OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall OBS Studio for Windows. It is made by OBS Project. Additional info about OBS Project can be seen here. OBS Studio is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can uninstall OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 4.55 MB (4769096 bytes) on disk and is called obs64.exe.

OBS Studio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.81 MB (6088970 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.56 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (28.32 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.32 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.32 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (189.32 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.55 MB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (21.82 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (153.32 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (20.82 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (127.82 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (543.32 KB)

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This data is about OBS Studio version 30.1.0 only. You can find below info on other application versions of OBS Studio:

• 30.1.2
• 23.1.0
• 27.2.1
• 24.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 28.1.2
• 27.2.2
• 0.14.0
• 25.0.4
• 0.13.3
• 25.0.1
• 27.0.1
• 20.1.3
• 22.0.2
• 31.0.03
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 30.2.1
• 30.2.04
• 0.15.4
• 19.0.0
• Unknown
• 29.0.2
• 25.0.0
• 0.16.5
• 27.2.0
• 30.1.03
• 30.0.02
• 26.0.1
• 21.0.1
• 30.2.3
• 27.0.0
• 28.0.2
• 28.0.1
• 20.0.1
• 18.0.0
• 20.1.1
• 29.1.1
• 29.1.2
• 28.0.3
• 24.0.3
• 28.0.0
• 0.14.2
• 24.0.2
• 17.0.1
• 20.1.2
• 0.16.6
• 30.0.2
• 0.13.2
• 30.2.0
• 31.0.02
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 31.0.01
• 28.1.0
• 31.0.2
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 0.15.1
• 30.1.01
• 27.1.0
• 29.1.0
• 30.2.01
• 0.13.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.16.1
• 20.0.0
• 27.2.3
• 27.1.3
• 31.0.0
• 27.1.2
• 18.0.1
• 23.0.2
• 0.15.2
• 30.0.03
• 23.2.1
• 30.1.1
• 21.1.0
• 17.0.2
• 26.1.1
• 27.1.1
• 30.2.2
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 31.0.3
• 0.16.2
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4
• 20.1.0

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi_147
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi_149

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\obs_studio.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi_147\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi_147\OBS-Studio-31_147.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\OBS-Studio-31.0.2-Wi_149\OBS-Studio-31_149.log

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OBS Studio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OBS Studio

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete OBS Studio from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program by OBS Project. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way to erase OBS Studio 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 already installed on your Windows system, add 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 system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". The OBS Studio application will be found very quickly. When you select OBS Studio in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, 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 recommendation to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your computer, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio supposing you want to. 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' PCs.