RetroArch

A way to uninstall RetroArch from your PC

RetroArch is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Libretro. You can read more on Libretro or check for application updates here. You can get more details related to RetroArch at https://www.retroarch.com/. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Emulators\RetroArch directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\Emulators\RetroArch\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove RetroArch. The application's main executable file has a size of 13.61 MB (14271155 bytes) on disk and is labeled retroarch.exe.

The executable files below are part of RetroArch. They occupy about 14.11 MB (14795848 bytes) on disk.

• retroarch.exe (13.61 MB)
• uninstall.exe (512.40 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.9.7.0 of RetroArch. Click on the links below for other RetroArch versions:

• 1.9.11.0
• 1.15.0.0
• 1.10.3.0
• Unknown
• 1.14.0.0
• 1.19.1.0
• 1.18.0.0
• 1.9.13.0
• 1.9.8.0
• 1.9.3.0
• 1.9.1.0
• 1.10.1.0
• 1.9.10.0

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RetroArch has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__RetroArch-Win64_RetroArch website_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\C__RetroArch-Win64_retroarch_exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000D3A731
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000D8EA40
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000D9C2B3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RetroArch

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\RetroArch-Win64\retroarch.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove RetroArch from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RetroArch is an application marketed by Libretro. Some computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall RetroArch 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate RetroArch or simply click the Search field and type in "RetroArch". The RetroArch program will be found automatically. After you click RetroArch in the list of apps, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about RetroArch, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, 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\Emulators\RetroArch\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove RetroArch.


8. After uninstalling RetroArch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong RetroArch which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling RetroArch with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories 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 recommendation to remove RetroArch by Libretro from your PC, we are not saying that RetroArch by Libretro is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove RetroArch supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.