OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

This info is about OBS Studio for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by OBS Project. You can find out more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. OBS Studio's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe and occupies 28.88 KB (29568 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in OBS Studio. They occupy 4.35 MB (4562280 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (143.98 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (28.88 KB)
• obs64.exe (3.01 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (88.38 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (97.38 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (120.88 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (144.38 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (97.88 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (119.38 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (529.38 KB)

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This data is about OBS Studio version 27.1.3 only. You can find below info on other releases of OBS Studio:

• 30.1.2
• 23.1.0
• 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
• 27.1.2
• 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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OBS Studio has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_pauli_Desktop_Roni_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\service.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-01-12 13-30-21.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-01-12 16-46-49.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\services.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\twitch_ingests.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-01-12 13-30-21.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-01-12 16-46-49.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

A way to uninstall OBS Studio with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program released by the software company OBS Project. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. This is efortful because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". If it exists on your system the OBS Studio application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select OBS Studio in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding OBS Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

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