It is that time of year again, where the new versions of Autodesk products are available for download and install. Which can be great and exciting to see what new features Autodesk has added to your favorite products and to see what annoying bugs have been fixed. However, this time every year users also start considering if and when they should uninstall the old versions of the products they use every day. Most users don't uninstall them because it is a pain to use the Window's Control Panel to uninstall all of the old versions product-by-product.
Did you know that about 4 years ago, Autodesk began including an uninstall tool with the suite installs? Initially, it was only for that year's release, but has evolved to a tool that can uninstall anything and everything that is Autodesk related from your PC by selecting programs from a list and hitting "Uninstall."
The Autodesk Uninstall Tool is found under the Window's Start Menu, under the Autodesk folder. The program itself it not very flashy, but will list all Autodesk products that are currently installed. All you have to do is select the products to remove and click "Uninstall." The utility will uninstall each selected product. This is definitely my preferred method to having to use the Window's Control Panel to uninstall everything program by program, which when you are dealing with a suite or Industry Collection can be a lot of work.
Here is a quick video that shows how to use the Autodesk Uninstall Tool.
