Uninstall V-Ray

V-Ray installer will automatically uninstall any previous versions.

If you need to manually uninstall V-Ray, make sure that 3ds Max or V-Ray components are not being used. Go to

Start menu > Control Panel > Programs and Features > V-Ray for 3ds Max

or

Start menu > All Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray Adv for 3ds Max...> Uninstall V-Ray for 3ds Max

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This will start the V-Ray uninstaller. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove V-Ray from your system and restore any files overwritten by the installation.

After the uninstall is complete there may be some leftover files that you need to delete.

Please check if present and delete the following files and folders:

Location

Files and Folders to delete

For V-Ray 1.5

For V-Ray 2.*

For V-Ray 3.*

3ds Max Root Folder

vray20xx.dll
vraydummy20xx.max
vraydummy20xx.xml
vrayspawner20xx.exe

vray.dll
vray20xx.dll
vraydummy20xx.max
vraydummy20xx.xml
vrayspawner20xx.exe
vrcompilerbackend_msl12.dll

vray.dll
vray20xx.dll
vraydummy20xx.max
vraydummy20xx.xml
vrayopenimageio.dll
vrayoslcomp.dll
vrayoslexec.dll
vrayoslquery.dll
vrayspawner20xx.exe

3ds Max root folder \plugins

\vrayplugins folder
vrayraw20xx.bmi
vrender20xx.dlr

\vrayplugins folder
vrayraw20xx.bmi
vrender20xx.dlr

\vrayplugins folder
vrayraw20xx.bmi
vrender20xx.dlr

C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\3dsmax 20xx for x64

C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\RT for 3ds Max 20xx for x64