How to uninstall Autodesk Products that don’t want to uninstall in Windows Control Panel.

Firstly I would like to mention that Autodesk has a very nice uninstall tool that uninstalls all the software of a particular Software suite. You can find this tool by search for programs named “Uninstall tool” on Windows 7/8. See below the screenshot of a Windows 7 search. I clicked on the Start button. Then typed the word to search for in the search area. See below.

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It then found the Autodesk Uninstall tool and I can run that to try and uninstall various suite in one go.

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Here is an example:

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This tool can be used to uninstall multiple softwares at once saving time. the Autodesk uninstall tool can be downloaded here: http://a360.co/2qGIjdp

Often I have had issues with Windows Control Panel not wanting to uninstall Autodesk products for whatever reason. What I’ve done to overcome this uninstall issue in the past is to use a solution by Microsoft called: Microsoft FixIt Tool.

This updated tool assist in uninstalling software that cannot be normally uninstalled.

The Microsoft Fixit tool can be download here.

Once downloaded it you can open it and click on the troubleshooter as shown below.

 

 

Next, select the Uninstall Option :

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It will now search the registry for all the Installed programs and you can select the appropriate one to uninstall from the provided list. Click Next.

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Then finally click “Yes try uninstall”

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This should then uninstall the software. Giving you feedback of the result.

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You can then click Next and. then record your experience and click Next to finish.

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