Remove Vault Data Standard

[JonathanKruger]

I have seen that Autodesk has two articles that refer how to fix this, one is to uninstall and reinstall which is not very efficient, and the other Article is about how to run a command prompt as admin to remove Vault data Standard. This Article doesn't refer to 2023/2024- in the command line option, so I have updated it below for anyone else who may need to do this for newer versions

Issue : Vault Data Standard 202# cannot be uninstalled using the Windows Control Panel. Vault Data Standard 202# is not listed in Programs and Features in Windows.

Causes : Vault Data Standard adds several dialogs to new file and folder creation in Vault, Inventor and AutoCAD which may not be needed.

Solution : To remove Vault Data Standard 202# the Microsoft FixIt tool can be utilized to automatically remove. Run the tool and select 'uninstall' then 'Autodesk Vault Data Standard 202#':

• Fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed (microsoft.com)

The Windows command line can also be utilized to remove Data Standard 2022. Use these commands:

• 2024 RTM version: msiexec.exe /x {B675BC42-EA73-4800-A049-9AE2A54977EA} /qb
• 2023 version: msiexec.exe /x {37C4647F-6475-4754-B137-E812584F73B7} /qb
• 2022 RTM version: msiexec.exe /x {AA8670A6-AD13-4FEC-A0C7-83C68B9E6C21} /qb
• 2022.1 version: msiexec.exe /x {B11DCF47-9045-4465-8DC8-912FD6AC17FB} /qb

The article also doesn't highlight the steps for the command prompt option so have outlined them below

1. Close all software

2. Start Command Prompt as Admin

3. Type the matching command for your version of Vault Data Standard

eg: 'msiexec.exe /x {A2746313-D431-49B7-8882-327D49D8F90C} /qb'

4. Press Enter and wait till it is done uninstalling

[JonathanKruger · Accepted solution]

Updated below for removing Vault Data Standard from Vault Pro 2025

1. Close all software

2. Start Command Prompt as Admin

3. Type the matching command for your version of Vault Data Standard

msiexec.exe /x {9EBD4766-18D4-48A3-A5C3-7FA7B6261FA8} /qb

4. Press Enter and wait till it is done uninstalling

[JonathanKruger · Accepted solution]

It seems the code changes so below is the guide to figure out what correct code will uninstall VDS 

1. Go into Registry editor

2. Go to "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products"

3. Right click on "Products" and select "Find"

4. Type "Autodesk Vault Data Standard" and then click Find next

5. Look for the "ProductIcon" and make sure the version matches the one you want to remove, copy the value between the Curly Braces and this is what you would paste into command prompt to uninstall

6. Lasty place start cmd as admin and paste the code into the below template between the Curly Braces

msiexec.exe /x {insert code here} /qb

Will look like the following

and if it worked you should see a uninstaller pop up

[shallN6L5D]

Hi @JonathanKruger thanks very much for posting this. When we upgraded to Vault 2024, VDS caused all sorts of problems even though we don't use it.

I made notes at the time, and as I prepare to upgrade to 2026, there are some gaps. Maybe you can help me fill them in?

• Where is the command executed from; the Vault Server PC or from a Client PC?
• If it's from a Client PC, does it need to be done for every installation of Vault Client, or just one?

I remember doing this once (on my PC with Vault Client installed), as I did the cut-over of Content Center/Styles/Project Files/templates etc, and I've installed many more instances of Vault Client since then (for new staff and PC upgrades) without running it on each.

cheers

Simon