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How to uninstall Epic Games Launcher from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Epic Games Launcher for Windows. It was created for Windows by Epic Games, Inc.. More information about Epic Games, Inc. can be seen here. Usually the Epic Games Launcher program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Epic Games Launcher's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FEF3A9BA-A962-4469-AD62-04839D4BB847}. The application's main executable file is titled EpicGamesLauncher.exe and occupies 2.65 MB (2779536 bytes).

Epic Games Launcher contains of the executables below. They take 164.37 MB (172359184 bytes) on disk.




  • DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
  • CrashReportClient.exe (12.58 MB)
  • EpicGamesLauncher.exe (2.65 MB)
  • CrashReportClient.exe (15.64 MB)
  • UnrealEngineLauncher.exe (3.32 MB)
  • UnrealCEFSubProcess.exe (3.35 MB)
  • UnrealVersionSelector.exe (1.28 MB)
  • EpicGamesLauncher.exe (31.56 MB)
  • OriginThinSetup.exe (60.69 MB)
  • EOSOverlayRenderer-Win32-Shipping.exe (658.25 KB)
  • EOSOverlayRenderer-Win64-Shipping.exe (812.75 KB)
  • CrashReportClient.exe (14.32 MB)
  • LauncherPrereqSetup_x64.exe (11.07 MB)
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The current web page applies to Epic Games Launcher version 1.1.298.0 only. For other Epic Games Launcher versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Epic Games Launcher.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Epic Games Launcher:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games

The files below were left behind on your disk by Epic Games Launcher's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\APR2007_xinput_x86.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\DSETUP.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\dsetup32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\DXSETUP.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\dxupdate.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\Jun2010_D3DCompiler_43_x86.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\Jun2010_d3dcsx_43_x86.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\Jun2010_d3dx10_43_x86.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist\Jun2010_d3dx11_43_x86.cab
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\Resources\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\CEF3\Win64\widevinecdmadapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\DbgHelp\dbghelp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ETWProviders\ETWProviders64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icudt53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icudtd53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuin53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuind53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuio53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuiod53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icule53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\iculed53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\iculx53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\iculxd53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icutu53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icutud53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuuc53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\ICU\icu4c-53_1\Win64\VS2015\icuucd53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\NVIDIA\GeForceNOW\Win64\GfnRuntimeSdk.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Windows\DirectX\x64\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Windows\DirectX\x64\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Windows\DirectX\x86\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\499C5C9F9B6F57D43B7EDA108B04379E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AB9A3FEF269A9644DA264038D9B48B74
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FEF3A9BA-A962-4469-AD62-04839D4BB847}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win32\EpicGamesLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win32\EpicGamesLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\499C5C9F9B6F57D43B7EDA108B04379E\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AB9A3FEF269A9644DA264038D9B48B74\ProductName


A way to erase Epic Games Launcher from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Epic Games Launcher is a program by the software company Epic Games, Inc.. Frequently, users try to erase it. This is hard because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase Epic Games Launcher is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Epic Games Launcher or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Epic Games Launcher". The Epic Games Launcher program will be found automatically. When you select Epic Games Launcher in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Epic Games Launcher, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Epic Games Launcher.
Uninstall Epic Games Launcher


8. After uninstalling Epic Games Launcher, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Epic Games Launcher that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Epic Games Launcher with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Epic Games Launcher by Epic Games, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Epic Games Launcher by Epic Games, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Epic Games Launcher in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.

2020-10-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-29 13:20:29.240