Star Rail

A guide to uninstall Star Rail from your PC

This web page is about Star Rail for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. Further information on COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. can be found here. More information about Star Rail can be found at https://hsr.hoyoverse.com. Usually the Star Rail program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Star Rail folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\Star Rail\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Star Rail. Star Rail's main file takes about 665.59 KB (681568 bytes) and its name is StarRail.exe.

The executables below are part of Star Rail. They take about 62.36 MB (65385512 bytes) on disk.

• 7z.exe (478.01 KB)
• crashreport.exe (8.91 MB)
• hpatchz.exe (261.01 KB)
• launcher.exe (3.17 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (39.01 KB)
• uninstall.exe (22.05 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.31 MB)
• StarRail.exe (665.59 KB)
• UnityCrashHandler64.exe (1.06 MB)
• crashreport.exe (7.59 MB)
• ZFGameBrowser.exe (823.52 KB)
• 7z.exe (478.01 KB)
• Update.exe (2.59 MB)

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The current page applies to Star Rail version 2.29.1.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Star Rail versions:

• 2.26.0.0
• 2.33.7.0
• 2.27.0.0
• 2.24.2.0
• 2.33.4.0
• 2.31.0.0
• 2.28.1.0
• 2.30.0.0

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Star Rail:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\AD2F1837.myHP_v10z8vjag6ke6\LocalCache\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\Honkai Star Rail.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\AD2F1837.myHP_v10z8vjag6ke6\LocalCache\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\Uninstall Honkai Star Rail.png

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cognosphere\Star Rail
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Star Rail

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\Star Rail\Games\StarRail.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Star Rail\updateProgram\Update.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Star Rail\updateProgram\Update.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete Star Rail from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Star Rail is a program by the software company COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.. Frequently, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Star Rail 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Star Rail or simply activate the Search field and type in "Star Rail". If it exists on your system the Star Rail app will be found very quickly. After you select Star Rail in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Star Rail, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Star Rail:

• The web site of the application is: https://hsr.hoyoverse.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Star Rail\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Star Rail.


8. After uninstalling Star Rail, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Star Rail which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Star Rail with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Star Rail by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. from your computer, we are not saying that Star Rail by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Star Rail in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.