🗑 Removal

Uninstall Grafana from Windows — Complete Removal Guide

Fully remove Grafana from Windows 10, 11 or Server. Covers uninstalling via Apps & Features, silent uninstall, stopping and removing the Windows Service, cleaning up leftover files and registry entries.

Before you uninstall — back up your data

The uninstaller removes Grafana but may leave the data directory intact depending on the installer version. To be safe, back up dashboards and configuration before proceeding:

# Back up Grafana data directory before uninstalling
$dest = "C:\Backups\Grafana-final-backup-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd)"
Copy-Item "C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs\grafana\data" $dest -Recurse
Copy-Item "C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs\grafana\conf\grafana.ini" $dest
Write-Host "Backup saved to $dest"

Tip: Export individual dashboards as JSON from Grafana UI before uninstalling: Dashboard → Share → Export → Save to file.

Method 1 — Uninstall via Windows Apps & Features (GUI)

Stop the Grafana service

Open services.msc, find Grafana, right-click → Stop. Or run: Stop-Service -Name "Grafana"

Open Apps & Features

Press Win + I → Apps → Apps & features. Search for Grafana.

Uninstall

Click Grafana → Uninstall → confirm. The uninstaller removes the program files and the Windows Service registration.

Clean up remaining files

The MSI uninstaller typically leaves the data directory. Remove it manually if you want a clean slate (see below).

Method 2 — Silent uninstall via PowerShell

# Stop the service first
Stop-Service -Name "Grafana" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Find the Grafana MSI product code
$grafana = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*Grafana*" }

if ($grafana) {
    Write-Host "Found: $($grafana.Name) $($grafana.Version)"
    # Silent uninstall using product code
    $exitCode = (Start-Process msiexec.exe `
        -ArgumentList "/x $($grafana.IdentifyingNumber) /quiet /norestart" `
        -Wait -PassThru).ExitCode
    Write-Host "Uninstall exit code: $exitCode"
} else {
    Write-Host "Grafana MSI not found in installed programs"
}

Remove leftover files and directories

After uninstalling, check and remove any remaining Grafana files:

# Remove Grafana installation directory (if still present)
$installDir = "C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs"
if (Test-Path $installDir) {
    Remove-Item $installDir -Recurse -Force
    Write-Host "Removed $installDir"
}

# Remove Grafana data directory (contains your dashboards!)
# Only do this if you have a backup
$dataDir = "C:\ProgramData\Grafana"
if (Test-Path $dataDir) {
    Remove-Item $dataDir -Recurse -Force
}

# Remove Grafana AppData for current user
$appData = "$env:APPDATA\Grafana"
if (Test-Path $appData) {
    Remove-Item $appData -Recurse -Force
}

Remove the Windows Service (if still registered)

If the service entry persists after uninstalling:

# Check if service still exists
Get-Service -Name "Grafana" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Remove the service
sc.exe delete "Grafana"

# Or using PowerShell 6+
(Get-Service -Name "Grafana").Delete()

Remove Windows Firewall rules

# List Grafana firewall rules
Get-NetFirewallRule | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Grafana*" }

# Remove all Grafana firewall rules
Get-NetFirewallRule | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Grafana*" } | Remove-NetFirewallRule

Verify complete removal

# Confirm service is gone
Get-Service -Name "Grafana" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Should return nothing

# Confirm port 3000 is free
netstat -ano | findstr ":3000"
# Should return nothing

# Confirm install directory is removed
Test-Path "C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs"
# Should return False

Reinstalling Grafana?

Download the latest MSI and follow the installation guide to get Grafana running again.

Download MSI → Install as Service