How to uninstall empower® using the empower® Removal Tool? (PC)
The empower® Removal Tool removes all components that have been installed or added with empower®.
The empower® Removal Tool can be used to remove empower® completely and should be used in troubleshooting scenarios where a simple uninstall using Windows - Installed Apps option hasn't worked.
What it does
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All installer and uninstaller information is removed from the Windows Registry and the Windows Package Cache and all program installation folders are removed.
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The add-ins are removed and the integration is removed from Microsoft, start menus and auto-start entries.
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All user-specific file-based caches, configurations and log files of empower® are removed.
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All product-specific entries in the registry hive are removed, this includes all entries under HKLM as well as all user hives and entries located under HKU.DEFAULT.
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All COM class registrations for the add-in entry point are removed.
How to use it
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Close all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook).
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Make sure you have admin permissions on the device.
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Download the empower® Removal Tool by clicking HERE.
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Download the tool from the linked source above and extract the .zip folder. The unzipped folder contains the file empowerRemovalTool.CLI.exe.
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Double-click on the file empowerRemovalTool.CLI.exe.
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The tool will then remove empower® from your device.
- When the tool has finished the process, it produces a return code:
- 0 = The removal has been successful.
- 7 = Office is still running. The removal could not be executed.
- 9 = An unexpected error occurred.
Watch this video for a walkthrough of the process:
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