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A guide to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher from your computer

This info is about Rockstar Games Launcher for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Rockstar Games. More info about Rockstar Games can be seen here. Detailed information about Rockstar Games Launcher can be found at . The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Rockstar Games Launcher's main file takes around 37.66 MB (39484912 bytes) and is called Launcher.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside Rockstar Games Launcher. They take about 186.40 MB (195454584 bytes) on disk.

  • Launcher.exe (37.66 MB)
  • LauncherPatcher.exe (453.48 KB)
  • RockstarService.exe (1.16 MB)
  • RockstarSteamHelper.exe (883.98 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (3.94 MB)
  • Social-Club-Setup.exe (113.21 MB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (14.38 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)
  • RockstarErrorHandler.exe (1.03 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.0.77.1590 of Rockstar Games Launcher. You can find below info on other application versions of Rockstar Games Launcher:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\CrashLogs\metadata
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\CrashLogs\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\firstrun.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\manifest_launcher_dev_442.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\manifest_launcher_dev_447.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\service_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\settings_user.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\svc_events.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Rockstar Games\Rockstar Games Launcher.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rockstar Games Launcher
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Launcher

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Epic Games\Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Epic Games\Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rockstar Service\ImagePath


How to remove Rockstar Games Launcher from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rockstar Games Launcher is a program offered by Rockstar Games. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. This is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to remove Rockstar Games Launcher 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Rockstar Games Launcher or simply activate the Search field and type in "Rockstar Games Launcher". If it exists on your system the Rockstar Games Launcher program will be found very quickly. When you select Rockstar Games Launcher in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Rockstar Games Launcher, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Rockstar Games Launcher:





  • The publisher is: http://www.rockstargames.com/support
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher.
Uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher


8. After removing Rockstar Games Launcher, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Rockstar Games Launcher that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games from your computer, we are not saying that Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Rockstar Games Launcher supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-08-29 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-08-29 13:57:07.040