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A guide to uninstall CurseForge from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove CurseForge for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Overwolf app. Further information on Overwolf app can be seen here. CurseForge is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf folder, subject to the user's decision. CurseForge's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\OWUninstaller.exe --uninstall-app=cchhcaiapeikjbdbpfplgmpobbcdkdaphclbmkbj. The program's main executable file occupies 1.70 MB (1785864 bytes) on disk and is called OverwolfLauncher.exe.

CurseForge is composed of the following executables which take 4.56 MB (4783272 bytes) on disk:

  • Overwolf.exe (50.51 KB)
  • OverwolfLauncher.exe (1.70 MB)
  • OWUninstaller.exe (119.09 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 0.235.2.1 of CurseForge. You can find below info on other versions of CurseForge:

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Some files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove CurseForge from your computer.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall CurseForge:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\18c157e645208c7f\CurseForge.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Overwolf\CurseForge.lnk

Registry keys:
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\Install\minecraft.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\Install\minecraft.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-beta\windows-x64\java-runtime-beta\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-beta\windows-x64\java-runtime-beta\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-gamma\windows-x64\java-runtime-gamma\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-gamma\windows-x64\java-runtime-gamma\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{48C05FC9-E1DC-49D4-8969-9F1884C23987}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{5E028EA2-9376-492F-8C35-705C0C7F3ECF}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-gamma\windows-x64\java-runtime-gamma\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{C148FCFF-42EB-479D-97DC-BD916E260C61}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-beta\windows-x64\java-runtime-beta\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1A93B6C3-DABC-4973-A346-13B767A7CEF2}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3CA5CB5D-1761-4715-859F-E9F71CC65751}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-gamma\windows-x64\java-runtime-gamma\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{946B0561-8117-48C6-94C5-589D0CAA295A}C:\users\UserName\curseforge\minecraft\install\runtime\java-runtime-beta\windows-x64\java-runtime-beta\bin\javaw.exe


How to remove CurseForge from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CurseForge is an application by Overwolf app. Sometimes, people choose to erase this program. This is hard because performing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to erase CurseForge 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CurseForge or simply activate the Search field and type in "CurseForge". If it exists on your system the CurseForge application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select CurseForge in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating 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.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CurseForge.
Uninstall CurseForge


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 of CurseForge which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CurseForge with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CurseForge by Overwolf app from your computer, nor are we saying that CurseForge by Overwolf app is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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' computers.

2023-10-04 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-10-04 17:58:10.833