🗑 Uninstall

How to Uninstall Inkscape on Windows — Complete Removal

Fully remove Inkscape from Windows 10 or 11. Standard uninstall via Settings, silent command-line removal, and how to clean up leftover files and user data from AppData.

Back up your settings first

If you plan to reinstall Inkscape later, back up your settings folder before uninstalling:

# Copy your Inkscape user data to backup
xcopy "%APPDATA%\Inkscape" "C:\Backup\InkscapeSettings" /E /I

This preserves your custom shortcuts, extensions, colour palettes and preferences.

Uninstall via Settings (GUI)

Open Settings → Apps

Press Win+I → Apps → Installed apps (Windows 11) or Apps & features (Windows 10).

Find Inkscape

Search for Inkscape in the search box.

Click Uninstall

Click the three-dot menu next to Inkscape → Uninstall. Confirm the prompt. The uninstaller removes program files and Start Menu shortcuts.

Silent uninstall (command line)

# Find the Inkscape product code
Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Inkscape*"} | Select Name,Version,IdentifyingNumber

# Silent uninstall using product code
msiexec /x {PRODUCT-CODE-GUID} /quiet /norestart

# Or uninstall via winget
winget uninstall Inkscape.Inkscape --silent

Remove leftover files (complete clean)

The MSI uninstaller removes program files but leaves your user data (settings, extensions, cache) in AppData. To remove everything:

# Remove Inkscape user data (settings, extensions, cache)
Remove-Item "$env:APPDATA\Inkscape" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Inkscape program files if still present
Remove-Item "C:\Program Files\Inkscape" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

This deletes: all your Inkscape settings, custom shortcuts, user-installed extensions and colour palettes. Only do this for a completely clean removal.

After uninstalling — reinstall or update

If you uninstalled to fix a problem, download the latest MSI and do a fresh install:

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Get the latest official MSI for Windows 10 and 11.

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