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A way to uninstall Origin from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Origin for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Electronic Arts, Inc.. More information on Electronic Arts, Inc. can be found here. Please follow if you want to read more on Origin on Electronic Arts, Inc.'s website. Origin is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The full uninstall command line for Origin is C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe. Origin.exe is the Origin's main executable file and it occupies approximately 3.00 MB (3145504 bytes) on disk.

Origin installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 123.89 MB (129902928 bytes) on disk.

  • EALink.exe (19.92 MB)
  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.95 MB)
  • EASteamProxy.exe (360.80 KB)
  • GetGameToken32.exe (46.30 KB)
  • GetGameToken64.exe (51.80 KB)
  • igoproxy.exe (43.28 KB)
  • igoproxy64.exe (48.29 KB)
  • Origin.exe (3.00 MB)
  • OriginClientService.exe (2.41 MB)
  • OriginCrashReporter.exe (2.54 MB)
  • OriginER.exe (10.89 MB)
  • OriginThinSetupInternal.exe (21.72 MB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (691.80 KB)
  • OriginWebHelperService.exe (3.32 MB)
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe (21.80 KB)
  • UpdateTool.exe (298.79 KB)
  • vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
  • vcredist_x64_vs2010.exe (5.41 MB)
  • vcredist_x64_vs2015.exe (14.59 MB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
  • vcredist_x86_vs2010.exe (4.76 MB)
  • vcredist_x86_vs2015.exe (13.79 MB)
  • EACoreServer.exe (94.80 KB)
  • EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.55 MB)
  • Login.exe (468.84 KB)
  • MessageDlg.exe (393.36 KB)
  • OriginLegacyCLI.exe (804.80 KB)
  • OriginUninstall.exe (1.27 MB)
  • PatchProgress.exe (460.37 KB)
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The current page applies to Origin version 10.5.88.45385 only. You can find here a few links to other Origin releases:

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Origin has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Origin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Origin

Generally, 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\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EACore.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EALink.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EALink.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EAProxyInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\EASteamProxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken32.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\GetGameToken64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudt58.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuin58.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\icuuc58.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\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtga.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qtiff.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • 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
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_cs_CZ.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_da_DK.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_de_DE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_el_GR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_en_GB.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_en_US.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_es_ES.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_es_MX.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_fi_FI.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_fr_FR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_hu_HU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_it_IT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ja_JP.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ko_KR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_nl_NL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_no_NO.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pl_PL.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pt_BR.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_pt_PT.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_ru_RU.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_sv_SE.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_th_TH.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_zh_CN.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\lang\CoreStrings_zh_TW.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\Login.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\MessageDlg.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\OriginLegacyCLI.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\OriginUninstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\PatchProgress.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\QtCore4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\legacyPM\QtGui4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libEGL_Swift.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libGLESv2_Swift.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libmfxsw32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\libmp3lame-ttv.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\logreader.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\mediaservice\dsengine.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\mediaservice\qtmedia_audioengine.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.VisualElementsManifest.xml

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\origin
  • 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

Additional values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4037776925-2371965698-3585787775-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4037776925-2371965698-3585787775-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4037776925-2371965698-3585787775-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Origin\oui2605.tmp
  • 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


How to delete Origin with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Origin is a program offered by the software company Electronic Arts, Inc.. Some computer users choose to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Origin 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Origin or simply activate the Search field and type in "Origin". The Origin app will be found very quickly. When you select Origin in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Origin, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Origin:





  • The publisher is: http://www.ea.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Origin.
Uninstall Origin


8. After uninstalling Origin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Origin which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Origin with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Origin supposing you want to. 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.

2020-11-16 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-11-16 18:58:36.497