OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall OBS Studio for Windows. The Windows version was created by OBS Project. Additional info about OBS Project can be found here. OBS Studio is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. obs32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.54 MB (2663952 bytes) on disk.

OBS Studio is composed of the following executables which occupy 12.63 MB (13246375 bytes) on disk:

• uninstall.exe (59.44 KB)
• obs32.exe (2.54 MB)
• obs64.exe (3.07 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (185.52 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (225.02 KB)
• ffmpeg-mux32.exe (42.02 KB)
• ffmpeg-mux64.exe (55.52 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (410.02 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (529.52 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (417.44 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (515.44 KB)
• seg_service.exe (792.94 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (1.64 MB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (2.23 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 23.1.0 of OBS Studio. Click on the links below for other OBS Studio versions:

• 30.1.2
• 27.2.1
• 24.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 28.1.2
• 27.2.2
• 0.14.0
• 25.0.4
• 0.13.3
• 25.0.1
• 27.0.1
• 20.1.3
• 22.0.2
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 0.15.4
• 19.0.0
• Unknown
• 29.0.2
• 25.0.0
• 0.16.5
• 27.2.0
• 30.1.03
• 30.0.02
• 26.0.1
• 21.0.1
• 27.0.0
• 28.0.2
• 28.0.1
• 20.0.1
• 18.0.0
• 20.1.1
• 29.1.1
• 29.1.2
• 28.0.3
• 24.0.3
• 28.0.0
• 0.14.2
• 24.0.2
• 17.0.1
• 20.1.2
• 0.16.6
• 30.0.2
• 0.13.2
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 28.1.0
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 0.15.1
• 30.1.01
• 27.1.0
• 29.1.0
• 0.13.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.16.1
• 30.1.0
• 20.0.0
• 27.2.3
• 27.1.3
• 27.1.2
• 18.0.1
• 23.0.2
• 0.15.2
• 30.0.03
• 23.2.1
• 30.1.1
• 21.1.0
• 17.0.2
• 26.1.1
• 27.1.1
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 0.16.2
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4
• 20.1.0
• 30.0.01
• 0.14.1
• 27.2.4
• 17.0.0
• 26.1.0
• 0.15.3
• 0.16.3
• 19.0.3
• 30.0.1

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

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio

The files below remain on your disk by OBS Studio's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\obs_studio.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\300\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OBS Studio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OBS Studio

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak\NvCplAppNamesStored\c:\program files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe

A way to remove OBS Studio from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application released by the software company OBS Project. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall OBS Studio 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". The OBS Studio program will be found automatically. When you click OBS Studio in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of OBS Studio that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your computer, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.