Problems of removing Audacity frequently occur on many people’s computers. To make clear about how to uninstall Audacity from Windows, you can get more effective tips and tricks from this article.

Program description

Audacity is an open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder available for Windows PC. People can easily get this app via the reputable download resources online or its official website. Upon installation, this program will create an installation folder in C:\Program Files\Audacity\ by default (you can change it during the install process). And additional registry keys are also added to the system for supporting its operation on the computer.

About Audacity’s removal for Windows

If you want to uninstall Audacity for some reasons, there are three available ways to conduct the program removal.

• Make use of its attach uninstall process
• Use Programs and Features on Windows
• Apply an advanced app uninstall tool

Which one is the best way to get rid of this program? Maybe you should firstly check the specific removing steps of these three available ways, and then decide by yourself to take which one to remove the application on your computer.

3 ways can help you uninstall Audacity on PC

1 – Remove the program with its uninstall process in installation folder

• Stop Audacity running on the computer
• Find out Audacity’s shortcut on the desktop, right-click on it, and select Open file location to open its installation folder (or you can also access the program’s installation folder directly)
• Scroll down and find Unins000 on the list, double-click on it to launch

• Click Yes to make sure you want to complete remove Audacity and all of its components, then the removing process will start quickly

• When the standard removal gets finish, you will receive a message which also tells you that some elements of the program could not be removed. Click OK to close the message

• Close all running programs and restart the computer
• Log into the computer again, and move the cursor to the search box
• Type “regedit” in the search box, and hit Enter

• Click regedit from the search result to open the Registry Editor in the system
• Find the Audacity’ associated registry entries from the list, and delete them
• Go back to the program’s installation folder, and make sure it has been deleted

Many people usually experience the program cannot be removed completely on the computer. After taking the most common steps to uninstall Audacity, you can refer to the guides to clear its remnant components from the Registry Editor as well as other associated folders on the computer.

2 – Uninstall Audacity with Programs and Features on Windows

• Windows 10/8/8.1: right-click on the small Windows icon, select Apps and Features or Programs and Features

• Windows 7: left-click on Windows button, and head to Control Panel — Uninstall a program
• Highlight Audacity on the list of installed programs, and click Uninstall on the top of the list

• Follow the uninstall wizard to finish the program removal process
• After then, close all windows and apps, and then restart the computer
• Follow the steps as method 1 to clear Audacity’s related registry keys and files still leaving on the computer

3 – Remove it automatically with uninstall tool

If you don’t want to perform the manual removal on computer, you can apply an outstanding uninstaller to replace you removing the program.

Bloatware Uninstaller is a strong uninstall utility that perform a thorough removal for all related files and traces, people only need to do several clicks with the instructions to finish the whole uninstallation.

• Launch Bloatware Uninstaller on the computer, and select Audacity
• Click on Run Analysis to scan all files, and hit Complete Uninstall button to activate the removing process

• Finish the first step of removal with instructions, and then click on Scan Leftovers button

• Click Delete Leftovers to clear all of leftovers on the computer

• When you receive the message “All leftovers have been completely removed”, you will finish the whole program removal