How to uninstall MPC-HC on Windows
Keep playlists, subtitles and wanted player settings before uninstalling MPC-HC. Video files are separate from the player; uninstalling it does not require deleting a media library or a codec pack.
Save your data and quit
Use Options › Miscellaneous › Export to save settings while the player is still installed. Keep the export outside the program folder, finish playback or downloads and exit the player. If MPC-HC came inside a codec pack, use that package’s own maintenance options rather than assuming it is the standalone winget installation.
Uninstall the tested package
In Windows 11, open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find MPC-HC, and choose Uninstall. In Windows 10, use Settings › Apps › Apps & features. Keep the installed program folder intact until its uninstaller finishes. If this was the winget package, first confirm its exact identity:
winget list --id clsid2.mpc-hc --exact
If the successful query shows the intended installation, remove that package:
winget uninstall --id clsid2.mpc-hc --exact
This follows the package’s registered removal method; portable packages use their package-manager removal instead. An error or a missing winget match is not proof that the app is absent: check the Windows app list and the original installation method. Follow any vendor confirmation or restart request after saving other work. See Microsoft’s uninstall command documentation.
Data and components to check
The following locations or components need separate decisions. A remaining folder is not automatically disposable.
| Location or component | What to keep or check |
|---|---|
| MPC-HC settings export | Keep the export until the replacement player setup has been checked. |
| Playlists, videos and subtitle files | User files; preserve their chosen locations and any external download helpers. |
See MPC-HC’s official documentation.
Check the outcome
winget list --id clsid2.mpc-hc --exact
A successful package query with no matching row means that package registration was not found. A matching row means it still exists; an error leaves the result unknown. Keep deliberately retained data. Check Task Manager for a process whose executable belongs to this installation, and distinguish another version or a separate companion app before acting.
What Mole lists
The settings key was a review item, unselected by default. Program-related items were separate. Choosing to remove settings is different from removing the media those settings refer to.
What this test covered
MPC-HC 2.8.4’s machine-wide x64 installation was removed, and its registration and program folder were checked. A separate test covered the 2.8.3-to-2.8.4 packages and a later scan for leftovers. Codec-pack variants and personal-settings recovery were not individually verified.
These results are from a development build of Mole. Other released builds were not individually tested.