RetroArch 1.8.7

How to uninstall RetroArch 1.8.7 from your system

This page is about RetroArch 1.8.7 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by libretro. Further information on libretro can be found here. Click on http://www.retroarch.com/ to get more data about RetroArch 1.8.7 on libretro's website. RetroArch 1.8.7 is normally set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RetroArch directory, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing RetroArch 1.8.7 is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RetroArch\uninst.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 12.13 MB (12715520 bytes) on disk and is named retroarch.exe.

The executables below are part of RetroArch 1.8.7. They take an average of 191.33 MB (200627679 bytes) on disk.

• retroarch.exe (12.13 MB)
• retroarch_angle.exe (11.90 MB)
• retroarch_debug.exe (167.25 MB)
• uninst.exe (52.25 KB)

The current page applies to RetroArch 1.8.7 version 1.8.7 only. Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove RetroArch 1.8.7 from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall RetroArch 1.8.7:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RetroArch

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__UserNames_UserName_Desktop_RetroArch_retroarch_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__UserNames_UserName_Desktop_RetroArch_RetroArch_url
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\RetroArch ROMs (2).lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\RetroArch ROMs.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\RetroArch.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RetroArch\RetroArch (log to file).lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RetroArch\RetroArch Data Folder.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RetroArch\RetroArch Website.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RetroArch\RetroArch.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000C20600
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RetroArch
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\retroarch.exe

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2118518061-1202718792-659838169-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch\retroarch.exe

How to uninstall RetroArch 1.8.7 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RetroArch 1.8.7 is an application marketed by the software company libretro. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This is efortful because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall RetroArch 1.8.7 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate RetroArch 1.8.7 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "RetroArch 1.8.7". If it exists on your system the RetroArch 1.8.7 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select RetroArch 1.8.7 in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding RetroArch 1.8.7, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for RetroArch 1.8.7:

• The publisher is: http://www.retroarch.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RetroArch\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove RetroArch 1.8.7.


8. After removing RetroArch 1.8.7, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of RetroArch 1.8.7 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RetroArch 1.8.7 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove RetroArch 1.8.7 by libretro from your computer, nor are we saying that RetroArch 1.8.7 by libretro is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove RetroArch 1.8.7 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.