OpenRA

A guide to uninstall OpenRA from your computer

This page is about OpenRA for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by OpenRA developers. Go over here for more information on OpenRA developers. More details about OpenRA can be seen at http://openra.net. OpenRA is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\OpenRA folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove OpenRA by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\OpenRA\uninstaller.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled OpenRA.Game.exe and it has a size of 711.50 KB (728576 bytes).

OpenRA is comprised of the following executables which occupy 1.02 MB (1066791 bytes) on disk:

• Dune2000.exe (91.50 KB)
• OpenRA.Game.exe (711.50 KB)
• OpenRA.Server.exe (7.00 KB)
• OpenRA.Utility.exe (9.00 KB)
• RedAlert.exe (40.00 KB)
• TiberianDawn.exe (68.50 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (114.29 KB)

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The current web page applies to OpenRA version 20191117 only. Click on the links below for other OpenRA versions:

• 20180923
• 20171014
• 20200503
• 20231010
• 20181215
• 20180307
• 20180218
• 20200202
• 20190314
• Unknown
• 20210321
• 20230225

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall OpenRA from your PC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OpenRA
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\OpenRA.Utility.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\D__Program Files_OpenRA_Dune2000_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\D__Program Files_OpenRA_RedAlert_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\D__Program Files_OpenRA_TiberianDawn_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OpenRA\Dune 2000.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OpenRA\Red Alert.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OpenRA\Tiberian Dawn.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\debug.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\geoip.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\graphics.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\nat.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\perf.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\server.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Logs\sound.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\ModMetadata\ra-release-20191117.yaml

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-cnc-release-20191117
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-d2k-release-20191117
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-ra-release-20191117
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OpenRA

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2048859049-2006569757-1985730222-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\OpenRA\RedAlert.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2048859049-2006569757-1985730222-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\Downloads\OpenRA-release-20191117-x64.exe

How to remove OpenRA from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OpenRA is an application released by OpenRA developers. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to remove OpenRA 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the 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 wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find OpenRA or simply activate the Search field and type in "OpenRA". If it is installed on your PC the OpenRA app will be found automatically. After you click OpenRA in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding OpenRA, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for OpenRA:

• The web site of the program is: http://openra.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\OpenRA\uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove OpenRA.


8. After removing OpenRA, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong OpenRA which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling OpenRA with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall OpenRA by OpenRA developers from your PC, nor are we saying that OpenRA by OpenRA developers is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall OpenRA in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.