Easy Ways to Remove Autodesk Maya 2020 on Windows PC

Autodesk Maya 2020 provides new animation, effects, rendering, modeling and rigging advancements, such as access to Arnold 6 for CPU and GPU rendering. If you would like to uninstall this program, refer to the following content.

Manual Way to Remove Autodesk Maya 2020

1. Quit the program before you actually Remove Autodesk Maya 2020.

You’re suggested shutting it down before removing it. To do this, check the System Tray in the bottom-right corner of your screen, right-click the Autodesk Maya 2020 icon and select “Exit.”

(How to disable the its startup: Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Services – right-click on Autodesk Maya 2020 – Properties – Stop. Then click on the “Startup type” drop-down menu, and select “Disabled.”)

2. Remove Autodesk Maya 2020 through the Programs and Features

Most of the time, you can remove the programs we choose through the Add/Remove Program (Programs and Features) function, which is a built-in art of Windows operating system. To activate it, you need to access Control Panel first.

Windows 7:
> Click on the Start button (it may look different if your changed the theme) in the bottom left corner of your screen, move your mouse pointer to the Control Panel and click it.

> Find the Uninstall a program item under the Programs section and select it.

> A new window will pop up with the list of current program installed on your machine, find the Autodesk Maya 2020 icon and hit the above Uninstall button (or double-click it) to start the removal. Follow the prompt messages to proceed.

> Wait for a while until the program finishes the part.

Windows 8:
> Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “control panel” in the box, and press Enter key.

> Like that on Windows7 – simply click on the Uninstall a program item belonging to the Programs section and the list will show up.

> Find the Autodesk Maya 2020 icon and click the above Uninstall/Change button (or double-click it) to start the removal. Follow the prompt messages to proceed.

> Wait until the program completes the part.

Windows 10:
> Right-click on the Start button and select Programs and Features.

> Find Autodesk Maya 2020 in the list and double-click it to activate the removal.

3. Remove Autodesk Maya 2020 and delete its leftovers from Registry Editor

The Windows Registry is a database, where the system and its programs save their settings. So it contains hundreds of thousands of keys, some of which may be slightly outdated – like you’ve removed a program and it left some entries behind, or perhaps there’s a file extension without any associated program. Here are the right steps to do clean out those of the program you’re trying to remove:

Windows 7:
> Click on Start button in the lower left corner, type “regedit” in the menu search box and press Enter on your keyboard.

> The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, on the navigator click Edit, then Find…, type “Autodesk Maya 2020” in to search for remaining files (entries) to delete.

Windows 8:
> Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “regedit” in the box, and press Enter key.

> The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, on the navigator click Edit, then Find…, type “Autodesk Maya 2020” in to search for remaining files (entries) to delete.

Windows 10:
> Type “regedit” in the Search box on the Taskbar and select regedit from the result.

> The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, on the navigator click Edit, then Find…, type “Autodesk Maya 2020” in to search for remaining files (entries) to delete.

4. Restart your PC to take effect.

That’s all for the regular means instruction. Continue your browsing below if you’re curious whether there is a simpler method.

Quickly, Safely Remove Autodesk Maya 2020 with Bloatware Uninstaller

In case someday you run into another stubborn program or potentially unwanted programs that may require you to take different steps to complete the removal, I hereby recommend this helper. Install it on your computer and you wouldn’t be worried about any external invasion. Firstly, let’s see how to uninstall Autodesk Maya 2020 with it:

1. Finish the installation of Bloatware Uninstaller and launch it.

2. Directly find Autodesk Maya 2020 icon in the programs list, click the Run Analysis button on the left. It will display all files belonging to the program, all you need to do is to keep all items checked, and click Complete Uninstall.

3. When you see the gray Scan Leftovers button turns into green, click it. And the remaining files will also be listed. Also keep all items checked, and press Delete Leftovers on the left to finish.

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

How it will work to uninstall a program: