Is there a proper way to remove an installed copy of NVDA?  Can't find it in the User Guide.


Thanks.


Howard

It's no different than any other program under Windows. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features and uninstall it from there.
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Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044  

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Hello I share a console command that apart from uninstall NVDA completely including the user folder will restart the computer to install it cleanly.

If I warn that once launched in the console that command when you start the computer will not have voice so it is convenient for users of Windows 10 and 11 pull the NARRATOR to log in and find the NVDA installer.

The console must be opened in administrator mode.

The command to enter is the one between the asterisks.

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taskkill /f /im nvda.exe & "c:/Program Files (x86)/nvda/uninstall.exe" /S & RD /S /Q "%UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/nvda" & shutdown -r -t 1

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Regards

On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 01:12 PM, Héctor Javier Benítez Corredera wrote:

taskkill /f /im nvda.exe & "c:/Program Files (x86)/nvda/uninstall.exe" /S & RD /S /Q "%UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/nvda" & shutdown -r -t 1

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First, thanks for this.

But a word of warning with regard to using the above:  It is a COMPLETE uninstall, including your user data, add-ons, etc.   If this is what you're looking to do, and on rare occasion it is, then go for it.

If all you want to do is uninstall NVDA, without purging your user data, then either use Control Panel, Programs & Features to uninstall it or run this modified version of Mr. Corredera's original command:

taskkill /f /im nvda.exe & "c:\Program Files (x86)\nvda\uninstall.exe" /S & shutdown -r -t 1

This will kill the running instance of NVDA, invoke the NVDA uninstaller, then restart your computer.  And, of course, you'll need to use Narrator or some other screen reader in order to find and fire up the NVDA Installer, as was noted previously.
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Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044  

The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.

         ~ Vance Packard