Uninstall the Collector for Windows

Describes how to uninstall the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector for Windows.

Follow these instructions to uninstall the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector for Windows.

Uninstall using the Windows Control Panel

If you installed the Collector with the installer script, go to the Windows Control Panel and uninstall the Collector in Programs and Features.

The configuration files might persist in \ProgramData\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector and \opt\td-agent after uninstalling.

Uninstall using PowerShell

You can also uninstall the Collector for Windows using PowerShell:

$MyProgram = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\* | Where { $_.DisplayName -eq "Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector" }

if (!$MyProgram) { throw "Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector is not installed" }

cmd /c $MyProgram.UninstallString