RetroArch
A guide to uninstall RetroArch from your computer
RetroArch is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by
Libretro. Take a look
here where you can find out more on Libretro. Please open
https://www.retroarch.com/ if you want to read more on RetroArch on Libretro's web page. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\RetroArch folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove RetroArch by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\RetroArch\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. retroarch.exe is the RetroArch's main executable file and it takes around 13.66 MB (14327475 bytes) on disk.
The following executables are installed together with RetroArch. They take about 101.28 MB (
106201688 bytes) on disk.
- retroarch.exe (13.66 MB)
- retroarch_debug.exe (87.12 MB)
- uninstall.exe (512.40 KB)
This data is about RetroArch version
1.9.8.0 alone. For more RetroArch versions please click below:
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RetroArch has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Registry that is not cleaned:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RetroArch
A way to delete RetroArch from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
RetroArch is an application by Libretro. Some users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY solution to remove RetroArch 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool

5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate RetroArch or simply click the Search field and type in "RetroArch". The RetroArch application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click RetroArch in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding RetroArch, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for RetroArch:
- The software company is: https://www.retroarch.com/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\RetroArch\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall RetroArch.

8. After removing RetroArch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of RetroArch that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RetroArch with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall RetroArch by Libretro from your computer, we are not saying that RetroArch by Libretro is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall RetroArch in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
Last update on: 2021-08-31 01:36:55.543