TwinCAT

How to uninstall TwinCAT from your system

TwinCAT is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Beckhoff Automation. Check out here where you can read more on Beckhoff Automation. More information about the app TwinCAT can be found at ##ID_STRING33##. The program is often found in the C:\TwinCAT directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for TwinCAT is C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{DD366319-FDE5-4B15-9299-E1B95AAD5790}\setup.exe. TwinCAT's main file takes about 793.50 KB (812544 bytes) and is named setup.exe.

TwinCAT installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 793.50 KB (812544 bytes) on disk.

• setup.exe (793.50 KB)

The current page applies to TwinCAT version 2.11.000 alone. If planning to uninstall TwinCAT you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Beckhoff\TwinCAT
• C:\TwinCAT

The files below are left behind on your disk by TwinCAT's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Beckhoff\TwinCAT\TwinCAT\IO\EtherCATCache.xml
• C:\TwinCAT\default.old
• C:\TwinCAT\default.tps
• C:\TwinCAT\EventLogger\TcEventLogger.exe
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1031\TcInfoSys.chm
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1031\vssver2.scc
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1033\TcInfoSys.chm
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1033\vssver2.scc
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1034\TcInfoSys.chm
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1034\vssver2.scc
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1036\TcInfoSys.chm
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1036\vssver2.scc
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1040\TcInfoSys.chm
• C:\TwinCAT\Infosystem\1040\vssver2.scc
• C:\TwinCAT\Plc\MaschineEnd.txt
• C:\TwinCAT\Plc\MaschineVis.txt
• C:\TwinCAT\Plc\TwinCAT PLC Control.ini
• C:\TwinCAT\Samples\FirstSteps\Maschine.SDB
• C:\TwinCAT\Samples\FirstSteps\Maschine.SYM
• C:\TwinCAT\Samples\FirstSteps\Maschine.tpy
• C:\TwinCAT\TCATSysSrv.exe
• C:\TwinCAT\TcSystem.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Beckhoff\TwinCAT System Manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Beckhoff\TwinCAT
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7CFABFD2FA875BE4984277996D33CD2A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TwinCAT System Service

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7CFABFD2FA875BE4984277996D33CD2A\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TwinCAT System Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TwinCAT System Service\ImagePath

A way to uninstall TwinCAT from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TwinCAT is an application released by the software company Beckhoff Automation. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this program. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to erase TwinCAT 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find TwinCAT or simply click the Search field and type in "TwinCAT". The TwinCAT application will be found automatically. When you select TwinCAT in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding TwinCAT, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for TwinCAT:

• The web site of the application is: ##ID_STRING33##
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{DD366319-FDE5-4B15-9299-E1B95AAD5790}\setup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove TwinCAT.


8. After removing TwinCAT, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of TwinCAT that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling TwinCAT with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove TwinCAT by Beckhoff Automation from your PC, nor are we saying that TwinCAT by Beckhoff Automation is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove TwinCAT in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.