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How to uninstall Origin from your computer

This info is about Origin for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Electronic Arts, Inc.. You can find out more on Electronic Arts, Inc. or check for application updates here. You can read more about related to Origin at . The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Origin. Origin.exe is the Origin's main executable file and it occupies approximately 3.34 MB (3503088 bytes) on disk.

Origin is comprised of the following executables which occupy 71.54 MB (75016624 bytes) on disk:

  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.73 MB)
  • GetGameToken32.exe (45.00 KB)
  • GetGameToken64.exe (47.00 KB)
  • igoproxy.exe (40.98 KB)
  • igoproxy64.exe (44.99 KB)
  • Origin.exe (3.34 MB)
  • OriginClientService.exe (2.04 MB)
  • OriginCrashReporter.exe (2.19 MB)
  • OriginER.exe (10.34 MB)
  • OriginThinSetupInternal.exe (20.04 MB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (1.07 MB)
  • OriginWebHelperService.exe (2.10 MB)
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe (15.50 KB)
  • UpdateTool.exe (251.99 KB)
  • vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
  • vcredist_x64_vs2010.exe (5.41 MB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
  • vcredist_x86_vs2010.exe (4.76 MB)
  • EACoreServer.exe (94.37 KB)
  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.55 MB)
  • Login.exe (468.84 KB)
  • MessageDlg.exe (393.36 KB)
  • OriginLegacyCLI.exe (811.36 KB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (1.27 MB)
  • PatchProgress.exe (460.37 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 10.0.2.33129 of Origin. You can find here a few links to other Origin releases:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Origin:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Origin.exe_42acc5d02b69c312139b2151e3cc0fdca117f1e_09df2a0c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_Origin.exe_1528bc43cce7cbbecf6d59ebab6f0a191b3d2_0824982e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_Origin.exe_4b5368613ba5ddd6c1dcaa8a95e4a2c3fa237a4d_0fc96d71

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\3RDPARTYLICENSES.HTML
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\3RDPARTYLICENSES_FR.HTML
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\audio\qtaudio_windows.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\avutil-ttv-51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\codecs\qcncodecs4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\codecs\qjpcodecs4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\codecs\qkrcodecs4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\codecs\qtwcodecs4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EACore.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EACore_App.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EAProxyInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken32.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudt51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuin51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuuc51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\IGO32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igo64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igoproxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igoproxy64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qgif4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qico4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qmng.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qmng4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qsvg4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtga.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtiff.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtiff4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\InstallerDLL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_fr_FR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CLIStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_fr_FR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\lang\CoreStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\CmdPortalClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\EACore.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\EACore_App.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\EACoreServer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\EAProxyInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\LegacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_fr_FR.xml

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\origin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.7\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.7\com.trolltech.Qt.QTextCodecFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\PROGRA~2\ORIGIN~1
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.7.false\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\PROGRA~2\ORIGIN~1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Origin
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Origin
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Client Service\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Origin Web Helper Service\ImagePath


A way to erase Origin from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Origin is an application released by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove Origin 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Origin or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Origin". If it exists on your system the Origin application will be found automatically. When you click Origin in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Origin, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Origin:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.ea.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Origin.
Uninstall Origin


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Origin supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-09-16 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-16 16:40:49.497