Genshin Impact

A guide to uninstall Genshin Impact from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Genshin Impact for Windows. It was coded for Windows by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. More information on COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. can be seen here. Click on https://genshin.mihoyo.com/ to get more info about Genshin Impact on COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.'s website. Genshin Impact is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing Genshin Impact is C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 2.83 MB (2963712 bytes) on disk and is labeled launcher.exe.

The following executables are contained in Genshin Impact. They take 41.39 MB (43397040 bytes) on disk.

• 7z.exe (473.13 KB)
• hpatchz.exe (256.13 KB)
• launcher.exe (2.83 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
• uninstall.exe (20.93 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.31 MB)
• 7z.exe (473.13 KB)
• Update.exe (2.13 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.15.4.0 of Genshin Impact. You can find below a few links to other Genshin Impact releases:

• 2.20.2.0
• 2.30.0.0
• 2.24.1.0
• 2.26.0.0
• 2.33.5.0
• 2.22.0.0
• 2.27.0.0
• 2.33.7.1
• 2.28.1.0
• 2.19.0.0
• 2.33.3.0
• 2.31.0.0
• 2.21.1.0
• 2.18.1.0
• 2.25.2.0
• 2.33.7.0
• 2.29.0.1
• 2.23.0.0
• 2.17.1.0
• 2.16.1.0

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Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove Genshin Impact from your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\SteelSeries\GG\cvgamesense\cvevent\games\genshin_impact
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\genshin_impact
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact

The files below were left behind on your disk by Genshin Impact when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\SteelSeries\GG\cvgamesense\cvevent\games\genshin_impact\__init__.cp310-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files\SteelSeries\GG\cvgamesense\cvevent\games\genshin_impact\gamepkg.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000010.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000011.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_genshin.mihoyo.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\0ece27efc482e14d_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\1224b1fea78ec738_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\18d90f5a65678974_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\2f03ee86cf006313_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\34b6c8767470df17_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\49edf52f1cc8f813_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\4bce8af0f6e00f54_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\4e355c7cabdda5c5_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\56757832ccad8b2e_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\7a7dc8134b963bac_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\7f826257087b8374_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\8defbedd4f62a322_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\a1ce2ef53d4a5dc9_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\b073a33bc4a87d73_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\b4cc4a257c73fdb2_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\d1d00a33118cc97d_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\e1621c6d055baeea_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\e2ff2f4e41de77d4_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\f54a539a0a5b0237_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\496a8cac-df67-45a9-bc8b-b52bf8cd4ffe\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\10729a3b2fd5b14e_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\2e6c68c0d278fab0_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\58405ae80990db6d_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\6825be675d9dd92a_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\690a034ad7cbc59f_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\6f88fb9319ddc0a0_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\7458e7de864516d9_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\8519db02dcf4f113_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\d4bb55d4499234de_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\e4725813-77d2-4d16-b7a1-062acaa034ff\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\5e0acf809c3c2f1cf8f808223222bc8fc52d134c\index.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\Database\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\2cc80dabc69f58b6_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\2cc80dabc69f58b6_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\miHoYo\Genshin Impact\QtWebEngine\Default\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\genshin_impact.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\genshin_impact\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\genshin_impact\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\genshin_impact\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\genshin_impact_001.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\genshin_impact_002.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\genshin_impact_003.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\genshin_impact_004.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\manifest.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\genshin_impact\31941578\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Genshin Impact_launcher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Genshin Impact_uninstall_exe

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\miHoYo\Genshin Impact
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Genshin Impact

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:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\Genshin Impact game\GenshinImpact.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall Genshin Impact from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Genshin Impact is an application offered by the software company COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This can be difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY action to erase Genshin Impact 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Genshin Impact or simply click the Search feature and type in "Genshin Impact". If it is installed on your PC the Genshin Impact program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Genshin Impact in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Genshin Impact, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Genshin Impact:

• The web site of the program is: https://genshin.mihoyo.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Genshin Impact\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Genshin Impact.


8. After uninstalling Genshin Impact, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Genshin Impact which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Genshin Impact with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Genshin Impact by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. from your computer, nor are we saying that Genshin Impact by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Genshin Impact in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.