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A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove OBS Studio for Windows. It was coded for Windows by OBS Project. You can find out more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. obs32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.71 MB (1796784 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in OBS Studio. They take 4.68 MB (4909945 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (57.48 KB)
  • obs32.exe (1.71 MB)
  • obs64.exe (2.03 MB)
  • ffmpeg-mux32.exe (36.17 KB)
  • ffmpeg-mux64.exe (44.67 KB)
  • get-graphics-offsets32.exe (27.17 KB)
  • get-graphics-offsets64.exe (34.17 KB)
  • inject-helper32.exe (27.17 KB)
  • inject-helper64.exe (33.67 KB)
  • cef-bootstrap.exe (247.67 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (71.67 KB)
  • cef-bootstrap.exe (381.17 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 0.16.6 of OBS Studio. You can find below a few links to other OBS Studio releases:

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Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove OBS Studio from your computer.

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_obs-studio_bin_32bit_obs32_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OBS Studio
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OBS Studio


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

OBS Studio is a program by the software company OBS Project. Frequently, users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE procedure 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. 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. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select OBS Studio in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall OBS Studio.
Uninstall OBS Studio


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer 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 PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2016-11-21 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-11-21 20:00:23.423