Sunshine

A way to uninstall Sunshine from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Sunshine for Windows. The Windows release was developed by LizardByte. You can find out more on LizardByte or check for application updates here. Please follow https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine if you want to read more on Sunshine on LizardByte's website. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Sunshine directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Sunshine is C:\Program Files\Sunshine\Uninstall.exe. sunshine.exe is the Sunshine's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 32.19 MB (33757696 bytes) on disk.

Sunshine installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 34.79 MB (36474876 bytes) on disk.

• sunshine.exe (32.19 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (247.50 KB)
• audio-info.exe (1.02 MB)
• dxgi-info.exe (1.09 MB)
• sunshinesvc.exe (248.00 KB)

The current page applies to Sunshine version 2025.628.4510 only. For more Sunshine versions please click below:

• 0.22.0
• 0.23.0
• 2024.827.4234
• 0.19.1
• 0.18.0
• 2024.825.23948
• 0.14.1
• 0.20.0
• 0.18.3
• 2025.122.141614
• 2025.628.71415.
• 0.21.0
• 0.22.2
• 2024.1115.143556
• 2025.108.234411
• 2024.1109.210203
• 2025.221.143652
• 2025.430.173338
• 0.15.0
• 2024.1227.43619
• 0.0.0
• 0.23.1
• 2024.1214.152703
• 2024.1031.235235
• 2024.1025.12635
• 2024.907.154342
• 2024.1015.41553
• 2024.1208.41026
• 2024.1204.170534
• 2024.823.131748
• 2024.1016.205723
• 2025.509.184504
• 0.16.0
• 2025.118.151840
• 0.22.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Sunshine:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LizardByte\Sunshine

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LizardByte\Sunshine\service_start_type.txt

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LizardByte\Sunshine
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sunshine

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Sunshine\virtual_gamepad.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Sunshine\virtual_gamepad.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\PlayniteInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\sunshine-windows-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\VDD Control\VDD Control.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\S:\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\VDD Control\VDD Control.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine\sunshine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1604726579-3634329560-1137054055-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine\sunshine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1604726579-3634329560-1137054055-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\.venv\Scripts\python.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1604726579-3634329560-1137054055-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\PlayniteInstaller.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1604726579-3634329560-1137054055-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\sunshine-windows-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1604726579-3634329560-1137054055-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Game_Streaming\Sunshine-AIO\src\tools\VDD Control\VDD Control.exe

A way to erase Sunshine from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sunshine is a program released by the software company LizardByte. Some people try to remove this application. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK procedure to remove Sunshine is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Sunshine or simply click the Search field and type in "Sunshine". If it exists on your system the Sunshine app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Sunshine in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Sunshine, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sunshine:

• The web site of the application is: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Sunshine\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sunshine.


8. After uninstalling Sunshine, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sunshine which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sunshine with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Sunshine by LizardByte from your PC, we are not saying that Sunshine by LizardByte is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sunshine in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.