Reset to Defaults

[PPatla78730]

Is there a simple was to reset BI 5 to it's installation defaults?

I followed some of the tweaking guides and screwed some things up along the way.

I wanted to start again from the defaults, short of an uninstall and reinstall is there a way to reset to the out of the box defaults?

-Pat

[reddawg]

DISCLAIMER: Only do this if you have NOT ACTIVATED Blue Iris 5, as the following instructions will delete all Blue Iris settings including your Registration license information resulting in Blue Iris running in DEMO mode.

To reset Blue Iris to its default settings, delete the registry key where Blue Iris stores all its settings. When you run Blue Iris 5 next, it will re-create its default settings. This can be done a few different ways.

Blue Iris 5 64-bit Registry: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software"
Blue Iris 5 32-bit Registry: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Perspective Software"

Method 1: Using REG DELETE command

1. Open a CMD prompt with Run as Administrator privileges
2. Type: reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software" /f
3. Run Blue Iris or start BlueIris service.

Method 2: Using REGEDIT file

1. Create a REG file using Notepad called "Delete Blue Iris Registry Settings.reg"
2. Copy and paste the following code into the REG file.

----- BEGIN Copy the code below this line -----
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software]
----- END Copy the code above this line -----

3. Save Notepad as "Delete Blue Iris Registry Settings.reg" without .txt.
4. Double Click on the "Delete Blue Iris Registry Settings.reg" REG file to delete Blue Iris settings from the registry.

Important: make sure Blue Iris is not running as an application or as a service before doing this.

[protivakid]

It's nuts there is no way to reset settings without blowing out the product license too. Why wouldn't they just use a config file?! Anyways I followed this on mine and my key worked to reactivate a second time on the same machine. YMMV

[Johnmike]

What were to happen if I reset the settings with the above method on a paid license? Couldn't I just add the license back? That's what would happen if I reset my computer.

[TimG]

I think it would be fine. The issue there is that there will be a set number of times you can re-install before Support become aware. It will be a protection to stop malicious actors. If you hit that limit due to PC rebuilds, I believe an email to Support would reset it.