Genshin Impact

A guide to uninstall Genshin Impact from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Genshin Impact for Windows. It is made by miHoYo Co.,Ltd. Take a look here where you can read more on miHoYo Co.,Ltd. Please open https://genshin.mihoyo.com/ if you want to read more on Genshin Impact on miHoYo Co.,Ltd's page. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Genshin Impact by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled GenshinImpact.exe and its approximative size is 5.11 MB (5356736 bytes).

Genshin Impact installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 57.19 MB (59965280 bytes) on disk.

• 7z.exe (470.75 KB)
• launcher.exe (3.39 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
• uninstall.exe (20.92 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.31 MB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
• GenshinImpact.exe (5.11 MB)
• upload_crash.exe (6.32 MB)
• ZFGameBrowser.exe (1.03 MB)
• Update.exe (2.09 MB)
• Update.exe (2.12 MB)

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The current page applies to Genshin Impact version 2.9.1.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Genshin Impact releases:

• 2.33.7.1
• 2.10.2.0
• 2.27.0.0
• 2.3.3.0
• 2.24.1.0
• 2.26.0.0
• 2.3.4.0
• 2.20.2.0
• 2.22.0.0
• 2.33.3.0
• 2.6.1.0
• 2.4.1.0
• 2.14.1.0
• 2.31.0.0
• 2.12.1.0
• 2.15.4.0
• 2.11.2.0
• 2.30.0.0
• 2.28.1.0
• 2.14.4.0
• 2.11.2.1
• 2.7.3.0
• 2.25.2.0
• 2.33.7.0
• 2.19.0.0
• 2.23.0.0
• 2.5.4.0
• 2.13.2.0
• 2.16.1.0
• 2.10.3.1
• 2.21.1.0
• 2.18.1.0
• 2.7.2.0
• 2.17.1.0
• 2.29.0.1
• 2.5.3.0
• 2.8.4.0
• 2.33.5.0

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Genshin Impact has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000002
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000003
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000004
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000005
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Cookies
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\databases\Databases.db
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\QuotaManager
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\1b237b5fcbf5b30a_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\2722c516cff0b420_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\4d60436fb247634b_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\5ea85e4ebbbe08c7_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\7066bb36ba22da90_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\8544fadc63f2bd9f_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\950469bc7539f564_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\a04749d8c61e7d5d_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\a2e416a12e8b0d0a_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\bf2c5a4e78116612_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\bf4cc08cd0e33050_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\eb868962c8566381_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\c9c20fc0-1c6a-4b0c-9f08-592a92df4543\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\034f823212bc71e1_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\034f823212bc71e1_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\052ad2f8763a42e4_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\5614187e92e61d72_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\5614187e92e61d72_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\59885230776a19bc_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\59885230776a19bc_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\62c4ef8208d19420_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\62c4ef8208d19420_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\63ddb0033a566639_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\63ddb0033a566639_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\76d37d19a0939284_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\76d37d19a0939284_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\78266ab3451aeb79_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\78266ab3451aeb79_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\8385538580a8f8d3_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\8385538580a8f8d3_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\c487379534ab7fed_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\c487379534ab7fed_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\d0f350d20c79f270_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\d0f350d20c79f270_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\d4bb55d4499234de_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\d53135d59ee8bb20_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\d53135d59ee8bb20_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\dd36bc6269c240f6_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\dd36bc6269c240f6_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\de3f2f5856aaa9aa_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\de3f2f5856aaa9aa_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\e9f567d52332203b_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\e9f567d52332203b_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\ed0caa6a-f9ac-4232-93c5-71a062075d66\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\index.txt
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\2cc80dabc69f58b6_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\2cc80dabc69f58b6_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Visited Links
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Genshin Impact_launcher_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Genshin Impact_uninst_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\Genshin Impact.torrent

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\miHoYo\Genshin Impact
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Genshin Impact

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Genshin Impact from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Genshin Impact is an application marketed by the software company miHoYo Co.,Ltd. Some people want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to remove Genshin Impact is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Genshin Impact or simply activate the Search field and type in "Genshin Impact". The Genshin Impact application will be found automatically. When you select Genshin Impact in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Genshin Impact, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Genshin Impact:

• The web site of the program is: https://genshin.mihoyo.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Genshin Impact.


8. After uninstalling Genshin Impact, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Genshin Impact which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Genshin Impact using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Genshin Impact by miHoYo Co.,Ltd from your computer, we are not saying that Genshin Impact by miHoYo Co.,Ltd is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Genshin Impact in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.