Share this article

This article is translated in

Improve this guide

Can’t Uninstall Epic Games Launcher: 5 Ways to Remove it

Advanced users can remove the Launcher via Registry Editor

5 min. read

Updated onJuly 9, 2024

updated onJuly 9, 2024

Share this article

This article is translated in

Improve this guide

Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help Windows Report sustain the editorial teamRead more

Key notes

Some users have encountered issues when trying touninstallEpic Games Launcher. Those users have reported they see error messages when attempting touninstallthat software via the Control Panel.

If you can’tuninstallEpic Games Launcher, this article with causes and potential resolutions might help youuninstallit.

Why can’t I uninstall Epic Games Launcher?

Here are some possible reasons why you might be having trouble uninstalling Epic Games Launcher:

How to uninstall the Epic Games launcher without deleting games?

If you want to uninstall the Epic Games Launcher without deleting your games, you can back up your game files and then restore them after reinstalling the launcher.

You must locate the game folder, usually in the path below, and copy it to a safe location.

C:Program FilesEpic Games

When you uninstall the launcher, you will not affect the backed-up games. Instead, you will have to return them to the default folder after reinstalling the launcher.

What can I do if I can’t uninstall Epic Games Launcher?

1. Uninstall Epic Games Launcher in Safe Mode

The first step is to click theu003cstrongu003e Poweru003c/strongu003e button on the Windows Start button.
The next step is to click u003cstrongu003eRestart u003c/strongu003efrom the available options.

u003cspanu003e3. Then you’ll need to selectu003c/spanu003eu003cstrongu003e Troubleshootu003c/strongu003eu003cspanu003e.u003c/spanu003e

After selecting u003cstrongu003eTroubleshootu003c/strongu003e, click on u003cemu003eAdvanced Optionsu003c/emu003e.
Furthermore, select the u003cstrongu003eStart-up Settingsu003c/strongu003e option and then click u003cemu003eRestartu003c/emu003e.
Press the keyboard button 4 to select the u003cstrongu003eEnable Safe Modeu003c/strongu003e option when Windows restarts.
Boot the PC in Safe Mode and uninstall the Epic Games Launcher from within it.

In our guide above we presented you the process of uninstalling Epic Games Launcher by booting your PC in Safe Mode. This ensures a safe and secure uninstallation of the app in just a few steps.rnrnIn some cases, Windows won’t uninstall the Epic Games Launcher even if you try many methods. But, in safe mode, you can easily remove this software without facing additional issues.

2. Uninstall Epic Games Launcher with a third-Party uninstaller utility

If you can’t uninstall the Launcher on Windows 11, a dedicated third-party tool can do it. It also saves time as you won’t have to follow extra steps.

Numerous alternative third-partysoftware removal utilitieswilluninstallEpic Games Launcher without any issues.

Uninstallers are completely safe utilities that not only remove the selected app but also scan your PC for any leftover files or registry entries related to that app and remove them as well.

This guarantees that your PC is clutter-free, and you can reinstall the program in the future without old files interfering with new ones and causing errors such as crashing your installation.

For this task, we recommendIObit Uninstaller. This is a powerful dedicated tool that will allow you to remove any programs that might get stuck in your system. This tool will remove any trace of the problem app even from your registries, so you will have no issues when trying to reinstall it in the future.

IObit Uninstaller

3. Delete the Epic Games app data folder

4. Run the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter

5. Force uninstall the Launcher via the registry

Note: We recommend users back up the registry or set up a System Restore point before deleting registry keys.

These potential resolutions are worth a shot when Epic Games Launcher doesn’tuninstall.

The above fixes might resolve Epic Gamesuninstallissues for some users but aren’t necessarily guaranteed for everybody.

You can submit a support ticket viaEpic’s Support request pagefor future fixes.

If you have encountered theerror code 502 while launching Epic Games Launcher, you need to force close the app, and then restart it; read more to learn other solutions.

We hope our article helped you delete the Epic Games Launcher from your PC. Let us know in the comments section below if you have any questions about this topic.

Can’t Uninstall Epic Games Launcher: 5 Ways to Remove it#

What can I do if I can’t uninstall Epic Games Launcher?#

1. Uninstall Epic Games Launcher in Safe Mode#

2. Uninstall Epic Games Launcher with a third-Party uninstaller utility#

IObit Uninstaller#

3. Delete the Epic Games app data folder#

4. Run the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter#

5. Force uninstall the Launcher via the registry#