Remove AutoCAD 2021 from Windows PC – Removal Guides

AutoCAD 2021 is a comprehensive graphic design system that can be a great tool for creatives, engineers, architects and other professionals. It allows the user to simulate and animate 2d and 3D designs. Now you have had a basic understanding of this utility. Let’s talk about the subject: how to correctly remove AutoCAD 2021 from your PC.

How to Remove AutoCAD 2021 in a Regular Way

Contents below are separate instructions for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Scroll down to find what’s appliable for your machine. Please be sure not to delete the wrong target in Windows Registry, or other programs you need to use may malfunction afterwards.

Remov3 AutoCAD 2021 on Windows 7

1. Login your Windows OS with an “Administrator account”, or make sure you know the “administrator Password”, because you are going to need it for permission when making changes (including removing a program) on the PC.

2. Press and hold “Ctrl + Alt + Del” and select “Task Manager”, then end the processes related to the program.

3. To access the Windows-provided uninstall feature, click on the “Windows logo” in the bottom left to open “Start” menu, move your mouse cursor to “Control Panel” and click on it.

4. In the new window, select “Uninstall a program” under the Programs category.

5. In the currently installed programs list, locate AutoCAD 2021 and double-click it to start the removal. When prompted to confirm, hit “Yes”.

6. Select “Remove”, uncheck the installing option, and it will automatically finish the removal within a few minutes. When it asks to “Restart” or “Close”, click “Close”, because you are not done just yet.

7. Its registry keys are still staying on your system, and you need to manually hunt them down. Open Start menu, type “regedit” in the box and hit the Enter key to access Registry Editor.

8. It will be displayed with another window, successively unfold “HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software”, delete the AutoCAD 2021 folder (everything inside belongs to the program).

9. Restart your computer and the job should be done. Do not attempt to install any other similar software until a reboot has been performed. You can check whether the program has gone from your system.

Remove AutoCAD 2021 on Windows 8/10

1. Login your Windows OS with an “Administrator account”, or make sure you know the “administrator Password”, because you are going to need it for permission when making changes (including removing a program) on the PC.

2. Press and hold “Ctrl + Alt + Del” and select “Task Manager”, then end the processes related to the program.

3. In the lower-left corner of your scree, right-click on the Start button, and click “Programs and Features” on the top.

5. Likewise, in the currently installed programs list, locate your target and double click AutoCAD 2021 to start the removal. When prompted to confirm, click “Yes”.

6. Select “Remove”, uncheck the installing option, and it will automatically finish the removal within a few minutes. When it asks to “Restart” or “Close”, click “Close”, because you are not done just yet.

7. Hover your mouse pointer to the bottom right corner and stay. The charms bar will pop up. Type “regedit” in the search box and click the Enter key.

8. In the Registry Editor window, find “HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/AutoCAD 2021”, right click it to delete the whole folder and completely remove AutoCAD 2021.

9. Restart your computer and the job should be done. Do not attempt to install any other antivirus or firewall software until a reboot has been performed. You can check whether the program has gone from your system.

Simpler Way to Remove AutoCAD 2021

Instead of taking the path in Control Panel and Registry Editor, you can totally choose another approach to reach the final “destination”. Simply download a helper to manage the work for you in the background. All you are asked to do is clicking a few buttons to make it happen. These are steps:

1. Install Bloatware Uninstaller.

2. Open the helper, locate and select the AutoCAD 2021 icon, then click the green Run Analysis button on the left, as you can see in the image. Then check all the items belonging to the program and click the blue Complete Uninstall button.

3. The next is exactly the Registry part – after it finishes the first part, click on Scan Leftovers, tick all items likewise, then click the click Delete Leftovers button to completely remove AutoCAD 2021.

4. Click Back to step1 on the right to refresh the program list, and check whether the removal has been successful.

Hope your trouble can be successfully eliminated this way. Take a quick view on how it works by playing this short video:

Please remember not to install another similar software until the old one has been uninstalled successfully, otherwise compatible issues may take place and you would have to spend much more time fixing that.