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Custom control still show up in Designer after removing it with controlutil

  • August 4, 2026
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Topic

After removing or deregistering a custom control with controlutil.exe, the custom control can still be seen in Designer under the toolbox. Even after restarting K2 service, and performing IISRESET, the custom control still shows up on Designer.


Instructions 

  1. Run the following controlutil command to clear control cache:

    controlutil.exe CLEARCONTROLCACHE -CONNSTR:"Integrated=True;IsPrimaryLogin=True;Authenticate=True;EncryptedPassword=False;Host=k2server;Port=5555"

  2. Restart K2 service, and perform IISRESET


Additional Information

controlutil.exe is a tool used for registering and removing custom controls. It can be found in [Program Files]\K2\Setup.

 

https://help.nintex.com/en-US/nintexautomation/devref/current/Content/Controls/Use-ctrlutil.exe.html