article Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches in Official Support Articles

Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:40:45 GMT

Qlik Sense patches can be downloaded from the Qlik Download page. Patches are cumulative, and only one patch can be installed at a time.

Example: Patch 4 for Qlik Sense February 2019 will include all fixes from 3, 2, and 1.

Before applying a patch:

Read the Release Notes to locate any dependencies of new features or changes to features that can affect your environment
Verify and record all customisations (manual changes to setting files or configuration files not otherwise represented in the GUI). While patches generally do not change settings or revert configuration files to their defaults, a drastically changed feature (see release notes) can affect customisations.
Previously installed patches on the same release track do not need to be uninstalled

To install:

Download the required patch
Schedule a brief downtime as the server will need to be restarted
Execute the patch installation package and follow the on-screen instructions
Restart the Windows server host

To uninstall:

Executing a patch installation package will automatically uninstall the previous patch and install the new one. If you need to uninstall a patch manually:

Open the Windows Add and Remove Programs menu
Click View installed updates from the left panel
Locate the Patch
Uninstall the Patch
Restart the Windows Server host

If uninstalling through the Control Panel is not possible:

Locate the Qlik_Sense_update.exe installer package in C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\[guid]\.

If the package required for the uninstall has been removed or renamed, a possible workaround is to obtain an exact copy (same version, release) of the Qlik_Sense_update.exe from a different environment and manually replace it.
Right-click the Qlik_Sense_update.exe and click Uninstall

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

jpjust — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:23:06 GMT

Hi Sonja - I have a quick question.

Will the upgrade reset the config file custom configurations?

Thanks,

John

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:59:36 GMT

Hello @jpjust

Do you mean patches or upgrades between major versions?

While patches generally do not change settings or revert configuration files to default, a drastically changed feature (see your patch's release notes) can impact customisations. You can verify and record all customisations (manual changes to setting files or configuration files not otherwise represented in the GUI) before you patch.

As for upgrades (moving between major versions), see: Custom configuration file changes not kept after Qlik Sense upgrade

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

jpjust — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:11:08 GMT

Thank you Sonja for the response.

I am patching from Qliksense enterprise Aug 2022 Patch 9 to Patch 16.

Do you think manual changes to setting files or configuration files will stay AS IS?

Thanks,

John

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:46:28 GMT

Hello @jpjust

If you have changed configuration files, back up these files before the upgrade. We do not anticipate them to be cleared, but a backup is always a best practice.

Post upgrade, test thoroughly.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

aniketvasadkar_eq — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:42:50 GMT

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind, @jpjust

We are planning to upgrade from Aug 2023 patch4 to Patch11.

Do we need to "uninstall" patch4 and then install patch 11 ? or directly install patch 11 with patch 4 in place and it will work.

Thanks

Aniket

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:59:27 GMT

Hello @aniketvasadkar_eq

You can directly install patch 11, no need to remove 4.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

pauljohansson — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:00:36 GMT

if uninstall is not available when right-clicking?

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:07:49 GMT

Hello @pauljohansson

This article covers the most frequent solution: Unable to uninstall Qlik Sense Patches

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

aathi33 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:09:43 GMT

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind
Does uninstalling the patch will entirely remove the qlik from the computer.
Do i need to setup a new environment in qlik.

A timely response is appreciated.
Thanks

Re: Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

willtech93 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:52:11 GMT

Hello All

When unpacking the patch files is there another way to unpack the files and attempt the installation? Apparently, there's a problem when the username's folders name are too long and does not allow the unpacking of the files. Since it goes directly to the route c:users\username\appdata\local\temp\ and then prompts the message that it cannot unpack the files in that route.

Regards.

article Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches in Official Support Articles

Installing and uninstalling Qlik Sense Patches

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To uninstall:

If uninstalling through the Control Panel is not possible:

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