OBS Studio

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove OBS Studio for Windows. The Windows release was created by OBS Project. You can read more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. OBS Studio is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\OBS Studio\obs-studio directory, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\OBS Studio\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. obs64.exe is the OBS Studio's main executable file and it takes approximately 2.76 MB (2891224 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in OBS Studio. They occupy 4.02 MB (4218489 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (143.97 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (26.96 KB)
• obs64.exe (2.76 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (85.46 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (93.96 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (111.46 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (129.96 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (89.46 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (104.46 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (510.46 KB)

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The current page applies to OBS Studio version 27.0.0 alone. Click on the links below for other OBS Studio versions:

• 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
• 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
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 31.0.01
• 28.1.0
• 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
• 30.1.0
• 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
• 0.16.2
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4
• 20.1.0
• 30.0.01
• 0.14.1
• 27.2.4

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OBS Studio has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_obs-studio_bin_32bit_obs32_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\service.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2021-07-10 14-51-03.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2021-07-10 15-09-44.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2021-07-10 15-17-39.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\services.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\twitch_ingests.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-07-10 14-51-03.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-07-10 15-09-44.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-07-10 15-17-39.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\updater.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

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\bin\32bit\obs32.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\bin\32bit\obs32.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall OBS Studio with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application by OBS Project. Frequently, computer users want to remove it. This can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to remove OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". If it exists on your system the OBS Studio application will be found automatically. When you select OBS Studio in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click 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 uninstalling OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page 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 want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.