Playnite

A guide to uninstall Playnite from your computer

Playnite is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Josef Nemec. Check out here for more details on Josef Nemec. You can read more about related to Playnite at https://playnite.link. The program is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Playnite folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Playnite by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Playnite\unins000.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Playnite.DesktopApp.exe is the Playnite's primary executable file and it takes circa 2.37 MB (2488080 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Playnite. They take about 6.27 MB (6569449 bytes) on disk.

• CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe (7.00 KB)
• Playnite.DesktopApp.exe (2.37 MB)
• Playnite.FullscreenApp.exe (2.41 MB)
• Toolbox.exe (46.24 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.43 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 10.19 of Playnite. You can find below info on other versions of Playnite:

• 6.4
• 9.18
• 8.3
• 8.12
• 7.1
• 8.9
• 4.40
• 5.6
• 8.6
• 10.8
• 7.6
• 8.1
• 4.58
• 10.1
• 7.2
• 10.16
• 10.14
• 8.5
• 4.71
• 4.72
• 10.15
• 7.9
• 8.14
• 4.53
• 7.4
• 7.8
• 5.5
• 1.4
• 10.13
• 4.64
• 8.15
• 7.3
• 10.12
• 10.9
• 10.11
• 8.7
• 8.8
• 4.61
• 3.3
• 8.4
• 7.5
• 9.13
• 1.0
• 10.17
• 2.7
• 7.7
• 3.6
• 10.31
• 9.17
• 5.8
• 10.5
• 4.66
• 9.19
• 2.9
• 8.13
• 10.6
• 10.18
• 8.11
• 0.91
• 2.2
• 10.2
• 9.16
• 9.10
• 4.73
• 10.20
• 6.3
• 10.3
• 8.10
• 4.30
• 10.7
• 9.9
• 9.6
• 4.74
• 9.14
• 9.11
• 9.12
• 9.15
• 6.5
• 4.63
• 4.67
• 10.32

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Playnite has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Playnite's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Local_Playnite_Playnite_DesktopApp_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Local_Playnite_Safe Mode_bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Playnite\Playnite.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Playnite\Safe Mode.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Playnite\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Backup\config.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Backup\fullscreenConfig.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Backup\windowPositions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\LocalPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\browsercache\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\config.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\extension.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\IGDBMetadata.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\IGDBMetadata.pdb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\af_ZA.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ar_SA.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\bg_BG.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ca_ES.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\cs_CZ.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\da_DK.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\de_DE.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\el_GR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\en_US.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\eo_UY.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\es_ES.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\et_EE.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\fa_IR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\fi_FI.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\fr_FR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\gl_ES.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\he_IL.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\hr_HR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\hu_HU.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\id_ID.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\it_IT.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ja_JP.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ko_KR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\lt_LT.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\mr_IN.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\nl_NL.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\no_NO.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\pl_PL.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\pt_BR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\pt_PT.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ro_RO.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\ru_RU.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\si_LK.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\sk_SK.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\sl_SI.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\sr_SP.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\sv_SE.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\tr_TR.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\uk_UA.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\vi_VN.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\zh_CN.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Localization\zh_TW.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\plugin.cfg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Extensions\IGDBMetadata_Builtin\Resources\igdbicon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\fullscreenConfig.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\JITProfiles\desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\JITProfiles\fullscreen
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\ageratings.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\categories.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\companies.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\completionstatuses.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\database.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\emulators.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\features.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\filterpresets.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\games.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\genres.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\importexclusions.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\platforms.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\regions.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\scanners.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\series.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\sources.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\tags.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\library\tools.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\playnite.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\audio\activation.wav
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\audio\navigation.wav
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\Blank.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\Constants.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\CustomControls\FilterPresetSelector.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\DefaultControls\Button.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\DefaultControls\Slider.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\DerivedStyles\ButtonTopMenu.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\DerivedStyles\ListGameItemStyle.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\DerivedStyles\ListGameItemTemplate.xaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\FilterIcons\- Favoritos.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\FilterIcons\- Jugado Recientemente.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\FilterIcons\- Mas Jugado.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\FilterIcons\Aktuell.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Playnite\Themes\Fullscreen\Nintendo Switch-ish_0d020ed5-0f3c-4c1a-bf9a-c983ef7d74b7\FilterIcons\All.png

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Playnite
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Playnite_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Playnite_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Playnite_RASMANCS

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pext\OpenWithProgids\Playnite.ext
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pthm\OpenWithProgids\Playnite.ext
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Playnite\Playnite.DesktopApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Playnite\Playnite.DesktopApp.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall Playnite with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Playnite is an application released by the software company Josef Nemec. Frequently, people want to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Playnite is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Playnite or simply click the Search field and type in "Playnite". If it exists on your system the Playnite program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Playnite in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Playnite, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Playnite:

• The web site of the program is: https://playnite.link
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Playnite\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Playnite.


8. After removing Playnite, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Playnite that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Playnite with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

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