Sunshine

A way to uninstall Sunshine from your computer

Sunshine is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by LizardByte. Additional info about LizardByte can be read here. You can get more details related to Sunshine at https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Sunshine folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Sunshine by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Sunshine\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. sunshine.exe is the Sunshine's primary executable file and it takes around 31.55 MB (33078784 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Sunshine. They occupy 34.08 MB (35733905 bytes) on disk.

• sunshine.exe (31.55 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (218.89 KB)
• audio-info.exe (1.01 MB)
• dxgi-info.exe (1.07 MB)
• sunshinesvc.exe (241.00 KB)

The current web page applies to Sunshine version 2025.122.141614 only. For other Sunshine versions please click below:

• 0.22.0
• 0.23.0
• 2024.827.4234
• 0.19.1
• 0.18.0
• 2024.825.23948
• 0.14.1
• 0.20.0
• 0.18.3
• 0.21.0
• 0.22.2
• 2024.1115.143556
• 2025.108.234411
• 2024.1109.210203
• 2025.221.143652
• 0.15.0
• 2024.1227.43619
• 0.0.0
• 0.23.1
• 2024.1214.152703
• 2024.1031.235235
• 2024.907.154342
• 2024.1015.41553
• 2024.1208.41026
• 2024.1204.170534
• 2024.823.131748
• 0.16.0
• 0.22.1
• 2025.118.151840
• 2024.1016.205723

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Sunshine.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Sunshine:

• C:\Program Files\Sunshine

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Sunshine:

• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\config\display_device.state
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\config\sunshine.conf
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\config\sunshine.log
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\add-firewall-rule.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\autostart-service.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\delete-firewall-rule.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\install-gamepad.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\install-service.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\migrate-config.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\uninstall-gamepad.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\scripts\uninstall-service.bat
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\sunshine.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\tools\audio-info.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\tools\dxgi-info.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\tools\sunshinesvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sunshine\zlib1.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LizardByte\Sunshine
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sunshine

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Sunshine\sunshine.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Sunshine\sunshine.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Sunshine\sunshine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1479552589-2458405969-1918761696-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Sunshine\sunshine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1479552589-2458405969-1918761696-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Download\sunshine-windows-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SunshineService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SunshineService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SunshineService\ImagePath

A way to erase Sunshine from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sunshine is a program released by LizardByte. Frequently, people want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to uninstall Sunshine 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Sunshine or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sunshine". The Sunshine program will be found automatically. After you select Sunshine in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Sunshine, ranging 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 pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sunshine:

• The web site of the program is: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Sunshine\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sunshine.


8. After uninstalling Sunshine, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sunshine which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sunshine with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Sunshine by LizardByte from your computer, nor are we saying that Sunshine by LizardByte is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sunshine in case 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' PCs.