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Manually Uninstalling ReShade

Use Case

Sometimes the ReShade Setup Tool isn't able to fully uninstall ReShade for whatever reason. This guide will walk you through the steps to fully uninstall manually ReShade.


Navigate your game or application's root folder where the primary executable is. To find this you can follow our guide on finding your game or application's executable.

Delete The Following Files (If Applicable)

important

if you are not able to find .dll, .ini, or .log files, make sure that you have Windows File Extenions enabled.

File NameDescription
dxgi.dllDirectX 10, 11, and 12 ReShade Binary
d3d9.dllDirectX 9 ReShade Binary
d3d10.dllDirectX 10 ReShade Binary
d3d11.dllDirectX 11 ReShade Binary
d3d12.dllDirectX 12 ReShade Binary
ReShade-ShadersReShade's Shader and Texture Folder
ReShade.iniReShade's Configuration File
ReShade.logReShade's Log File