Rockstar Games Launcher
A guide to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher from your computer
You can find on this page details on how to remove Rockstar Games Launcher for Windows. The Windows release was developed by
Rockstar Games. Take a look
here for more details on Rockstar Games. Further information about Rockstar Games Launcher can be seen at
http://www.rockstargames.com/support. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove 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 receive a notification for admin rights. Launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 36.94 MB (38739432 bytes) on disk.
The executables below are part of Rockstar Games Launcher. They occupy about 166.08 MB (
174147928 bytes) on disk.
- Launcher.exe (36.94 MB)
- LauncherPatcher.exe (975.48 KB)
- RockstarService.exe (4.28 MB)
- RockstarSteamHelper.exe (1.11 MB)
- uninstall.exe (1.80 MB)
- Social-Club-Setup.exe (82.58 MB)
- vc_redist.x64.exe (24.18 MB)
- vc_redist.x86.exe (13.20 MB)
- RockstarErrorHandler.exe (1.03 MB)
...click to view all...This info is about Rockstar Games Launcher version
1.0.103.2507 alone. You can find below a few links to other Rockstar Games Launcher releases:
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When you're planning to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Rockstar Games Launcher:- 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\dxdiag.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\manifest_launcher_dev_1078.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
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rockstar Games\Launcher
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rockstar Games Launcher
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Launcher
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Steam\Launcher
Registry values that are not removed from your computer:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\atinad1562\Atinad\Atinad.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Blasphemous 2\_Redist\QuickSFV.EXE.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Blasphemous 2\Blasphemous 2.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Blur\Blur\Blur.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\cuphead\Cuphead\Cuphead.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Dark Souls\DARK SOULS III\DarkSoulsIII.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Dark Souls\DARK SOULS III\DarkSoulsIII.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Dark Souls\DARK SOULS III\ds3sc_launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Drive beyond the horizen\Drive Beyond Horizons\DriveBeyondHorizons\Binaries\Win64\DriveBeyondHorizons-Win64-Shipping.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Drive beyond the horizen\Drive Beyond Horizons\DriveBeyondHorizons\Binaries\Win64\DriveBeyondHorizons-Win64-Shipping.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\ds3\DARK SOULS III\DarkSoulsIII.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\ds3\DARK SOULS III\DarkSoulsIII.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Grid 2\GRID 2\grid2_avx.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Grid 2\GRID 2\grid2_avx.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\old schoole one\MotorMafia\FlatEngine.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\old schoole one\MotorMafia\MMMMultiplayer.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\games\project zomboid\jre64\bin\java.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\games\project zomboid\jre64\bin\java.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Project Zomboid\ProjectZomboid64.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\R.E.P.O\REPO.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\REPO special\REPO.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\REPO.v0.1.2(Gold-Team.Org)\REPO.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Schedule I\Schedule I.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Stronghold - Definitive Edition\Stronghold 1 Definitive Edition.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\games\warcraft iii\war3.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\games\warcraft iii\war3.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Warcraft III\Warcraft III.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Games\Warcraft III\Warcraft III.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rockstar Service\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{01EC08D3-398B-46A0-8F00-9A02A5C58844}D:\games\project zomboid\projectzomboid64.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{8A1038D3-F5B5-4D22-A22C-4A2D89C700BF}D:\games\blur\blur\blur.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9DAFCA24-3503-4A4E-8292-ADCE6BE6E9F4}D:\games\project zomboid\jre64\bin\java.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{B9CC3895-C095-4E12-B279-8974C51D8828}D:\games\atinad1562\atinad\atinad.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{CC1ED515-F040-4CC6-A8E6-5E761D0BD5CD}D:\games\project zomboid\projectzomboid64.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D2706CB6-25D1-4E5E-8336-62A5FFE46820}D:\games\2\bin\win32_release\crusader2.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DD891C3C-A34C-409F-8C71-F12EA5223E86}D:\games\warcraft iii\war3.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{015174C2-AC79-484E-8C3C-22AB55BCD06F}D:\games\atinad1562\atinad\atinad.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{17CB63E3-4C0F-4C5E-8E5B-E5BD2C06968C}D:\games\project zomboid\projectzomboid64.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{44CC56CF-901C-43F6-9EC6-53C62B147062}D:\games\blur\blur\blur.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{6CCD2773-1E28-4E98-8847-1C50DF8CB0F8}D:\games\2\bin\win32_release\crusader2.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C05763F7-063C-4217-A0B2-BF4BE1D35F44}D:\games\project zomboid\jre64\bin\java.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D382F10A-5B9B-4C8A-97E2-78DF8C31B0E0}D:\games\warcraft iii\war3.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{EF59322D-0422-43C5-A54B-CAD762CA3379}D:\games\project zomboid\projectzomboid64.exe
A way to erase Rockstar Games Launcher with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Rockstar Games Launcher is an application released by Rockstar Games. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Rockstar Games Launcher 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.
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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Rockstar Games Launcher or simply click the Search field and type in "Rockstar Games Launcher". The Rockstar Games Launcher application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Rockstar Games Launcher in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Rockstar Games Launcher, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Rockstar Games Launcher:
- The software company is: http://www.rockstargames.com/support
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Rockstar Games Launcher.

8. After uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Rockstar Games Launcher which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games from your PC, we are not saying that Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Rockstar Games Launcher supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-06-24 11:10:23.450