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> Provides detailed instructions for uninstalling AI Workbench on Windows,

# Uninstall AI Workbench

## Overview

**The local uninstall changes slightly based on the full local install.**

The local install installs more things on your system.
The uninstall is thus slightly more involved.

## Windows Uninstall

**Step One: Quit the AI Workbench Desktop App completely.**

1. Right click **System Tray > Show Hidden Icons > AI Workbench Icon**
2. Select **Quit**

If you don't see the **AI Workbench Icon** then go to **Step Two**.

**Step Two: Remove the Desktop Application.**

1. Type **Windows search bar > "Add or remove programs"**
2. Select **Add or remove programs**
3. Type **Apps > Installed apps > Search apps > ""NVIDIA AI Workbench"**
4. Select **NVIDIA AI Workbench Card > Option Dots (RHS) > Uninstall**
5. Confirm **Uninstall**
6. Confirm **Uninstall**

**Step Three: (optional) Remove the program files.**

1. Open a Windows file browser, **File Browser**
2. Substitute your username in the path `C:\Users\<your-user-name>\AppData\Local`
3. Paste the path **File Browser > Address Bar >** `C:\Users\<user-name>\AppData\Local`
4. Delete the folder **nvidia-ai-workbench-updater**
5. Open `C:\Users\<user-name>\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation`
6. Delete the folder **AI Workbench**

**Step Four: (optional, full local) Remove the NVIDIA-Workbench WSL distribution.**

1. Delete the folder `C:\Users\<user-name>\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\AI Workbench Distro`

**Step Five: (optional, full local) Stop WSL and unregister the NVIDIA-Workbench distribution.**

1. Open a Windows terminal

2. Stop WSL with the command:

   ```bash
   wsl --shutdown
   ```

3. Run the following command:

   ```bash
   wsl --unregister NVIDIA-Workbench
   ```

<Note title="To keep the files, back the distro up to a *.tar* file BEFORE unregistering.">

```bash
wsl --export NVIDIA-Workbench <<BACKUP_FILE_PATH>>
```

</Note>

## Ubuntu Desktop Uninstall

**Step One: Remove the Debian package with the following commands**

```bash
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-ai-workbench
sudo apt-get autoremove
```

**Step Two: Remove the program files with the command.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/.nvwb
```

**Step Three: (optional, full local) Remove the projects folder with the command.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/nvidia-workbench/
```

## macOS Uninstall

**Step One: Move the AI Workbench application to the trash.**

This uninstalls the Desktop App.

**Step Two: (optional, full local) Run the *nvwb* uninstall command.**

This uninstalls the CLI.

```bash
sudo -E $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli uninstall
```

**Step Three: (optional) Remove the *.nvwb* folder.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/.nvwb
```

**Step Four: (optional) Remove the project repositories.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/nvidia-workbench
```

## Remote Uninstall

**Step One: SSH into the remote system.**

You need to run a command in a terminal on the remote.

**Step Two: Run the *nvwb* uninstall command with *sudo*.**

```bash
sudo -E $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli uninstall
```

**Step Three: (optional) Remove the *.nvwb* folder.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/.nvwb
```

**Step Four: (optional) Remove the project repositories.**

```bash
rm -rf $HOME/nvidia-workbench
```

## Related Topics

- [Update AI Workbench](/ai-workbench/install/update)