Uninstall Tekla Structures
When you no longer need a version of Tekla Structures or its related components, you can uninstall it to save space on the computer.
You can have many Tekla Structures versions on your computer. It is not necessary to uninstall old Tekla Structures versions when you install a new Tekla Structures version.
Before you uninstall Tekla Structures, do one of the following depending on your license type:
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If you have a Tekla Structures subscription, sign out from Tekla Structures to release any subscription license seats that are reserved.
- If you have a legacy on-premises license, sign out from Tekla Structures, deactivate the license, and uninstall the on-premises license server. See Deactivate licenses and uninstall on-premises license server.
Uninstall Tekla Structures
You can optionally uninstall Tekla Structures versions that you no longer use to save space on the computer.
You can also uninstall Tekla Structures environments separately from the main Tekla Structures app.
Deactivate licenses and uninstall on-premises license server
Follow these instructions if you want to permanently remove the on-premises license server from your computer.
If you are upgrading to a new version on the same computer, see Update the Tekla on-premises license server instead.
Uninstall an on-premises license server manually
Automatic Tekla license server installation can normally be uninstalled from the Control Panel.
If the automatic uninstallation cannot be performed, like in the case of manual installation, you need to uninstall the license server manually.
Before you start license server uninstallation, stop FlexNet licensing services and other licensing services.
To manually uninstall an on-premises license server:
- Make sure that all borrowed licenses are returned.
- Deactivate your licenses. For more information, see the deactivation steps in Deactivate licenses and uninstall the on-premises license server.
- Go to Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system. through the
- Go to the Service/License File tab tab, select Configuration using Services, and ensure that Tekla Licensing Service is selected in the list.
- Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Stop Server to stop the license server.
- Go to the Config Services tab, ensure that Tekla Licensing Service is shown in the Service name box and then click Remove Service.
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At the command prompt, enter the following command:
uninstallanchorservice.exe
- Uninstall Tekla license server from the Control Panel to complete the uninstallation.