RetroArch

A way to uninstall RetroArch from your PC

This info is about RetroArch for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Libretro. More information on Libretro can be seen here. Please open https://www.retroarch.com/ if you want to read more on RetroArch on Libretro's website. Usually the RetroArch program is found in the C:\Program Files\RetroArch folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling RetroArch is C:\Program Files\RetroArch\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 13.76 MB (14430933 bytes) on disk and is called retroarch.exe.

The executable files below are part of RetroArch. They occupy about 24.16 MB (25333175 bytes) on disk.

• retroarch.exe (13.76 MB)
• uninstall.exe (512.36 KB)
• pcsx2.exe (9.72 MB)
• Uninst-pcsx2.exe (92.36 KB)
• mymc-gui.exe (43.00 KB)
• mymc.exe (43.00 KB)
• w9xpopen.exe (4.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.9.10.0 of RetroArch. For other RetroArch versions please click below:

• 1.9.11.0
• 1.15.0.0
• 1.9.7.0
• 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

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If you are manually uninstalling RetroArch we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall RetroArch:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Playnite\Emulation\Emulators\RetroArch

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove RetroArch:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__RetroArch-Win64_RetroArch website_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__RetroArch-Win64_retroarch_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Playnite\Emulation\Emulators\RetroArch\emulator.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Playnite\Emulators\RetroArch.yaml

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000DC1ED5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RetroArch

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\RetroArch-Win64-setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\RetroArch-Win64-setup.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall RetroArch from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RetroArch is an application offered by the software company Libretro. Some people want to remove it. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find RetroArch or simply click the Search field and type in "RetroArch". The RetroArch app will be found very quickly. When you click RetroArch in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding RetroArch, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for RetroArch:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.retroarch.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\RetroArch\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall RetroArch.


8. After uninstalling RetroArch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong RetroArch that 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove RetroArch by Libretro from your PC, nor are we saying that RetroArch by Libretro is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove RetroArch in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.