Origin
How to uninstall Origin from your system
This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Origin for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on Electronic Arts, Inc.. Click on http://www.ea.com to get more details about Origin on Electronic Arts, Inc.'s website. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Origin is C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe. Origin.exe is the Origin's primary executable file and it takes about 2.96 MB (3098920 bytes) on disk.Origin is composed of the following executables which occupy 103.61 MB (108645376 bytes) on disk:
- EAProxyInstaller.exe (1.95 MB)
- GetGameToken32.exe (45.80 KB)
- GetGameToken64.exe (51.30 KB)
- igoproxy.exe (42.30 KB)
- igoproxy64.exe (47.80 KB)
- Origin.exe (2.96 MB)
- OriginClientService.exe (2.06 MB)
- OriginCrashReporter.exe (2.20 MB)
- OriginER.exe (10.46 MB)
- OriginThinSetupInternal.exe (23.12 MB)
- OriginUninstall.exe (891.81 KB)
- OriginWebHelperService.exe (2.89 MB)
- QtWebEngineProcess.exe (21.31 KB)
- UpdateTool.exe (297.30 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 (94.37 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)
The current web page applies to Origin version 10.5.8.17910 only. Click on the links below for other Origin versions:
- 9.0.11.77
- 10.0.1.25862
- 10.1.1.35466
- 10.0.1.23494
- 10.0.1.30272
- 9.1.3.2637
- 8.2.0.2254
- 10.4.2.12697
- 9.5.10.780
- 10.0.1.30958
- 8.2.1.458
- 10.5.67.39100
- 10.3.5.6379
- 10.5.5.1519
- 9.13.0.19465
- 10.5.106.49298
- 10.5.65.38147
- 10.5.47.29954
- 10.5.46.29856
- 10.5.86.45038
- 10.0.2.33129
- 10.5.88.45577
- 9.3.10.4710
- 9.5.5.2850
- 10.5.63.37653
- 10.5.39.26342
- 9.13.1.35109
- 9.4.1.116
- 9.4.23.2817
- 10.5.31.17411
- 9.1.10.2716
- 8.4.2.212
- 9.11.2.10120
- 9.0.2.2064
- 8.3.3.35
- 10.5.87.45080
- 10.5.36.23506
- 10.5.28.13288
- 10.5.27.11381
- 9.5.2.2829
- 10.0.1.18416
- 10.0.1.31806
- 10.5.55.33368
- 8.2.2.2413
- 10.5.84.43868
- 9.13.1.22660
- 10.5.88.45385
- 10.5.85.44831
- 10.0.1.20627
- 10.4.8.36918
- 9.3.6.4643
- 8.2.4.465
- 10.5.72.41482
- 10.5.38.26728
- 10.5.39.26720
- 10.0.1.29730
- 9.2.1.4399
- 9.0.0.1980
- 9.5.12.2862
- 10.5.19.61985
- 10.5.118.52644
- 10.5.94.46774
- 10.5.35.22222
- 10.5.109.49920
- 9.0.13.2135
- 10.5.61.37300
- 10.5.114.51455
- 10.5.101.48500
- 10.5.110.50000
- 10.4.11.52733
- 10.5.99.47918
- 10.5.96.47512
- 10.4.10.52731
- 10.4.4.20019
- 10.0.1.25073
- 9.3.11.2762
- 10.5.116.52126
- 10.5.41.27263
- 10.5.12.32066
- 10.5.34.21025
- 9.11.6.18139
- 10.5.3.59240
- 9.8.1.58149
- 10.5.89.45622
- 10.5.77.42374
- 8.5.0.4554
- 10.5.66.38849
- 10.5.107.49426
- 9.6.1.5336
- 10.2.1.38915
- 10.5.30.15625
- 10.5.97.47554
- 10.5.106.49189
- 10.4.16.25850
- 10.5.93.46608
- 8.6.3.49
- 10.5.45.29542
- 10.5.10.24870
- 10.5.103.48818
- 10.4.9.38188
A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you are trying to remove Origin from your computer.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Origin:
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Origin
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Origin
Generally, the following files are left on disk:
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\App Recovery.lnk
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\assets.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\binary-assets.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\common.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\compatibility32\EADesktop.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EABackgroundService.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EABackgroundService.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EACefSubProcess.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAConnect_microsoft.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAConnect_microsoft.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EACrashReporter.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EACrashReporter.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EADesktop.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EADesktop.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAEgsProxy.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAEgsProxy.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAGEP.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAGEP.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALauncher.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALaunchHelper.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALaunchHelper.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALocalHostSvc.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALocalHostSvc.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamProxy.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamProxy.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAUninstall.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAUpdater.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EAUpdater.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\ErrorReporter.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\errorReporter.rcc.enc
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\GetGameToken32.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\GetGameToken64.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\icudtl.dat
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\IGO32.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\IGO64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\IGOProxy32.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qgif.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qicns.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qico.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qpdf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qsvg.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qtga.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qtiff.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\imageformats\qwebp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\CmdPortalClient.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\EACore.dll
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\EACore_App.ini
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\EACoreServer.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\EAProxyInstaller.exe
- C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\legacyPM\lang\CLIStrings_cs_CZ.xml
Registry that is not cleaned:
- 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
Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALaunchHelper.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EALaunchHelper.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\Link2EA.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\Link2EA.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\Origin.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\Origin.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EABackgroundService\ImagePath
- 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 remove Origin from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Origin is an application offered by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Some computer users choose to erase it. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK solution to erase Origin is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.
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3. Press the General Tools button
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Origin or simply activate the Search field and type in "Origin". If it exists on your system the Origin application will be found very quickly. When you click Origin in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Origin, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The web site of the application is: http://www.ea.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\OriginUninstall.exe
8. After removing Origin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Origin which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Origin with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Origin by Electronic Arts, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Origin in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2017-12-21 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2017-12-21 02:07:45.040