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alias: installation-guide-uninstall
description: "Follow these steps to completely remove the software and its associated data"
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# Uninstall

To uninstall the Critical Manufacturing software, follow the steps below:

1. Manually remove all the Windows-specific Services. To know specifically which services need to be removed, go to [System Architecture](systemarchitecture.md), scroll down to the **Optional Components** and see each corresponding service.
1. Remove the databases
    * **Online**
    * **ODS**
    * **Data Warehouse**
    * **Analysis Services**
1. Remove the MES Reports from SQL Server Reporting Services.
1. Open the SQL Server Agent, go to **Jobs** and click on **Job Activity Monitor** to remove all related jobs.
1. Go to **Linked Servers** (in the instance, go to **Server Objects** and **Linked Servers**) and remove all related linked servers.
1. Follow the steps on the Customer Portal support website [here](https://portal.criticalmanufacturing.com/Help/devops-center/guide/remove_customer_environment/) to continue uninstalling the application.