Uninstalling IBM Quantum Safe Explorer from Windows

Normal uninstallation from Windows

1. Open the “Control Panel” by searching for it using the search bar on the taskbar. If “View by” is set to Category, click Uninstall a program in the Programs category:

   

   Otherwise, click Programs and Features:
   

2. Right-click IBM Quantum Safe Explorer and click Uninstall/Change:

   

3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to uninstall IBM Quantum Safe™ Explorer:

   

4. Click OK on the following page. IBM Quantum Safe Explorer is now uninstalled from your system.

   

Silent uninstallation

1. Open a terminal - Navigate to the installation folder of IBM Quantum Safe Explorer and open a terminal there. Alternatively, you can open any terminal window in Windows.

2. Run the silent uninstallation command from the IBM Quantum Safe Explorer installed folder UninstallIBMQuantumSafeExplorer.exe /S.

Note: The /S parameter is case sensitive and should be written in uppercase.

Alternatively, run the silent uninstallation command from any other folder. Full path of UninstallIBMQuantumSafeExplorer.exe should be provided. For example, "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM Quantum Safe Explorer\UninstallIBMQuantumSafeExplorer.exe" /S.

3. Default silent uninstallation log location would be /users/qs-explorer/QSE_uninstall.log. To change the silent uninstallation log location, add an additional parameter /LOGFILE="<log-file-path>". For example, UninstallIBMQuantumSafeExplorer.exe /S /LOGFILE="<log-file-path>". The silent uninstallation log will be generated in the path provided by the user.

IBM Quantum Safe Explorer is now uninstalled from your system.

Expected behavior during uninstallation

• No UI prompts: The uninstallation runs in the background without displaying dialog boxes, progress bars, or confirmation prompts.
• Application processes terminated (if applicable): Any running processes related to the application are automatically stopped before removal. If termination fails, the uninstallation may not complete until the user manually closes the application.

Permissions and prerequisites

• File path access: Ensure the uninstallation executable or MSI package is accessible from the command location.
• System impact: Uninstallation may remove registry entries, configuration files, and shortcuts. A system restart may be required for complete removal, depending on the application.