Uninstall Paint.NET Completely – Different Instructions to Follow

“Is there a way to uninstall Paint.NET? I admit to screwing up the removal and I didn’t use the uninstall feature in Add/Remove programs. Now most of the program is gone, but the last bits of it are still somewhere on my PC. I tried to activate the removal, but I fear I deleted some of the necessary stuff by mistake, and it says it can’t uninstall. Please tell me what to do.”

Paint.NET is a free image editing software for Windows PC. It features an intuitive & innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

Official site: www.dotPDN.com
Help link: www.getpaint.net
Default location: C:\Windows\Installer\{9CF4A37B-A8C4-44D7-8C53-13B9D9594BB3}
Default uninstaller: MsiExec.exe
Estimated size: 19.88 MB
Language: English (United States)

By taking the steps we listed below, you shall be able to successfully uninstall Paint.NET in Windows.

Specific Manual Steps to Uninstall Paint.NET in Windows

This part is about how to normally uninstall a program on your own. You can choose to perform this in Safe Mode, better with Networking in case you need to use the Internet for update or download. Then make sure you’re using the administrator account or you know the permission password for making changes.

1. Close the program and any other related process, you can access Task Manager (by continuously pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del) to end the processes it if necessary.

2. Uninstall Paint.NET from Programs and Features:

Right-click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner to open the Start menu > select Programs and features > when the window opens, scroll down to find Paint.NET in the list, double-click it to activate the uninstall wizard > follow the prompts to proceed with the removal.

Wait for the process to finish before closing all the open windows.

3. Now you get to remove its written entries, before which you can choose to backup the Registry first in case of any mistake.

(How to back up the registry: Open the Start menu and search for “regedit” > Locate and select the key you want to back up > On the navigator, click the File > Export > In the Save in box, select the location you want to save the copy to, then type a name for the copy > click “Save”.)

Hover your mouse pointer in the bottom-left corner until you see the charms bar on the right > type “regedit” in the search box to open Registry Editor (What is it?) > On the navigator, click Edit > Find… > Enter “Paint.NET” to check for possible remaining files (leftovers) > If found, delete it/them to completely uninstall Paint.NET.

4. Now you can reboot your computer to take effect. If this didn’t work on your system, continue your tour below and you will have a much easier solution.

Safely, Effectively Uninstall Paint.NET

This is a small-sized professional Windows cleaning tool, using which you only need to open the program instead of accessing this and that. Steps are as follows:

1. Click on the green download button here or visit the homepage to try out Max Uninstaller.

When installing something, whatever the program is, I suggest putting on any other hard drives instead of the C drive (system drive). Then when you have to re-install the system, things you previously installed would still be there, and you only need repair their registry entries. At the meantime, C drive space can be saved for better running performance.

2. Double-click the desktop icon to open it, you will know what programs are currently installed on your PC. Find and select the Paint.NET icon, and press Run Analysis to scan all the related files.

The tool will finish scanning the files of targeted program within a few seconds.

3. In the list presented, tick all the items displayed belonging to the toolbar, and hit the Complete Uninstall button.

Then it’s time to delete the written registry entries from your system.

4. A window will show up telling you “Please wait while it initializes the uninstall process.”, after which press Scan Leftovers > and Delete Leftovers at last to completely uninstall Paint.NET.

At last, click “Back to Step 1” to automatically refresh the programs list, you will find the program has gone. Play the following video demonstration to see how Max uNINST:

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