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A guide to uninstall Origin from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Origin for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts, Inc.. More information on Electronic Arts, Inc. can be found here. You can see more info related to Origin at . The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Origin. Origin.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 2.97 MB (3113256 bytes) on disk.

Origin installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 101.46 MB (106383352 bytes) on disk.

  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.95 MB)
  • GetGameToken32.exe (45.80 KB)
  • GetGameToken64.exe (51.30 KB)
  • igoproxy.exe (42.79 KB)
  • igoproxy64.exe (48.30 KB)
  • Origin.exe (2.97 MB)
  • OriginClientService.exe (2.11 MB)
  • OriginCrashReporter.exe (2.26 MB)
  • OriginER.exe (10.51 MB)
  • OriginThinSetupInternal.exe (20.72 MB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (891.81 KB)
  • OriginWebHelperService.exe (2.94 MB)
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe (21.31 KB)
  • UpdateTool.exe (297.30 KB)
  • vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
  • vcredist_x64_vs2010.exe (5.41 MB)
  • vcredist_x64_vs2015.exe (14.59 MB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
  • vcredist_x86_vs2010.exe (4.76 MB)
  • vcredist_x86_vs2015.exe (13.79 MB)
  • EACoreServer.exe (94.37 KB)
  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.55 MB)
  • Login.exe (468.84 KB)
  • MessageDlg.exe (393.36 KB)
  • OriginLegacyCLI.exe (811.36 KB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (1.27 MB)
  • PatchProgress.exe (460.37 KB)
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This web page is about Origin version 10.5.28.13288 only. Click on the links below for other Origin versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Origin.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Origin:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Origin

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Origin:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\3RDPARTYLICENSES.HTML
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\3RDPARTYLICENSES_FR.HTML
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\audio\qtaudio_windows.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\avutil-ttv-51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EACore.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EAProxyInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken32.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudt58.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuin58.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuuc58.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\IGO32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igo64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igoproxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igoproxy64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtga.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtiff.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\CmdPortalClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\EACore.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\EACore_App.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\EACoreServer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\EAProxyInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_fr_FR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_fr_FR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\Login.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\MessageDlg.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\OriginLegacyCLI.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\OriginUninstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\PatchProgress.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\QtCore4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\QtGui4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libEGL_Swift.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libGLESv2_Swift.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libmfxsw32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libmp3lame-ttv.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\logreader.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\mediaservice\dsengine.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\mediaservice\qtmedia_audioengine.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginClientService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginCrashReporter.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\origin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.7\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\PROGRA~2\ORIGIN~1
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.7.false\C:\PROGRA~2\ORIGIN~1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Origin
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Origin
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1084944965-4246834990-4289306549-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\JENNIF~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Origin\oui8FC6.tmp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service\ImagePath


How to uninstall Origin from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Origin is an application by the software company Electronic Arts, Inc.. Some computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to erase Origin is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Origin or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Origin". If it exists on your system the Origin app will be found automatically. After you click Origin in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Origin, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Origin:





  • The software company is: http://www.ea.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Origin.
Uninstall Origin


8. After removing Origin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Origin which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Origin using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Origin supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-10-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-02 15:28:02.963