RetroArch

A guide to uninstall RetroArch from your system

This web page is about RetroArch for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Libretro. More data about Libretro can be found here. More details about the program RetroArch can be found at https://www.retroarch.com. The program is often placed in the C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RetroArch directory (same installation drive as Windows). RetroArch's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. The application's main executable file is called steam.exe and its approximative size is 3.92 MB (4110568 bytes).

RetroArch is comprised of the following executables which take 72.18 MB (75688488 bytes) on disk:

GameOverlayUI.exe (375.73 KB)
steam.exe (3.92 MB)
steamerrorreporter.exe (556.23 KB)
steamerrorreporter64.exe (644.23 KB)
streaming_client.exe (8.78 MB)
uninstall.exe (137.56 KB)
WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
drivers.exe (7.09 MB)
fossilize-replay.exe (1.51 MB)
fossilize-replay64.exe (1.93 MB)
gldriverquery.exe (45.78 KB)
gldriverquery64.exe (941.28 KB)
secure_desktop_capture.exe (2.81 MB)
steamservice.exe (2.66 MB)
steamxboxutil.exe (630.23 KB)
steamxboxutil64.exe (763.23 KB)
steam_monitor.exe (581.23 KB)
vulkandriverquery.exe (143.23 KB)
vulkandriverquery64.exe (170.73 KB)
x64launcher.exe (399.23 KB)
x86launcher.exe (379.73 KB)
html5app_steam.exe (3.05 MB)
steamwebhelper.exe (5.65 MB)
DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
vc_redist.x64.exe (14.59 MB)
vc_redist.x86.exe (13.79 MB)

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When planning to uninstall RetroArch you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall RetroArch:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RetroArch

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

C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amazon - Fire TV Cube.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amazon - Fire TV.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amazon - Fire TV-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amazon - Luna.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amazon - Luna-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amstrad - CPC.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amstrad - CPC-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amstrad - GX4000.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Amstrad - GX4000-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Analogue - Analogue Pocket W.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Analogue - Analogue Pocket.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Analogue - Analogue Pocket-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\APF - Imagination Machine.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\APF - Imagination Machine-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\APF - MP-1000.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\APF - MP-1000-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple - I (Tapes).png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple - II-content.png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple - Macintosh (BETA).png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple - Macintosh-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple-Bandai - Pippin K.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple-Bandai - Pippin.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Apple-Bandai - Pippin-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Arduboy Inc - Arduboy.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Arduboy Inc - Arduboy-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\arrow.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - 2600 637.75000.png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - 2600-content.png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - 8-bit Family.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - 8-bit Family-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Jaguar CD.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Jaguar CD-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Jaguar.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Jaguar-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Lynx PAG-0401.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Lynx.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Lynx-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Pong 25796.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Pong C-140.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Pong C-200.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Pong.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - Pong-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - ST (Tapes).png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - ST (Tapes)-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - ST.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - ST-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - VCS K.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - VCS O.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - VCS.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - VCS-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - XEGS.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atari - XEGS-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atomiswave (alt).png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atomiswave.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Atomiswave-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bally - Astrocade (Tapes).png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bally - Astrocade (Tapes)-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bally - Astrocade.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bally - Astrocade-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Design Master Denshi Mangajuku.png
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C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Gundam RX-78.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Gundam RX-78-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Playdia.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Playdia-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Super Vision 8000.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Super Vision 8000-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Terebikko.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - Terebikko-content.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - WonderSwan Color SCT-001 R.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - WonderSwan Color WSC-001 B.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - WonderSwan Color WSC-001 K.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - WonderSwan Color WSC-001 O.png
C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\RETROARCH\assets\xmb\systematic\png\Bandai - WonderSwan Color WSC-001 S.png

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\RETROARCH.EXE0000000000F4D71F
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 1118310

Additional registry values that are not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RetroArch\retroarch.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2486976122-554133824-1055046463-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RetroArch\retroarch.exe

How to remove RetroArch with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RetroArch is a program offered by Libretro. Frequently, people try to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because removing this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall 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 on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find RetroArch or simply activate the Search field and type in "RetroArch". If it is installed on your PC the RetroArch app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click RetroArch in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about RetroArch, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on 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)\Steam\steam.exe

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

8. After removing RetroArch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of RetroArch which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RetroArch with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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Disclaimer

The text above 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 text 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.

2021-09-15 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-09-15 02:51:28.590

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