 KB)
  • splunk-admon.exe (18.52 MB)
  • splunk-compresstool.exe (80.17 KB)
  • splunk-MonitorNoHandle.exe (18.45 MB)
  • splunk-netmon.exe (18.56 MB)
  • splunk-optimize-lex.exe (321.17 KB)
  • splunk-optimize.exe (326.17 KB)
  • splunk-perfmon.exe (18.60 MB)
  • splunk-powershell.exe (18.53 MB)
  • splunk-regmon.exe (18.59 MB)
  • splunk-winevtlog.exe (18.71 MB)
  • splunk-winhostinfo.exe (18.46 MB)
  • splunk-winprintmon.exe (18.50 MB)
  • splunk-wmi.exe (18.45 MB)
  • splunk.exe (553.67 KB)
  • splunkd.exe (56.17 MB)
  • tsidxprobe.exe (325.67 KB)
  • tsidxprobe_plo.exe (329.17 KB)
  • walklex.exe (316.17 KB)
  • assistsup.exe (26.50 MB)
  • wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (227.17 KB)
  • wininst-10.0.exe (196.67 KB)
  • wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (584.17 KB)
  • wininst-14.0.exe (457.67 KB)
  • wininst-6.0.exe (70.17 KB)
  • wininst-7.1.exe (74.17 KB)
  • wininst-8.0.exe (70.17 KB)
  • wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (229.17 KB)
  • wininst-9.0.exe (201.67 KB)
  • cli-32.exe (74.17 KB)
  • cli-64.exe (83.17 KB)
  • cli.exe (74.17 KB)
  • gui-32.exe (74.17 KB)
  • gui-64.exe (83.67 KB)
  • gui.exe (74.17 KB)
  • easy_install-3.7.exe (83.17 KB)
  • easy_install.exe (83.17 KB)
  • wheel.exe (83.17 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 9.1.0.2 of Splunk Enterprise. You can find below info on other application versions of Splunk Enterprise:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk

The files below remain on your disk by Splunk Enterprise's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_asyncio.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_bz2.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_ctypes.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_ctypes_test.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_decimal.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_elementpath.cp37-win_amd64.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_elementtree.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_hashlib.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_msi.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_multiprocessing.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_overlapped.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_queue.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_socket.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_ssl.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_testbuffer.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_testcapi.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_testconsole.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_testimportmultiple.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_testmultiphase.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\_win32sysloader.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\archive.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\bloom.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\bson-1.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\btool.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\btprobe.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\builder.cp37-win_amd64.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\classify.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\clean.cp37-win_amd64.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\coldToFrozenExample.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\copyright.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\dbmanipulator.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\diff.cp37-win_amd64.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\etree.cp37-win_amd64.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\exporttool.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\fill_summary_index.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\genAuditKeys.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\genRootCA.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\genSignedServerCert.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\genWebCert.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\importtool.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\installit.py
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\jsmin.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libexslt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libsasl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libxml2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libxmlsec.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libxmlsec-openssl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\libxslt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\locktest.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\locktool.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mimalloc-override.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mimalloc-redirect.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mmapfile.p3d
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongoc-1.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongod.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongod-3.6.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongod-4.0.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongodump.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\mongodump-3.6.exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Splunk Enterprise
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9523E8B6D64419A4BBD2826C843986AC
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6B8E3259-446D-4A91-BB2D-28C6489368CA}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Splunk

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9523E8B6D64419A4BBD2826C843986AC\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Splunk\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Splunkd\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Splunkd\ImagePath


How to uninstall Splunk Enterprise with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Splunk Enterprise is an application by the software company Splunk, Inc.. Frequently, people want to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to uninstall Splunk Enterprise 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Splunk Enterprise or simply click the Search feature and type in "Splunk Enterprise". If it exists on your system the Splunk Enterprise app will be found very quickly. When you click Splunk Enterprise in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Splunk Enterprise, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Splunk Enterprise.
Uninstall Splunk Enterprise


8. After removing Splunk Enterprise, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Splunk Enterprise which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Splunk Enterprise with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Splunk Enterprise by Splunk, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Splunk Enterprise by Splunk, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Splunk Enterprise supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-08-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-08-20 16:43:48.307