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title: "Uninstall an Existing Instance of Distributed Replay | Microsoft Docs"
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# Uninstall an Existing Instance of Distributed Replay
  Uninstalling a Distributed Replay component (controller or client) will remove the following:  
  
-   All associated files  
  
-   Registry keys  
  
-   Corresponding services  
  
### To uninstall an instance of Distributed Replay  
  
1.  From the **Start** menu, click **Control Panel**, and then double-click **Add or Remove Programs**.  
  
     Select [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] in the **Uninstall or change a program** window, and then in the [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] dialog box, click **Remove**.  
  
2.  Follow the steps in the [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] wizard, and on the **Select Features** page, select the Distributed Replay components you want to remove, and then click **Next.**.  
  
3.  Complete the [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] Installation Wizard to uninstall the selected Distributed Replay features.