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How to uninstall CurseForge from your system

This web page is about CurseForge for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Overwolf app. Take a look here where you can find out more on Overwolf app. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf folder (same installation drive as Windows). CurseForge's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\OWUninstaller.exe --uninstall-app=cchhcaiapeikjbdbpfplgmpobbcdkdaphclbmkbj. CurseForge's primary file takes about 1.70 MB (1785864 bytes) and is named OverwolfLauncher.exe.

CurseForge is comprised of the following executables which occupy 4.56 MB (4777648 bytes) on disk:

  • Overwolf.exe (50.51 KB)
  • OverwolfLauncher.exe (1.70 MB)
  • OWUninstaller.exe (119.10 KB)
  • OverwolfBenchmarking.exe (71.01 KB)
  • OverwolfBrowser.exe (203.51 KB)
  • OverwolfCrashHandler.exe (65.01 KB)
  • ow-overlay.exe (1.78 MB)
  • OWCleanup.exe (55.01 KB)
  • OWUninstallMenu.exe (260.51 KB)
  • OverwolfLauncherProxy.exe (275.51 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 0.226.2.1 of CurseForge. You can find below info on other releases of CurseForge:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

The files below were left behind on your disk by CurseForge when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\18c157e645208c7f\CurseForge.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\5454f12cb8c81a2d\CurseForge.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Overwolf\CurseForge.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\curseforge
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Overwolf_cchhcaiapeikjbdbpfplgmpobbcdkdaphclbmkbj
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Overwolf\CurseForge
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\curseforge_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\curseforge_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\curseforge.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\curseforge_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\curseforge_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\curseforge.exe

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\overwolf\0.204.0.1\overwolfbrowser.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\overwolf\0.204.0.1\overwolfbrowser.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Overwolf\OverwolfLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Overwolf\OverwolfLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to uninstall CurseForge with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CurseForge is a program marketed by the software company Overwolf app. Frequently, users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to uninstall CurseForge is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate CurseForge or simply click the Search feature and type in "CurseForge". If it exists on your system the CurseForge application will be found very quickly. When you select CurseForge in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about CurseForge, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove CurseForge.
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8. After removing CurseForge, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CurseForge that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CurseForge using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove CurseForge by Overwolf app from your PC, nor are we saying that CurseForge by Overwolf app is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove CurseForge supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-05-28 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-05-27 21:55:38.520