How to uninstall Heroic Games Launcher on Windows

Games you installed through Heroic live in the folder you chose for them, not in the launcher, and uninstalling Heroic does not remove them; decide separately whether to keep that folder. Heroic's own data folder holds its settings and the sign-in state for your Epic, GOG and Amazon accounts, so back it up if you want the same setup after reinstalling. This guide covers Heroic Games Launcher installed machine-wide from the HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher winget package.

Quit Heroic first

Stop any running game and download, then quit Heroic from its tray icon or window menu. Heroic runs several processes, so check Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) for any Heroic.exe still listed before you uninstall.

Remove the app with its own uninstaller

Go to Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Heroic Games Launcher, and choose Uninstall, or run:

winget uninstall --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher

The package installs machine-wide, so Windows asks for administrator access. The uninstaller runs silently and removes the program folder and shortcuts.

Where the data lives

Location	What it holds	What to do
The games folder you chose in Heroic	Installed games	Keep it if you may reinstall the games; it is yours to delete
`%APPDATA%\heroic`	Settings, library data and account sign-in state	Back it up if you want your setup after reinstalling; remove it for a clean start
`Cache`, `Code Cache`, `GPUCache`, `DawnGraphiteCache` and `DawnWebGPUCache` inside it	Caches	Safe to remove
`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Heroic`	A small folder with logs	Safe to remove
`%LOCALAPPDATA%\heroic-updater`	Downloaded update installers	Safe to remove

Check the result

Run these read-only commands after the uninstall finishes:

Get-Process Heroic -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
winget list --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher
Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Heroic"
Test-Path "$env:APPDATA\heroic"
Test-Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\heroic-updater"

No output from Get-Process only means this query observed no matching process; a suppressed error leaves the running state unknown.
A completed winget list query with no match means the package record is gone; a matching row means the uninstall did not finish.
The first Test-Path returning False means the program folder is gone.
Test-Path "$env:APPDATA\heroic" returning True means your settings are still there, which is expected unless you removed them yourself.
Test-Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\heroic-updater" returning True means downloaded installers are still there; they are safe to remove.

If you installed it with winget

winget uninstall runs the same silent uninstaller Settings › Apps uses and removes the same program files; it does not touch %APPDATA%\heroic, the updater cache or your games.

Accounts and games

Uninstalling does not sign you out of Epic Games, GOG or Amazon on their own sites, and the games you own stay in those accounts.

What Mole lists

For Heroic installed machine-wide from winget:

The program folder goes with the app row. The Start Menu and public desktop shortcuts and a row grouping Windows' own records of when you opened the program are selected by default.
%APPDATA%\heroic is listed but not selected, since it holds your settings and sign-in state. The caches inside it are listed on their own and selected by default.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Heroic is listed but not selected; the logs folder inside it is selected by default.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\heroic-updater, which holds only downloaded installers, is selected by default.
A heroic:// link registration that still points at the removed program is selected by default and backed up to a .reg file before removal.
Your games folder is not listed.

What this test covered

Tested on September 27, 2026 with Heroic Games Launcher 2.22.3 installed through winget, machine scope, and removed with its silent uninstaller. Every listed row was ticked and removed in this test. No store account was signed in and no game was installed, so removing an install with games was not verified.