How to uninstall Neo4j Desktop on Windows
Back up Neo4j databases and projects before removing Desktop; deleting a desktop profile can remove settings you need to reopen them.
Quit the app
Close Neo4j Desktop and any work it is running, then use Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) to check for its remaining processes.
Use its uninstaller
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Neo4j Desktop and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id Neo4j.Neo4jDesktop --exact
For this installation, winget invokes the registered removal method. It is not a separate cleanup of user data.
Check the result
winget list --id Neo4j.Neo4jDesktop --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Programs\Neo4j Desktop 2" -ErrorAction Stop
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:APPDATA}\neo4j-desktop" -ErrorAction Stop
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\neo4j-desktop-updater" -ErrorAction Stop
Read winget's result as well as its exit status: an explicit no-installed-package result concerns only this package, while a source, access or query error leaves the answer unknown. A successful Test-Path returning True means that exact location remains; False means it is absent. Neither result checks other paths. The commands do not delete anything.
What Mole lists
| Location | Item | Default |
|---|---|---|
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Neo4j Desktop 2 |
Program files | Goes with the app row |
%APPDATA%\neo4j-desktop |
Settings or app data; review before removal | Listed but not selected |
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Neo4j Desktop 2.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\neo4j-desktop-updater |
Cache, logs or app support files; check the named folder | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\neo4j-desktop-2 |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{902912A8-6557-4577-AA4F-5FA2B6EC7C1A} |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Neo4j Desktop 2 |
Usage records for this program | Selected by default |
The selected program, updater and profile rows were removed or already absent. The empty %USERPROFILE%.Neo4jDesktop2 folder remained unlisted, and the firewall rule was only reported. No populated database was tested.
These defaults assume Remove data and settings with apps is off. Explicit Select all or Also remove user data can include the listed personal-data rows. Check the selection before confirming. Selected files that Mole removes go to the Recycle Bin; selected registry entries are backed up before removal. The vendor uninstaller has its own deletion behavior.
What this test covered
Recorded on 2026-10-20: Neo4j Desktop, version 2.2.1, per-user, NSIS, winget package Neo4j.Neo4jDesktop. The evidence comes from an ARM64 Windows test environment and a development build of Mole. It does not certify the current downloadable package or removal of real signed-in accounts, synchronized data or production projects.
Vendor documentation. The paths and removal results above are observations from the Windows test unless explicitly attributed to the vendor.