Epic Games installer will not uninstall
If you can't install Epic Games Launcher because of an error, try manually removing all leftover installation files.
- Uninstall the Epic Games Launcher
- Open Control Panel on your computer
- Select Programs or Programs and Features
- Right-click Epic Games Launcher, and then click Uninstall
- Delete the Epic Game Folder
- Click the yellow folder icon on the Windows task bar to open File Explorer
- Go to the Epic Games folder. Typically, this is at C:\Program Files\Epic Games
- Right-click the Epic Games folder, and then click Delete
- Delete the temp files
- In the Windows search field type: %localappdata%
- Select the %localappdata% folder. This will open File Explorer
- Right-click the Epic Games Launcher folder, and then click Delete
- In the Windows search field type: %temp%
- Select the %temp% folder. This will open File Explorer
- Select all files
- Press the Delete key. If there are any warning messages select Skip All
- Press Windows key + R to open the run window
- Type: temp
- Press the Enter key to open the temp folder in File Explorer
- Select all files
- Press the Delete key. If there are any warning messages select Skip All
- Press Windows key + R to open the run window
- Type: prefetch
- Press the Enter key to open the prefetch folder in File Explorer
- Select all files
- Press the Delete key. If there are any warning messages select Skip All
- Restart your computer. Your computer should be free of any leftover files or possible corrupted files.
- Once your computer reboots, re-download the Epic Games Launcher and install it.