How to uninstall Epson ScanSmart on Windows
Save unfinished scans and exported PDFs before removing ScanSmart. Epson Scan 2 and Epson Event Manager are separate installations; removing ScanSmart does not mean those components should also be deleted.
Save your data and quit
Finish scanning and check where ScanSmart saved the documents. Open a copied PDF or image to verify it. Close scanning applications, turn off the scanner and disconnect its interface cable as Epson’s removal instructions describe. Uninstall only ScanSmart if another workflow still uses Scan 2 or Event Manager.
Uninstall the tested package
In Windows 11, open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Epson ScanSmart, and choose Uninstall. In Windows 10, use Settings › Apps › Apps & features. Keep the installed program folder intact until its uninstaller finishes. If this was the winget package, first confirm its exact identity:
winget list --id EPSON.ScanSmart --exact
If the successful query shows the intended installation, remove that package:
winget uninstall --id EPSON.ScanSmart --exact
This follows the package’s registered removal method; portable packages use their package-manager removal instead. An error or a missing winget match is not proof that the app is absent: check the Windows app list and the original installation method. Follow any vendor confirmation or restart request after saving other work. See Microsoft’s uninstall command documentation.
Data and components to check
The following locations or components need separate decisions. A remaining folder is not automatically disposable.
| Location or component | What to keep or check |
|---|---|
%APPDATA%\Epson\ScanSmart |
A directory observed after removal and not offered in that run. Inspect settings before optional deletion; keep the Epson parent. |
| Epson Scan 2 and Epson Event Manager | Separately registered dependencies retained in the test. Keep unless you independently intend to remove them. |
| Saved scans and exported PDFs | User documents, not disposable program leftovers. |
See Epson ScanSmart’s official documentation.
Check the outcome
winget list --id EPSON.ScanSmart --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "$env:APPDATA\Epson\ScanSmart"
A successful package query with no matching row means that package registration was not found. A matching row means it still exists; an error leaves the result unknown. For each Test-Path, True means that exact location remains and False means it was not found; an access error does not mean it was removed. Keep deliberately retained data. Check Task Manager for a process whose executable belongs to this installation, and distinguish another version or a separate companion app before acting.
What Mole lists
The test listed only ScanSmart’s Start Menu shortcut. Its roaming directory was not listed, and Scan 2 and Event Manager remained installed.
What this test covered
The winget installation also installed Scan 2 and Event Manager dependencies. ScanSmart was uninstalled while both dependencies remained registered. The firewall prompt was not accepted. Upgrading, a physical scan and leftover scans after uninstalling outside Mole were not verified.
These results are from a development build of Mole. Other released builds were not individually tested.