OpenRA
A guide to uninstall OpenRA from your computer
OpenRA is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by OpenRA developers. Open here for more info on OpenRA developers. More information about OpenRA can be found at http://openra.net. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\OpenRA directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove OpenRA by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\OpenRA\uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Dune2000.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 228.50 KB (233984 bytes) on disk.The executable files below are installed together with OpenRA. They occupy about 1.06 MB (1110568 bytes) on disk.
- createdump.exe (56.24 KB)
- Dune2000.exe (228.50 KB)
- OpenRA.Server.exe (144.50 KB)
- OpenRA.Utility.exe (144.50 KB)
- RedAlert.exe (177.50 KB)
- TiberianDawn.exe (206.00 KB)
- uninstaller.exe (127.30 KB)
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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.
Folders that were left behind:
- C:\Program Files\OpenRA
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA
Usually, the following files are left on disk:
- C:\Program Files\OpenRA\CHANGELOG.html
- C:\Program Files\OpenRA\CONTRIBUTING.html
- C:\Program Files\OpenRA\GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz
- C:\Program Files\OpenRA\README.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_OpenRA_Dune2000_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_OpenRA_RedAlert_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_OpenRA_TiberianDawn_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\OpenRA.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXBASE.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXBAT.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXBGBS.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXICE.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXTREE.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXWAST.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\BLOXXMAS.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\DATA.R8
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\FONT.BIN
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\FONTCOL.FNT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\FONTCOL.FPL
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ECONF1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ECONF2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ECONF3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ESEL1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ESEL2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ESEL3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FCONF1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FCONF2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FCONF3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FCONF4.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FSEL1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FSEL2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FSEL3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_FSEL4.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ICONF1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ICONF2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ICONF3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ISEL1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ISEL2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_ISEL3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VCONF1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VCONF2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VCONF3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VSEL1.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VSEL2.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\A_VSEL3.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_1MIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_2MIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_3MIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_4MIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_5MIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_ABORT.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_ATACK.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_BDRDY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_BLOST.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_BUILD.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_CANCL.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_CAPT.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_DHRDY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_DPLOY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_ENEMY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_GANEW.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_GLOAD.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_GSAVE.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_GUARD.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_HATTK.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_HOLD.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_LAUNC.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP1A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP1B.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP1C.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP2A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP2B.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP2C.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP3A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP4A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP5A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP6A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP7A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP8A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MAP9A.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MEND.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MFAIL.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MONEY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_MWIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_NEWOP.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_NROOM.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_ORDER.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_PLACE.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_POWER.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_PREP.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_PRMRY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_REINF.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_RUN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_SELL.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_SILOS.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_SPORT.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_TRAIN.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_ULOST.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_UNRDY.AUD
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\Content\d2k\v2\GAMESFX\AI_UPGOP.AUD
Registry keys:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-cnc-release-20191117
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-cnc-release-20231010
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-d2k-release-20191117
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-d2k-release-20231010
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-ra-release-20191117
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openra-ra-release-20231010
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OpenRA
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OpenRA
Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\openra\dune2000.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\openra\dune2000.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\OpenRA\RedAlert.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\OpenRA\RedAlert.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\OpenRA\OpenRA.Game.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\OpenRA\OpenRA.Utility.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\OpenRA\RedAlert.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\OpenRA\TiberianDawn.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\death\Downloads\OpenRA-release-20231010-x64.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume93\other games\OpenRA\Dune2000.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume93\other games\OpenRA\RedAlert.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2721826814-866468335-1832565964-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume93\other games\OpenRA\TiberianDawn.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{40265145-DE40-47B6-92EA-8AC38A377493}C:\program files\openra\dune2000.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{56D7F803-207E-4B14-8D5C-8AB1812D211F}C:\program files\openra\redalert.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{705F6E5A-F6E9-42BE-955F-4E2663D0F9F0}C:\program files\openra\dune2000.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{B9EBBE9C-0115-427A-A3E6-027834DE8588}C:\program files\openra\redalert.exe
A way to delete OpenRA with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
OpenRA is an application released by OpenRA developers. Sometimes, users try to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase OpenRA is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate OpenRA or simply activate the Search field and type in "OpenRA". If it is installed on your PC the OpenRA program will be found very quickly. When you select OpenRA in the list , the following information regarding the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding OpenRA, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The web site of the program is: http://openra.net
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\OpenRA\uninstaller.exe
8. After uninstalling OpenRA, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of OpenRA that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling OpenRA with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall OpenRA by OpenRA developers from your computer, nor are we saying that OpenRA by OpenRA developers is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall OpenRA in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2023-11-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2023-11-30 12:03:59.833