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A guide to uninstall Genshin Impact from your system

This info is about Genshin Impact for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. More info about COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. can be read here. Genshin Impact is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\launcher.exe --uninstall_game=hk4e_global is the full command line if you want to remove Genshin Impact. The program's main executable file is labeled 7z.exe and it has a size of 571.17 KB (584880 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with Genshin Impact. They take about 53.24 MB (55831112 bytes) on disk.

  • launcher.exe (943.17 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (21.29 MB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (24.25 MB)
  • 7z.exe (571.17 KB)
  • crashreport.exe (1.79 MB)
  • hpatchz.exe (446.17 KB)
  • HYP.exe (685.67 KB)
  • HYPHelper.exe (1.12 MB)
  • HYUpdater.exe (1.30 MB)
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The current page applies to Genshin Impact version 5.1.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Genshin Impact releases:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Genshin Impact.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Genshin Impact:
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\genshin_impact
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Overwolf\Extensions\ggfmakpbllghoepnmfelddbminamnbmfelbahfdp\283.0.0\games\genshin_impact
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Overwolf\temp\5784e34e9e4c4d778ae4ae183659d16e\games\genshin_impact

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Genshin Impact:
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\7z.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\7z.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\app.conf.dat
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\Astrolabe.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\crashreport.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\debug.log
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HoYoDeviceFpSDK.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\hpatchz.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYBase.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYCommon.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYContainer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYContainerPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYEngine.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYGui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYLauncher.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYLauncherPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYP.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYP.log
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYPHelper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYQComm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYSysTrayPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYUiKit.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYUpdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\HYUpdaterPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\ico\bh3_global.ico
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\ico\hk4e_global.ico
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\ico\hkrpg_global.ico
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\ico\nap_global.ico
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\icudt71l.dat
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qicns.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qtga.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qtiff.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\imageformats\qwebp.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\MiHoYoMTRSDK.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\msvcp140_1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\msvcp140_2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\platforms\qwindows.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\QCefView.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\Qt5Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\Qt5Gui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\Qt5Network.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\Qt5Widgets.dll
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\feapp.dat
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.9.0.276\resources\locales\pl.pak

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\miHoYo\Genshin Impact
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Genshin Impact
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\hk4e_global_1_0_VYTpXlbWo8_production

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.2.2.159\HYUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.2.2.159\HYUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.3.3.182\HYUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.3.3.182\HYUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.4.2.199\HYUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.4.2.199\HYUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.5.2.229\HYUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.5.2.229\HYUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.7.3.261\HYUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.7.3.261\HYUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.8.0.264\HYP.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\1.8.0.264\HYP.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\HoYoPlay\launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to erase Genshin Impact with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Genshin Impact is a program offered by the software company COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. Some people decide to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Genshin Impact is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Genshin Impact by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. from your PC, nor are we saying that Genshin Impact by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Genshin Impact supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-06-15 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-15 06:33:31.850